Category: Service Dog Selection
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“Rock”
Rock has been in training with us (his breeders and professional trainers) for Service Dog work since he was just a wee pup. His new partner has been identified. He is no longer available. We created this video to share with his future handler. VIDEOS of Rock’s Early Training LOOSE…
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“Riff” In Training
MOUNTING CHALLENGING SURFACES REFRAIN FROM TRIGGERING ON THE HANDLER’S MOVEMENTS RIDING A MOVING CART Asking future Service Dogs to perform behaviors that may initially be challenging, fear-inducing or question the dog’s trust in his handler are all very critical for the dog’s development.Here, Riff is asked to load onto and…
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Task: “Call For Help” Devices
In my last post I showed Service-Dogs-In-Training, Riff and Rock, pressing a Recordable Dog Button which was programmed to speak to an Alexa device, to call for help. In this short video, you’ll see two other possible options that can be employed when training a Service Dog to “Call for…
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Service Dog Task: “Call for Help!”
In this video you see Riff and Rock learning to press a button which “speaks to an Alexa device. The Recordable Dog Buttons are becoming quite common for folks who choose to teach their dogs to “talk” to them. I employed the button to as the dogs to initiate a…
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Training Scent Discrimination – Riff
We have been training Riff the task to alert to a specific scent. A dog’s primary sense is scent. All dogs can be taught to detect and alert their handler/owner to a specific scent. It can be a very fun hobby for folks who like to work with their companion…
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Service Dog In Training “Rock”
Rock is a puppy from our April 2024 litter that we’ve retained for Service Dog training. We breed this specific cross (St. Poodle x Old English Sheepdog) because we’ve found them to be exceptional Service Dogs for both child handlers and adults with a variety of disabilities. Here’s a short…
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Riff Service Dog in Training
Here’s a short video of Riff’s first trip to a department store for Public Access training, including while working next to a wheelchair. The Farm Store we visited permits pet dogs, which mostly are tethered to handlers who are quite out of control of their dogs. I’m not sure if…
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Guarding Breeds as Service Dogs
On occasion I receive an inquiry from someone who is interested in one of the guarding breeds as her future Service Dog. Guardian breeds, like the Great Pyrenees, Mastiff, Anatolian Shepherd or Kuvasz are quite different from most other breeds that are designed to hunt, in some way. Terriers, hounds,…
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Why We Request You Source Your Own Dog
After working with Service Dogs and their people for over a decade, we became disheartened by a few, recurring issues. They all seemed to stem out of a basic condition. Folks who acquired a fully trained dog that we sourced for them, were more likely to suffer from “unrealized expectations.”…
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Service Dog Candidate Selection
Here you will find a few, high level tips to aid in the selection of your future Service Dog. There are hundreds of breeds of dogs. Many of them they are quite different from each other. That is remarkable and it can be advantageous. It can also feel overwhelming. Here are some basic…
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