What is puppy socialization? How should future service dogs be socialized? Find out what it is (and isn’t!), why it’s important to do it right, and get some helpful tips.
I was faced with a disheartening reality when I compiled statistics after my first three years of coaching owners to train their own service dogs. Over 85% of the dogs
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Deep pressure therapy (DPT) is a highly useful task for people who are training their own service dog — for themselves or their child. DPT is useful for multiple types
What is Shaping? Shaping is a form of service dog training using successive approximation. When shaping, we reinforce tiny steps towards a goal behavior. We mark and reward (e.g., click,
Training a psychiatric service dog can be a deeply rewarding and life-changing experience. Owner-training a service dog for anxiety or depression can lead to greater independence, functioning, and safety, and
How to Train Service Dog Leash Manners (and are there differences from training loose leash walking with a pet dog?) Are you training a service dog – as an owner-trainer
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