Legendary Service Dogs

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Our Relationship Course is about teamwork and improving your bond with your dog. Legendary Service Dogs trains service dogs for disabled individuals. We work with the dogs and as well as their handlers to bring together the best team possible. We also train pet dogs and help them become better mannered, happy members of the family.

01/11/2026

When you live in a place that has a small or no yard, is it possible to still meet your dog's exercise needs?

Absolutely! There are many different ways to do that.

When working with horses, I learned how to do something called lunging, which is where the horse moves in circles around you, sometimes fast sometimes slow. Lunging has a lot of benefits, including building fitness and balance, improving communication, and creating confidence. I later applied some of the skills and exercises I learned from working with horses to dog training.

For Temperance SDIT and her Mom, lunging has been a great outlet. It helps exercise her physically, but also works her mentally as she has to listen to her Mom's cues for change of direction, slowing down, speeding up, stopping, and even getting encouragement to ignore distractions.

While running and having a good time, Temperance has learned to still keep an eye on her Mom's medical. During this session, Temperance grabbed hold of the leash, sometimes shaking it, to tell her Mom that her heartrate had spiked. She's still learning that she can go touch her Mom's hand, which she is being guided to do through in her training. Her Mom would check her heartrate, determine if it was safe to continue, and make adjustments as needed such as changing pace, moving differently, regulating her breathing, etc. If her heartrate got too high, Temperance would sit on her Mom's feet to signal that she felt it best to stop for now. She's also pushed her Mom to the ground on multiple occasions previous to an episode oncoming.

It's important that Service Dogs who have handlers that rely on medical detection have their dogs trained not only in a variety of locations, but also different situations, so they can learn how to take action and assist as needed.

This video was taken when Temperance was less than a year old. I keep hearing advice telling handlers to wait until their dog is a year old to begin serious training. We encourage you not to wait! Focus on your relationship with your dog above everything else. Build their confidence, show them what's possible, and help them learn resilience. Teach them young!
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01/11/2026

One of Natsu SD's favorite things when he was working was tucking under chairs.

Previously, I didn't like the way I saw others doing it at the time, which included having the dog crawl under the chair, turn around, then poke their head out. A lot of unnecessary steps in my opinion, and very difficult for larger dogs to do. I wanted to create a way for him to be able to smoothly go under in one fluid motion.

I was playing with ideas one day while we were at the bowling alley and decided to combine backing up into a Center, then sliding into a down while continuing to back up until he was tucked out of the way.

Years later, I started seeing a few other trainers and handlers doing it, which has been fun to see, and neat that others have also come to the same or similar conclusions.

There's not one way right way to get there. This was our favorite and it's worked well for Natsu, as well as the other dogs in our program.

In honor of Natsu, his time as a service dog, and the many lives he touched during his career, we'd like to give him, an...
01/09/2026

In honor of Natsu, his time as a service dog, and the many lives he touched during his career, we'd like to give him, and other dogs in our program, an opportunity to give back. 

So many dogs are struggling to find homes as well as stay in them. Too often, they worry or don't feel they're the right fit, with so many owners having lost hope. We want to offer our support to dogs, their owners, and the community.

The question is not, how much does this class cost, the question is, can you afford free?

Our new Ask A Trainer Free Classes will start on January 12th and go through the end of February. These classes will allow owners to ask training questions, have the chance to learn exercises to take home to their dogs, and have opportunities to work hands on with our demo dogs.

Dogs are far more intelligent than we give them credit for. Often, we find that unwanted dog behaviors stem from three things: miscommunication, unrealistic expectations, and lack of knowledge on the owner's part. We want to help change that.

Class will go for one hour. Location may vary to give more people the opportunity to join us. Spots with each class will be limited so that we can ensure that everyone gets a chance to ask questions and participate. Past and current Legendary clients are also welcome. Contact us anytime to jump on the schedule!

We hope to see you there!

I wasn't expecting to make this post yet, at least I'd thought it wouldn't be for another year, maybe two.How do you put...
01/06/2026

I wasn't expecting to make this post yet, at least I'd thought it wouldn't be for another year, maybe two.

How do you put into words how much someone means to you after so many years of being by your side?

All the adventures you went on together, the tears that were shed, joy that was felt, and how things were made possible because of them?

I am officially announcing Natsu SD's retirement from Service Dog work.

This decision did not come without great consideration.

Over the last year, Natsu has slowed down in increments.

Nothing overly concerning and it certainly didn't stop him from doing his job and doing it well.

It was little things here and there, slowly adding up, that led to this decision.

The last time he outright demanded that I take him to work with me was during Fan X.

Since then, he's been content to accompany me whenever I asked, but he hasn't pushed to go out like before.

Even when tasking, while he still does a wonderful job alerting and responding to my medical episodes, over the last 6 months he has been taking a step back and allowing Azraylea SDIT to be the main one to task, while he still assisted as needed.

Watching him trust her this far with taking care of me has been incredible and letting her take over more and more is something he's done only with her.

With each of my personal Service Dogs it's been different.

One I had to force into retirement due to health.

Another slowly phased out.

While another decided she wanted to retire early.

I'm used to a clear path, but with Natsu, there's several choices that could be made.

After discussing with our Legendary team, then taking time to think, I decided that I want to let Natsu retire.

We'll still go places he finds interesting, just switching it up to dog friendly.

He loves going on adventures, playing with his friends, and cuddling up next to me.

I won't ask him to task, that'll be up to him.

Currently, he's very content with life.

Letting him have the opportunity to thoroughly enjoy his Golden Years is something I want to give to him, especially when he's given me so much.

Now, together we step into this new chapter, still side by side.

01/04/2026

If you're having a rough day or going through a difficult time, I hope this makes you smile. Dartagnan SDIT being his goofy self.
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Our foster Charmy has been adopted!!She will continue her Service Dog training with the goal of her becoming Dartagnan S...
12/29/2025

Our foster Charmy has been adopted!!

She will continue her Service Dog training with the goal of her becoming Dartagnan SDIT's successor.

Since the first night she arrived, Charmy has been picking up on medical and leaping into action to help.

She is a faster learner, but her greatest skill is her adaptability.

From low blood sugar, to heart rate fluctuations, to seizures, Charmy has been incredible with being on top of alerting and responding to episodes.

She's also alerted several times from the kennel, has raced through the house to find her new Mom to assist, and even ignored an attempt to take her out potty first thing in the morning to pull her Mom out of a blood sugar crash long enough that she was able to eat emergency food and stabilize.

Charmy absolutely loves to learn and is thriving in her training as she soaks up as much as her puppy brain will allow.

When she's not training, she enjoys playtime, doing puppy zoomies, getting lots of cuddles, and hanging out with her Mom and big brother. Her big sister is still getting used to her and introductions are going slowly at her pace as she is a senior.

We're excited to see what else Charmy can do and are honored that we get to be part of her Legendary journey.

Congratulations Charmy on finding your Forever Home!


Bully World and Friends Foundation

You've heard of the Grinch, but have you heard of Grinch Feet?For dogs, Grinch Feet refers to the long fur growing from ...
12/26/2025

You've heard of the Grinch, but have you heard of Grinch Feet?

For dogs, Grinch Feet refers to the long fur growing from their paws, especially between their toes.

It might look comical, or even cute, but Grinch Feet can cause a few problems.

These include trapping dirt and debris, twisting and getting tangled in mud or snow, and reducing traction when walking.

Grinch Feet are common in breeds like Golden Retrievers, King Charles Cavaliers, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Huskies, and Shepherds, including German Shepherds and White Swiss Shepherds, and more.

Photos are of Callie SDIT and Ika SDIT's paws before they got trimmed and cleaned up.

We like to keep up on them every 2-3 weeks.

12/25/2025

Our captivated audience while we listened to Christmas music and made food.

Azraylea SDIT and Dartagnan SDIT.
thefoxredlab

During his session, Sniper snatched up a piece of fabric from a toy. I traded him for a treat, which he was more than ha...
12/22/2025

During his session, Sniper snatched up a piece of fabric from a toy. I traded him for a treat, which he was more than happy to do. Trading your dog something valuable for something they have that's also valuable can help avoid unnecessary conflict, especially if they get really good at the game with trading out different objects.

Bully World and Friends Foundation

Happy 2nd Birthday to Ika SDIT!She got to celebrate with us and for dinner enjoyed chasing after her kibble in a giant b...
12/22/2025

Happy 2nd Birthday to Ika SDIT!

She got to celebrate with us and for dinner enjoyed chasing after her kibble in a giant box!

12/22/2025

Training A Rabbit To Sit Pretty.

Kiandra, our recent rescue rabbit that was found being dumped, is so much fun and eager to learn!

12/22/2025

Recall Without Hesitation!

Natsu SD, a Siberian Husky, showing a nice clean recall session.

If you have a runner or have ever wanted your dog to recall the first time, it is possible!

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