The course covers information trainers need to know when beginning training a service dog candidate to work in public access.
Course Outline:
- Introduction
- Definition of public access
- Laws
- Behavior expected in public access
- Behavioral characteristics of public access appropriate candidates
- Socialization and foundation skills
- Appropriate experiences for service dog candidate puppies
- Working with owner-trainers with puppies
- Basic behaviors service dog candidate puppies needs
- Foundation skills for public access work
- Default behaviors
- Assessing readiness for public access
- Assessments for evaluating readiness
- Skills needed
- Utilizing rehearsal
- Selecting public access training locations
- Addressing stress in public access
- Identifying stress signs in service dog candidates
- Implementing strategies to reduce and respond to stress
- Successful public access field trip training
- Identifying appropriate training environments
- Common challenges service dogs encounter in public access
- Elevators
- Public transportation
- Supermarkets
- Restaurants
- Medical facilities
- Public access tests
- Resources