Steps toward getting a successor dog and retiring your current service dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...cost a lot, with <strong>price</strong> varying due to <strong>the com</strong>plexity of <strong>the</strong> trained tasks <strong>the</strong> dog must know and what <strong>the</strong> dog will be doing. My personal choice was…
Finding Your Perfect Partner: How to Choose a Service Dog Candidate
<span class="excerpt_part">...with Personality: Don’t just go <strong>for the</strong> cu<strong>test</strong> pup! Consider which puppy’s personality <strong>best com</strong>plements <strong>you</strong>r needs. <strong>For exam</strong>ple, someone needing mobility assistance might benefit from a more stoic…
5 Common Languages Used for Dog Training Commands
<span class="excerpt_part">Trainers and handlers use verbal <strong>com</strong>mands in dog training to <strong>com</strong>municate with <strong>the</strong>ir dogs. <strong>The</strong> dog learns to associate each <strong>com</strong>mand or cue with a specific behavior or skill.…
Saying Goodbye: Making the Decision to Euthanize Your Dog
<span class="excerpt_part">...<strong>best</strong> in <strong>you</strong>r grieving process and hope that <strong>you are</strong> able to find a special way to <strong>com</strong>memorate <strong>you</strong>r pet. Other Anything Pawsable articles <strong>you</strong> may be interested in:…
What are the Minimum Training Standards for Service and Assistance Dogs?
<span class="excerpt_part">...dog must obey basic verbal and/or hand signal obedience <strong>com</strong>mands such as Sit, Stay, <strong>Com</strong>e, Down and Heel. When off leash, <strong>you</strong>r dog must <strong>com</strong>e when called. <strong>?You</strong>r Dog’s…
EEOC issues revised publications on the employment rights of people with specific disabilities
<span class="excerpt_part"><strong>The</strong> U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity <strong>Com</strong>mission (EEOC) has just issued four revised documents on protection against disability discrimination, pursuant to <strong>the</strong> goal of <strong>the</strong> agency’s Strategic Plan to provide…
Outing Opportunities For SDiT’s Who Aren’t Ready For Full Public Access
<span class="excerpt_part">It can sometimes be difficult to find places to take Service Dogs in Training (SDiT’s). Luckily <strong>for you</strong>, we’ve <strong>com</strong>piled a list of stores and restaurants, in both <strong>the</strong>…
Service Dog Standards Offers Free Webpages for Trainers
<span class="excerpt_part">...has a supportive online <strong>com</strong>munity of nearly 20,000 service animal trainers, handlers and <strong>the</strong>ir families, friends and fans. Check out <strong>the</strong>ir website at <strong>www</strong>.servicedogstandards.org. Based on over a decade…
My Service Dog Was Attacked, What Should I Do?
<span class="excerpt_part">...calm in potentially stressful situations, like encountering another dog. Resources: <strong>The</strong> United States Service Dog Registry https:/<strong>/www</strong>.usservicedogregistry.org/ <strong>The</strong> American Kennel Club: https:/<strong>/www</strong>.akc.org/ <strong>The</strong> Association of Professional Dog Trainers: https://apdt<strong>.com</strong>/…
The Ultimate Guide to Hearing Dogs
<span class="excerpt_part">...of nothing but random fire alarms or a <strong>com</strong>pilation of babies crying. Just <strong>search for the</strong> name of <strong>you</strong>r sound plus <strong>“com</strong>pilation.” Soundbanks also help with this portion of…