Spikes alert without a bunch of music! I was only able to catch 2 on camera, and this one was only because he broke his down-stay I was recording. So proud of him!
Junie and I worked on all of her tasks today, but I just wanted to highlight her new “button” task! Tomorrow we are going to go to JC Penny to put them all to the test, stay tuned for a reel 🦮
Confidence building sometimes looks like this! Training isn’t linear, your puppy doesn’t have to be perfect. Don’t trust anyone that says theirs is. It’s okay if your puppy struggles, it’s okay if they lack confidence in certain situations. Ozzie can be around live gun fire and not even blink, but sometimes loud cars stresses him out.
Dogs are allowed to find certain things uncomfortable, that’s why we teach them confidence, why he help them learn. It’s okay if they aren’t perfect.
So proud of @spike_adventures_as_a_sdit !!! Today was the first time he was introduced to the scent tube and he did so well with it. We even threw in his alert at the end stop see how he’d do, and it was perfect!
Service dogs in training socialize last night in Spirit Halloween! When training young puppies in places like this it’s important to allow them to go at their own pace, observe from a distance they feel comfortable at, and not to push them over threshold too much. I’m so proud of Ozzie and Vincent both on how well they did last night. #servicedog #servicedogtraining #servicedogintraining #dogtraining #labradorretriever #standardpoodle #puppiesintraining #servicedogsofinstagram #spirithalloween
Ozzie utilizing 2 of his 5 brain cells this morning 🥰
Service dogs in training first trip to the Aquarium 🐟 #servicedog #servicedogsofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #servicedogintraining #dog #workingdog #assistancedog #dogs #sdit #servicedogteam #puppy #servicedoglife #k #dogtraining #psychiatricservicedog #medicalalertdog #servicedogs #servicedoggear #ptsd #germanshepherd #sd #servicedogsofig #servicedogtraining #goldenretriever #chronicillness #labrador #dogstagram #labradorretriever #servicedoghandler #medicalalertservicedog
Victoria and her #servicedogintraining Spike had a great lesson in home depot today! We worked on Spikes spins, which I like to teach dogs to reset them into heel and add enthusiasm, recall, sit, down, stay, come, and he even brought her his leash! Spike passed his AKC STAR puppy today!! Wahoo Spike!!!
