Bracing can be an excellent live saving task for any mobility dog to have in their arsenal. It's versatile, dependable, and easy to teach. Read on to learn about what bracing is, criteria needed for a bracing dog, why we taught Robbie to brace, how we taught it, and the numerous ways he braces for me everyday!
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I love farm stores. True country girl at heart. Farm stores are a great place to take your service dog in training for socialization and practice working on various skills in a new place. Read on to learn about 5 things to socialize to, 3 aisles to practice commands/tasks, and 3 aspects to be aware of when visiting your local farm store. Everything you do with your dog, either directly or indirectly, is an opportunity that your dog has to learn something new or practice a known skill. A lot of what I do with Robbie on a day to day basis doesn't feel like training, but it doesn't have to feel like work for progress to be made.
Check out the tips below for how to integrate your dog into 5 common daily activities so that your dog continues to learn, grow, and work beside you. I get asked this a lot. How do I begin? How do I know if a service dog is right for me? Should I go through a program or train it myself? In this post, I will answer all of these questions, and set up a few questions for you to ask yourself about partnering with a service dog. Whether you get a dog from a program, or train yourself, it will be a ton of work, very rewarding, and will change your life for the better.
Don't be daunted by the information presented here - it's a lot, but I promise it will help you, and it's everything that I wish someone had discussed with me before I made the decision to train Robbie. |
My Name is Sally...I have a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This blog is about my journey training Robbie, a dog who helped me regain independence, confidence, and achieve the impossible in the face of my disability. It continues on with the training of Austin, Robbie's successor. Check Out... - "More than a Dog" was published on a site called The Mighty Categories
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