Service Dog prospect Kai's introduction to the pinch collar.
An unexpected training distraction.
An unexpected training distraction.
We get an unexpected visitor.
Distraction training with Coal.
Coal gets a big pet/plat reward. I allow him to jump up and be excited when he does this very important task properly.
Coal is outside playing with Dyson. Will he call for help?
How tolerant can a 6 month old puppy be?
Luna is working on pubic access training.
Luna is learning some self control and bite control on this session.
I love working with Luna!
Luna gets a bath.
Luna gets a bath.
Enjoy this once lost training clip of Coal training.
I found a lost clip of Coal's emergency alert training.
Teaching a Service Dog In Training that the vest means it is time to work.
Service Dogs learn that when the vest is on they must behave a certain way. This is a vest etiquette session with Luna.
Asking Coal to help with full on Lina destruction.
Asking Coal to help with full on Lina destruction.
Luna's first session with the boys and Coal's emergency alert training.
The dogs are all working on better behavior.
How will Luna react to a Coke machine?
Luna is spending a couple weeks with me. It is time to see how she will do with public access training. First stop, the laundromat.
How do Service Dogs stay so good?
Stay training with Coal.
If your dog starts so slip up or mess up in a trained behavior, then dedicated some sessions to reinforcing the command. Is it okay to hug your dog? That depends entirely on the dog's confert and behavior.
Back to the basics. Reinforcing "get dressed" with Coal. Also, hear my opinion on hugging your dog.
Big things moving and plastic bags can be frightening to a dog.
Coal is work on tolerance today.
Asking Coal to help.
Service Dog In Training Coal had an random emergency alert test. Coal has learned that "help" means to hit a target with his paws or snout, which will make an emergency call to get help for his handler.
Making the training more real for Coal. His handler won't be standing up or sitting on the couch when Coal needs to alert.
More task work with Coal. He has made great progress on 3 days. I didn't think he would do so well when I started laying down!
Coal's emergency alert task work training.
Right now we are having 3-5 session a day to practice and reinforce the "HELP" command. I can now be about 20 feet away, use no hand signals, and get a good response. I found that keeping treats near the target, instead of with me, is helping with accuracy. Watch for the behavior I call new command syndrome. This is where a dog does a newly learned behavior at inappropriate times. This is part of dog learning. A dog will try a new behavior over and over to see if it works to get a reward. This is where the dog learns that a particular behavior is only rewarding when a particular command is given.
"Coal Help!"
More task work training with Coal.
Coal is learning to press an emergency alert button.
Coal got a handler and started task work training today!
