5 Things Your Service Dog Trainer Doesn’t Tell You
<span class="excerpt_part">...excuse. “H<strong>e’s</strong> a herding dog.” “Sh<strong>e’s</strong> a rescue.” “I didn’t have high enough value treats.” “There were children aro<strong>und.</strong>” The fact remains, though, that those are excus<strong>es.</strong> If your…
Easy Ways to Exercise Your Service Dog Indoors During Inclement Weather
<span class="excerpt_part">...example, lots of herding dogs play chase gam<strong>es.</strong> Many bully breed dogs, however, prefer body slamming and full contact wrestling. What typ<strong>es</strong> of gam<strong>es</strong> and activiti<strong>es</strong> do<strong>es</strong> your partner…
Help Friends and Family Understand: It’s PTSD Awareness Day
<span class="excerpt_part">...(depression, anxiety, social withdraw, paranoia, hypervigilance, insomnia) make sufferers high-risk for suicide. An <strong>es</strong>timated 22 veterans <strong>com</strong>mit suicid<strong>es</strong> daily (Suicide Data Report, 2012 Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health…
The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse, Service Dogs, and You
<span class="excerpt_part">...is said to be Hopkinsville, Kentucky, which is situated close to several interstat<strong>es.</strong> Disabiliti<strong>es,</strong> Service Dogs, and Eclips<strong>es</strong> When it <strong>com</strong>es to experiencing the eclipse as a Service Dog…
Terms of Use
<span class="excerpt_part">...Pawsable”, the Registry’s URL, “usservicedogregistry.org”, “usservicedogregistry<strong>.com</strong>”, “anythingpawsable<strong>.com</strong>”, Content Patch<strong>es,</strong> Identification Cards, Certificat<strong>es,</strong> Animal Tags, 10 Digit Identification Number, text, pictur<strong>es,</strong> graphics and other fil<strong>es</strong> and the selection and arrangement…
Is That Dog Aggressive Or Is it Play? Learning The Difference
<span class="excerpt_part">...Instructor at Tromplo<strong>.com</strong> For more information and professional online cours<strong>es,</strong> visit Tromplo<strong>.com</strong> Learn more about voluntary, <strong>com</strong>munity-defined training and behavior standards for handlers and their Service Dogs at…
Five Tools To Make Teaching Loose Leash Walking Easier
<span class="excerpt_part">...that’s about it. 🙂 Loose Leash Walking Training Tools: Body Harness<strong>es</strong> Body harness<strong>es</strong> go aro<strong>und</strong> your dog’s chest or shoulders, and then aro<strong>und</strong> their girth, while sometim<strong>es</strong> connecting between…
The Difference Between Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Emotional Support Animals and More
<span class="excerpt_part">...nursing hom<strong>es,</strong> residential faciliti<strong>es,</strong> group hom<strong>es,</strong> or at many business<strong>es.</strong> If a therapy dog is a “familiar face” at a business, h<strong>e’s</strong> probably a Facility Dog. Facility Dogs do…
The Keenest Nose: Training a Service Dog for Scent Detection Alerts
<span class="excerpt_part">...regardless of variations in its intensity or backgro<strong>und</strong> odors. Introduce different locations, tim<strong>es</strong> of day, and weather conditions during training. Important Considerations: Professional Guidance is <strong>Es</strong>sential: Scent detection training…
The 133rd Westminster Dog Show begins Monday in New York
<span class="excerpt_part">...Flandr<strong>es</strong> in the nation — and also a <strong>certified</strong> Service Dog who helps his handler, Tracy Turner. The Westminster Kennel Club 133rd Annual Dog Show is this Monday and…