Service dog in training Journey is working on retrieving different items at the training facility without many distractions. He is eager to pick any items that is dropped and happy to bring that item to his trainer Justine. On the other side, he is also learning to leave food on the floor alone while he is lying down, walking past and recalling right over it.
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Service dog Ruger spent some public training time with the trainers since his partner Patty wasn't able to get out due to some medical issues. Ruger does a great job of holding his stay while the trainer returns and then recalls when called. Completing these in public with increased distractions can sometimes be challenging. His partner might use a stay is she was having an exam done and Ruger needed to be out of the way. The recall is especially important for those "just in case" situations. This could be a leash breaking, collar slipping off, a gate being left open or a person dropping the leash. Its a good idea to work on it so when it does happen, nobody panics.
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Service dog in training Journey, who is a 100# Newfie/Lab cross and 16 months old, is doing great training out in public. He works nicely beside his trainer Vanessa and the shopping cart at the grocery store. He is left on a stay while Vanessa walks away and then returns. He is learning to ignore people an enticing smells, all while paying attention to his trainer. Good job Journey!
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Teaching your dog to retrieve is not only helpful but it's fun for them too! All of the dogs in training begin by learning to retrieve one item and once that item is consistently retrieved successfully, the dog learns different items. The dog receives a treat once the item is delivered to the trainer!
For more information on teaching a dog to retrieve, see our YouTube channel and have fun teaching your dog new things!
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Assistance Dog in training David is doing a great job of holding his stay and then coming to his trainer Vanessa when called while at the grocery store! One of the trainers job is to make sure each dog can perform all their obedience commands while in public and around distractions. Then they can begin to work on the physical skill tasks while out in public after they have been successful at the training facility.
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The trainers enjoy working at the park as much as the dogs in training, grabbing these last warm days of fall! Justine demonstrates how to have Bam support her going down and then back up the curb. This video was actually made to send to clients that are going to utilize this skill or help remind them after placement how to complete the task. Vanessa is working with David, out of cape so we can make sure that he is well behaved even when not dressed to work. He has learned to just watch all the ducks, geese, and squirrels without voicing any excitement.
The trainers enjoy working at the park as much as the dogs in training, grabbing these last warm days of fall! Justine demonstrates how to have Bam support her going down and then back up the curb. This video was actually made to send to clients that are going to utilize this skill or help remind them after placement how to complete the task. Vanessa is working with David, out of cape so we can make sure that he is well behaved even when not dressed to work. He has learned to just watch all the ducks, geese, and squirrels without voicing any excitement.
Puppy raisers of the dogs in training are provided updates on their progress in training (including photos), when they are interviewing with potential partners, going to home visits and ready for placement. Once the dog is placed, the partner is provided witht the contact information of the puppy raisers so they may choose to communicate with them.
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Service dog in training Bam is learning how to react and assist on command to apply pressure to the trainer's legs. The simulated medical episode consists of the trainer stopping, then slowly getting to the floor to sit up against a wall. Bam understands how to provide support while the trainer gets to the floor and back up, but lying on top of the legs especially in pubic around distractions is a new skill. Its important that he remain there even if his trainer can not enforce the position. He does get a treat when the training session is complete.
Thanks to his puppy raiser family for providing Bam the opportunity to grow into such a confident and well mannered dog, eager to learn and please his trainers. It really helps that Bam is such a "what personal space" type of dog. He is very good at placing just his head on the trainer's lap when given that command which can occur when they are seated on a piece of furniture or on the floow. The trainers will continue to increase the duration that he can successfully remain in the commanded positon before placement. Bam is on his way to becoming someone's hereo!
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Service dog in training David is working on opening the assessible doors at different public places! He is very motivated by the treat his trainer Vanessa is holing where he needs to push with his nose. This will be a helpful skills for his future partner.
Thanks to his dedicated puppy raiser, David thinks that learning new things is fun and not scary or stressful. He is on his way to being a super hereo!
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Puppy in training Richard goes with Justine to her eye appointment and demonstrates how well is learning to walk on a loose leash! Puppy raisers teach the puppy the basic commands like: heel, sit, down, wait, stay, and come while at home and out in public. We so appreciate the Cheyenne community and businesses that allow our puppies in for training, This is so good for the puppies to learn at a young age how to be confident and well manngered. Puppy raisers take the puppy out 2-3 times a week for short positive outings, exposing them to many different environments and situations, Thank you to trainer Justine for stepping up to raise a puppy, not something required of her trainer position, but just as important! We need more puppy raisers so we have dogs to train to be Assistance dogs for people who have a physical disability and want to become more independent. Some of the applicants waiting are also a liscensed professional working in education and want to utilize the benifits of a Facility dog at their school. The puppy you raise could become a Guide Dog, Service Dog or Facility Dog and they all Make a Difference!
For more information on how to become a puppy raiser, send a private message here or email [email protected]
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Puppy in training Richard gets some of his meals thru the wobble Kong, which takes him a bit to get all the food out. He has been going out to several places to show how cute he is.
K9s 4 Mobility needs puppy raisers in order to keep training dogs to become Assistance dogs for people who have a physical disability and want to be more independent. We need you, to keep making a difference!
Taking the step to volunteer as a puppy raiser will change your life in ways you never imagined. You will be challenged, educated, climbed and slobbered on, and loved unconditionally. You will give your time and love to this puppy so that they can go on to change the life of another person. What you give, cannot be purchased online or in any store, a piece of yourself that will keep on giving for many years. That part of you that will change a person's life for the better!
Please consider becoming a volunteer puppy raiser for K9s 4 Mobility. All the food, healthcare, training and support for the puppy is covered, you just provide the committment.
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Service dog in training David is learning to work the elevators safely, waiting until told to enter and exit so he is not hit by the doors. You can see how trainer Vanessa holds the door each time to keep David safe. The next time David works with the elevator, he will be beside a wheelchair or other mobility device. All dogs received elevator training regardless of their intended person because you never now when you might need to use one.
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Everyone loves a little puppy time! These big boys, Drago & Journey, are great puppy sitters!
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Jimmy & Blake demonstrate another part of the Assistance Dogs International Public Access test, dropping the leash to make sure the dog will not run off. Jimmy, as do most of the K9s 4 Mobility Service dogs, retrieves his leash anytime it is dropped!
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Day 11 and Blake works with Jimmy on the sidewalk along the shore of Oak Harbor. Lots of kids and dogs out today, but Jimmy watched them all pass by without much interest. These two are doing amazing work!
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Day nine and Blake & Jimmy successfully walk on the beach near the water while Jimmy provides stability on this rocky terrain. So proud of these two!!!
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