Warm weather means longer days and more opportunities to train outdoors! The longer days bring benefits, along with a few challenges that trainers need to keep in mind: Service dogs may need to …
Preparing Owner-Trainers for Their Dog’s Adolescence
Puppies are so much fun! Raising a puppy is an exciting time full of promise for owner-trainers. People are usually thrilled with their new puppy and excited about the prospect of working with their …
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Attention Training Tips
The importance of attention As a public school teacher, my students would often comment that I had eyes in the back of my head because I always knew what they were up to. Having eyes in the back of …
Service Dog Puppy Raising Myths
Getting started with a new puppy is always exciting and it’s even more exciting when the owner’s goals are to train the puppy for service work. However, sometimes, owner-trainers have misconceptions …
What’s Behind that Door?
Creak! What's behind the door? Doors can be scary. In horror movies they are often opened slowly, in anticipation of a monster is on the other side. For dogs, doors can hold a lot of excitement, …
Emergency Planning for Service Dog Handlers
What do you think of when you think of an emergency? A natural disaster? A car accident? A health scare? Emergencies always require some extra planning for people with disabilities as medications, …
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