After a stressful workday, we often take a few moments to relax. This might mean taking a walk, going to the gym or simply watching a favorite show on Netflix. Like people, dogs need down time after a …
Planning Safe and Successful Public Access Training Field Trips
Preparing service dogs for public access is an exciting and important aspect of service dog training. Just as with other types of training, it is important to plan public access training sessions …
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Teaching Service Dogs to Do Nothing
Carefully selected and well-trained service dogs make public access work look easy and even boring. The majority of the time service dogs are in public, they are waiting quietly and patiently by their …
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Selecting a Service Dog Vest
Any service dog who engages in public access work needs to be identified as a service dog. In many cases, a vest is the most practical way to do this. Choosing the right vest is important. The …
Three Important Public Access Skills for Service Dog Handlers
Public access training is the most demanding aspect of preparing a dog for service work. When we think about public access training, the first hurdles that come to mind are the challenges this work …
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Training loose leash walking with a wheelchair
Training a service dog to walk on a loose leash in a variety of distracting settings is always challenging, but when the handler uses a wheelchair, there are even more factors to consider. Wheelchairs …
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