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09/21/2024
Cool first, transport second - reduced morbidity and mortality of acute heat injury in dogs.
Forget the old myth about worrying you'll put them in shock by cooling them too quickly.
“Cool first, transport second” reduced morbidity and mortality of acute heat injury in dogs.
Open access article: jav.ma/hyperthermia
Article contributed by Penn Vet Working Dog Center and Penn Vet
09/20/2024
New data on overheating dogs.
New research published in the JAVMA reveals that teaching dogs to voluntarily dunk their heads in water is the most effective method for rapidly cooling them down after exercise.
09/20/2024
Do you go to the briefings?
Yeti on containers This is the scenario at just about every AKC trial I attend: there is a general briefing, announcements, judges’ comments, and then everyone splits up to go look at the search ar…
09/18/2024
He's so big now! He weighed 80 pounds today for his September weigh-in.
09/17/2024
Blast from the past!
I've been busy cleaning, clearing out drawers, and more. I found a USB stick in a drawer and thought it was someone else's. I'm so glad I checked first because it was mine!
A student took photos during the first UKI Beginner Trial at K9JYM and gave them to me on a USB stick. I don't remember if I ever looked at them.
My favorite, though, was this group shots of my students.
This was in 2015. I knew there was a problem getting new people to trial because they were intimidated. One Saturday, I asked Roy to come 'play judge' for some of my beginner classes to prove to them it really wasn't such a big deal.
Roy ran with the idea and got permission to conduct a UKI Agility trial for beginners (dogs or handlers).
Roy got approval and organized the trial. I pumped it up during classes and got more students to try trialing than ever before. Some were completely new to dog sports, and some had baby dogs looking for a low-stress way to dip their toes in.
In addition to having many of their classmates there for support, they weren't as worried about looking like 'a fool' in front of 'the pros.' And (I hoped) learned we're all fools on course -- even the "pros." Mistakes in agility are a GIVEN. They're part of the game.
We had a lot of fun that day. I'm still friends with many of these students. It was the first of several of these Beginner UKI Agility trials.
09/16/2024
Does your dog watch TV? Griffin is the first dog I've handled that does. But not this cute.
09/13/2024
Well, that's a different type of coursing. I've never seen this before - have you?
09/12/2024
Great work!
09/12/2024
14 in hand. Impressive driver and beautiful team.
09/12/2024
I love it!
09/11/2024
Let me guess, Impact Crates?
The biggest fail of all-time caught on camera 😂
09/11/2024
This pack has their ducks in a row!
(Couldn't resist)
09/11/2024
Train the dog!
I’ve reached the point when I’m afraid to open the fridge so as not to see another DOGWALK SAFETY post. Don’t get me wrong, I am concerned...
09/10/2024
Love it! Especially the pig. But wish I knew where they were going. Someone in the comments says they sell produce. But there were a lot of morons in the comments who actually think this is cruel. They're nuts. Those dogs are happy and having fun.
09/09/2024
5 years later? This case is still dragging on?
Read More at Inside Investigator >>
08/22/2024
Local students interested in giving UKC scent work a try - check it out.
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08/22/2024
What I wouldn't give to be at Varsaille this year. What a venue!
My aunt use to participate in the Special Olympics. Not with horses, of course, as the Special Olympics and Para Olympics are very different. But both groups are inspiring and worthy of every support you can give them.
Discover the role of friendly horses at the Paris Paralympics. Learn how these companion horses help keep competitors calm and safe in the arena
08/21/2024
For my local students, if you see a wild turkey, send a gobble to the state game commission.
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for the Pa. community to report any wild turkeys spotted through the end of August. If you spot any wild turkeys through Aug. …
08/20/2024
I love these vids. Could be an interesting way to eval litters.
08/19/2024
If you reside in or visit aged municipalities, here is a persuasive argument for having your Service Dog or pet wear shoes.
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My Nosework student, Molly, just sent me this video. She's literally thinking "outside of the box" to come up with some scent based fun that doesn't require a lot of moving around in this heat (she's in New England where they're not use to it).
Cheap and easy to do. She used an old cold Container box with the lid cut off, and a buch of toilet paper rolls. One is hot and shuffles them around.
Great for the dog on crate rest.
But it's also great for teaching your dog to really lock in and be specific with their alert.
She said the first few times, her younger dog, Aspen, mashed through them a few times. But with repetition, she got better. And they're cheap to replace if they get bent or too wet.
I've done something similar before with a lazy susan and brand new, never used pill bottles. I've also just thrown a bunch of toilet paper tubes loose into a bigger box, letting them snoot through to find the hot one.
Great job, Molly & Aspen!
Positional's frame work. Needed to build a frame to tighten some things up.
In just 2 sessions, it's all looking a lot better.
He's always cocked his right rear leg out a little on the tuck sit.
So I did a ton of pedestal work. He was getting to the point he was only cocking out once in 4 sits without the pedestal.
But he was starting to outgrow the tub. And then he injured himself during a feildtrip, getting a bad cramp and straining that thigh. I worried maybe the tub work had caused it; that it was causing him to sit so tight, that it was straining his muscles. And I'd thrown away my old foam platforms.
So earlier this month, I hit Lowe's and spent 2 nights on the floor making some new foam platforms and a new frame set up with 1/2" pvc pipe.
Between the platform and the frame, it's looking a lot better just in 2 sessions.
In addition to cocking that leg out in the sit, he's always crabbed his back feet a bit while in drop position.
With the frame, he's tucking them up under himself so much better - which also improves the drop-to-stand transition because now his feet are under him when he stands, requiring less adjustment of the front feet, encouraging that fold-up rise.
The frame is also making him kick back a little better on the stand as well. He already kicked back, but now he's stretching back more.
I made this frame set so that I can rig into all sorts of different setups. It can make a plain sit rig, a drop rig. This new configuration I'm trying in the video does it all with one frame - sit, stand, drop, sit-up.
I have a variety of lengths, so I can customize it to any dog's size or need. All nicely labeled.
My plan is to get a few more 1/2" pvc pipes and different fittings to make it even more adaptable and improve it a bit.
I need some 3 way elbows, for example. And I'd like to make a few more of the sizes I have - and add 16", 18", 19", 20", and 6", 8," and 10" 's.
I'll be live off and on with Griffin at Home Goods. Come on over and see how I acclimate and start Service Dog pups to public access work.
I'd like to belatedly introduce Griffin!
He is a 5-month old yellow Labrador Retriever and is a service dog in training (most likely mobility) that I am fostering for Jennifer Prentiss. He's been here 42 days.
I had planned to post weekly to give detailed updates on how I start fosters like this, especially for my TTEAM owner-trainer service dog students. I have posted about him some on my personal page, but kept putting off posting here thinking I'd like to edit the videos and add commentary. I have video of most of my training sessions.
But right before he came, I had a roommate break her hip. So that took a lot of my attention at first. Then we had some gastric issues the first 3-4 week from sour stomach (acid reflux and soft stool) from some very stubborn hook worms that took 3 rounds of treatment to knock out. So things were a little delayed and different than normal. Though looking back, what foster is perfectly normal or predictable? Showing how I handled it might have been helpful too (I don't know).
But I'm going to try to start posting a few times a week. And if I get some time, will try to edit my past videos to give a better idea of process and how we got here.
My next post will be a detailed post on his first real feild trip that we did last night.
Better to have em and not need em....
Hey! Wanna go sniffin'?
We've got two - possibly three virtual Nosework 1: Intro to Odor! classes starting in a week or so - and we'd love to have you join us!
Class meets live for one-hour each week for 7-weeks on Zoom.
But act fast! Spots are limited and classes are almost full!
Class is just 160$ and students also receive a FREE starter kit of odor - with Birch, Anise, Clove and Cypress* (can be exchanged for UKC scents). Or we can help you source a more useful odor. If you're interested in scent work for service dogs, we can do that too. Odor is odor!
How are we different?
Unlike a lot of other programs, we start with odor on day 1. No months wasted hunting food or pairing only.
Through a series of games, dog's quickly learn to:
- find odor at it's source;
- to stay at odor until released (obedience to odor);
- to ignore distractions like food/toys
- develop a clear behavior that anyone can read that says, "Hey mom! It's RIGHT HERE~!"
Our virtual classes provide detailed, step-by-step instruction and individualized support throughout the entire process.
We have a program that not only gets you started, but gives you a foundation and set of tools that will follow you up through the levels.
While we have a basic syllabus, we adapt our program to the needs, rate of progress, and goals of the students in each class.
Detailed handouts, a recording of the class (for those who miss or need to review) and other resources are made available on Google Classroom.
During class, we first show you how to do it. Then everyone gets a chance to practice where we give you feedback on your technique. Finally, homework is assigned so you can continue through the week.
While there's plenty of time for questions in class, students are also encouraged to upload up to 10-minutes of video each week if they need additional feedback or help troubleshooting.
Nosework is one of the fastest growing k9 sports in the US. We have lots of teams competing success
Rebecca has more than 30-years experience in the animal training industry. She first began with the animals on her family’s exotic animal farm in Kansas. By a teen, she started her first business, offering professional horse training and riding instruction at the local barns.
After high school, she ran away to join the circus - becoming the first woman hired by the Animal Department at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Red Unit). There she studied under some of the great European circus families and oversaw the care of the exotic animals in her tent, including camels, yaks, ostrich, alpaca, zebra, horses, and more.
Later, she would return to the Midwest, and looking for something to do, began volunteering with a local Service Dog program. Operated by the Department of Defense/Army, AIM HI used minimum security prison inmates - teaching them a marketable skill, to train dogs from local shelters - saving their lives, to become service dog’s for qualified disabled veterans and their family members.
While helping train the dog’s and inmates there, Rebecca completed their Dog Obedience Instructor and Service Dog Trainer Courses and started her own pet training business. Later, when AIM HI closed, she would continue to train and place service dog’s with disabled individuals - helping them achieve greater confidence and independence.
In 2010, Rebecca took up the invitation of a friend to move Pennsylvania in hopes of finding better medical care for a chronic health condition she’d developed, and better dog training opportunities.
Eventually, as her health improved, she began taking Competition Obedience and Agility classes at one of the local dog training schools with her then 7-year old Beauceron Service Dog, Ammon. Shortly later, she was asked by management if she was interested in taking over their Saturday Intro level Agility classes.
Over the next 4 years, Rebecca focused on growing the Saturday Agility program, teaching from Intro to Intermediate level classes. And with the help and patience of her students, she would develop a new Agility Distance program, and taking over the Contacts & Weaves classes. She would also launch a new Nosework program.
Since 2018, Rebecca chose to take a few years off from performance sports so she could dedicate time to overhauling her original Service Dog Team Training to meet the greater needs of owner-trainer students.
SERVICE DOG TRAINING & EDUCATION
Access your Independence with A.C.C.E.S.S. - Assistance Canine Continued Education and Support Solutions.
TTEAM is a 18-24 month program for Owner-Trainer Service Dog Teams designed to guide students through the entire process of training a service dog; from selection and matching, obedience, tasks and public access training. We also assist program-trained teams that need additional training and guidance.
Local and Long-Distance Learning solutions available.
CANINE PERFORMANCE & SPORTS COACHING
Access your Full PETential with Group Classes & Private Coaching for Canine Sports:
Agility, Nosework, Rally-O, Competition Obedience, Tricks, and more.
PET TRAINING & BEHAVIOR
Access Success with your canine companion with Group & Private Instruction; including pet selection, manners & basic obedience, and behavior consults.
