Service Dog Quest: Measure Current Training
<span class="excerpt_part">...to get through it, but make sure <strong>you</strong>’ve <strong>test</strong>ed each behavior, <strong>com</strong>mand, cue or word on <strong>you</strong>r list. During <strong>the test</strong>ing process, keep distractions to a b<strong>are</strong> minimum. 10.…
How do I get a Service Dog?
<span class="excerpt_part">...which <strong>are</strong> trained in more than one task. Providing <strong>com</strong>fort or <strong>com</strong>panionship is not a qualifying task. All tasks or work must be things someone has trouble <strong>com</strong>pleting due…
Ten Ways to be a Better Service Dog Team in 2016
<span class="excerpt_part">...thinking. Get creative! <strong>The</strong> possibilities <strong>for</strong> bonding <strong>are</strong> as endless and as varied as <strong>the</strong> person/dog <strong>com</strong>bination. <strong>The</strong> general rules <strong>are</strong> simple: keep it safe, stress <strong>free</strong>, and silly……
Ten Ways to be a Better Service Dog Team in 2023
<span class="excerpt_part">...Distraction, Distance and Duration. Dogs learn <strong>best</strong> when <strong>you</strong> set up situations where <strong>the</strong>y can succeed and get praise. <strong>The</strong>se factors <strong>are</strong> powerful, and have <strong>real</strong> bearing on whether…
10 Reasons to Donate to a Service Dog Organization this Holiday Season
<span class="excerpt_part">...into <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>Com</strong>munity Gillet and Weldrick (2014), found that service dogs partnered with veterans helped to reintegrate <strong>the</strong>m back into <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>com</strong>munity, by providing <strong>the</strong>m with a secure base.…
Salvation Army hosts alternative, free and accessible 9/11 Memorial gathering place
<span class="excerpt_part">...gathering is <strong>free</strong>, but all attendees <strong>are</strong> required to register ahead of time by calling <strong>the</strong> Healing and Remembrance Hotline at 1-866-212-0444.[/box_light] “Due to space limitations and security, a…
How do I get a Service Dog?
<span class="excerpt_part">...members to have dogs which <strong>are</strong> trained in more than one task. Providing <strong>com</strong>fort or <strong>com</strong>panionship is not a qualifying task. All tasks or work must be things someone…
-ALERT- Mandatory evacuation issued for NYC coastal areas [LIVE MAP]
<span class="excerpt_part">...shut down at noon Saturday, so please prep<strong>are</strong> to evacuate immediately. [box_light]Use <strong>the</strong> Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder to find out if <strong>you</strong> live in a hurricane evacuation zone[/box_light] [box_light]…
SDiT Socialization Checklist
<span class="excerpt_part">...expose <strong>you</strong>r working dog or future Service Dog to. <strong>For download</strong>ing to <strong>you</strong>r <strong>com</strong>puter or phone, online sound effect libraries like Sounddogs allow <strong>you</strong> to <strong>download</strong> files individually. …
Train a Service Dog to Retrieve: Part Two
<span class="excerpt_part">...partner’s <strong>for</strong>mal retrieve and how to easily and positively <strong>obtain the</strong> ever-so-elusive “hold” behavior. If <strong>you</strong> haven’t covered part one of how to train a Service Dog to retrieve,…