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Task Training

Dog alerting by nose nudge to leg.

March 29, 2021

Four Tips for Teaching Alerts

There are many different kinds of service dog tasks that involve alerting. Service dogs working with people with PTSD are often trained to alert to

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August 31, 2020

Teaching Brace and Balance: Important Considerations

Dog trainers are often asked to train service dogs to help a person balance when walking or getting up from a fall. The person may hold a harness the

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collie opening a refrigerator

August 17, 2020

Training Service Dogs to Pull

Service dogs need to pull to perform tasks like opening a door, opening a drawer, pulling a zipper and helping their owner take off a jacket. Pulling

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Woman in wheelchair and service dog holding a dumbbell

June 23, 2020

Four Ways to Prepare Service Dogs for Retrieve Training 

Many service dog handlers need their dogs to perform tasks that involve retrieving, such as picking up dropped items, retrieving medications or

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service dog collie

June 2, 2020

Three Important Tips for Anxiety Alert Training

An anxiety alert is a commonly needed task for service dogs trained to help people with PTSD, other mental illnesses and conditions that cause

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collie holding keys

February 24, 2020

Troubleshooting the Retrieve

The retrieve is an important task for most service dogs, and the uses for this behavior go far beyond picking up dropped objects. The components of

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Service dog with professional dog trainer seated in wheelchair

December 4, 2018

Selecting Tasks for PTSD Service Dogs

I receive many questions about service dogs for people with Post Traumatic Stress. However, trainers are often surprised to learn that there is not a

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