Falls and Service Dogs: Essential Considerations for Trainers
While service dogs are trained to assist in many ways…
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Anxiety Alert Training
An anxiety alert is an important service dog task for…
12 of My Favorite Service Dog Training Tools and Gadgets
Training a service dog often requires unique tools and gadgets—not…
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Barking Up a Different Tree: How My Training Has Changed Over Time
I’ve been training professionally since the early 1990s, and much…
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Incorporating Play in Service Dog Training
While training a service dog is important and serious work,…
Supporting Owner-Trainers Through Health Fluctuations
People with disabilities can have health changes that make training…
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Challenging Conversations
When working with owner-trainers, service dog trainers may unfortunately find…
Working with Neurodivergent Service Dog Handlers
Neurodiversity is a concept that acknowledges the diversity of human…
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Two Ways to Train Service Dogs to Pull
Pulling is a service dog skill that is commonly needed…