Category: Things To Consider
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“America” Learning Tasks
America will be going to her new home soon where her new owner will raise her to become a future Medical Alert Service Dog! Here she is learning some basic “tricks” that will can be morphed into tasks. “Circle” (clockwise), “Spin” (counterclockwise) and “Shake paw” can become responses to shift-from-normal…
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Interview with a Client
In this episode, we talk to Jesse about her life with Dolly, a Service Dog that we bred and trained for medical alert – in this case POTS. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you may know who could benefit from a medical alert Service Dog.
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The CANINE POV Launch
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The Bottom Line
To determine whether a Service Dog is the right choice for you and that we, at Committed Canine are the folks you would like to help you on your journey, please read the blog posts that are in the following categories: THINGS TO CONSIDER SERVICE DOG SELECTION After taking the…
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What is a Trained Dog?
It is critical that you understand that, to be exact, there is no such thing as a “trained dog.” There are dogs that have been highly educated to perform certain skills and tasks. During your Custom Training Handler Instruction or T.E.A.C.H. class you will learn how to train your dog…
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Expectations of the Dog
Please take a moment to contemplate and to answer these questions: What tasks or skills will a Service dog perform that will provide positive intervention for my disability? How will a Service dog make my life better than it is now? Give these questions a moment’s time. Should you choose…
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Handler Requirements
Not everyone can own a dog and provide the life it needs and deserves to be happy and healthy. Far fewer people have the wherewithal to own and handle a Service Dog. A Service Dog Handler / Owner should nutrition exercise grooming down-time / secure relaxation secure management from environmental…
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Dog Requirements
Below you will find our requirements for the dog. These must be met prior to bringing your dog to one of our programs. Note: some of these requirements only apply to dogs we receive for Custom Training and will be noted as such. The dog should be no less than 10…
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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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Turn a Diagnosis Into A Task
“Do you train dogs for Parkinson’s Disease?” says the person on the other end of the phone. “I don’t know. What do you want the dog to do?” I ask in reply. I’m not an expert in Parkinson’s disease, but I suspect that a person with such a diagnosis might need…
