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Ladessa and Rose are making remarkable progress in the Project Guardian Angel Service Dog training program!
Rose learned how to walk at the heel next to a shopping cart. She then retrieves a dropped item that her handler had dropped while shopping.
K-9 Gryff and Mary rocked their training session! Gryff quickly picked up walking at heel, right about turns, and sitting at heel position. Mary's leash control and hand gestures were on point, and her voice commands were confident and clear. Gryff demonstrated remarkable resilience during training, handling distractions very well.
Ladessa and Rose are making remarkable progress in the Project Guardian Angel Service Dog training program!
Rose retrieves a dropped item that her handler had dropped.
One on One training.
Staci and Truly focus on advancing Truly's obedience skills, mastering walking at the heel, sitting at the heel, and maintaining a steady sit stay while Staci steps away.
Here's a video of Ladessa and Rose's evaluation and what they learned in their first training session in my Project Guardian Angel program for Service Dog training.
Staci and her dog Truly began their first One on One training session. Truly had a tendency to pull and drag Staci while walking, and would become uncontrollable when encountering other dogs, often lunging at them.
One on One training session.
Here's a little video of Lou working on distraction training.
Job well done Lou!
These Handlers and their dogs did very well in their first half hour of training with walking at the heel
and a right about turn.
And throw in this oldie but goodie of Neil
(who owns the rights to song) helped things go a little bit easier.
For those Pet Parents that are being dragged on your walks with you dogs.
Here's what we accomplish at Apache Acres on the first day of training in the first half hour of training your dog.
(And a little bit of Neil who owns the rights to that song.)
The Circle Right and Circle Left Distraction.
Teaching the Dog to remain in the Sit Stay.
We now stepped it up with Distraction Objects and change of surfaces on the walkway of the Handlers and Dogs.
Handlers and their dogs were introduced to object distraction.
While having obedience commands give.
Handlers are to maintain proper leash control, dogs are to walk at the heel and follow commands.
Now that the Handlers and their dogs have learned the Leave It Command.
We've stepped it up on the 5 week of training.
Handlers are also taught the Come to Handler command.
Dogs are to remain in a Sit Stay as Handler leaves their side and goes out to about 15ft from the dog.
They stay in that position until called.
Here is a video of the Handler and Dog being introduced to the Leave It Command.
There is a Fresh Hot Dog lying on training floor in the dogs pathway along with other dogs a few feet away.
This is their Distraction training week.
Now these two did a awesome job.
From Sit Final Product to just learning down level #1
This is just after two sessions.
It only gets better at Apache Acres Training Facility.
This little recruit didn't want to down.
But with a little patience it happened. 🙂
The smile on the Handler face says it all.
Lil Chief & Storm!
Here is Video #3 footage of Handlers and their Fur Babies.
The Dogs in videos had issues with pulling their handlers, not walking at the heel, barking and
Iunging at others dogs.
Within a matter of 15 to 20 minutes the handlers were able to walk their dogs at a heel.
Very proud of what these Handlers accomplished.
IT ONLY GETS BETTER AT APACHE ACRES TRAINING FACILITY.
Lil Chief & Storm!
Here is Video #2 footage of Handlers and their Fur Babies.
The Dogs in videos had issues with pulling their handlers, not walking at the heel, barking and
Iunging at others dogs.
Within a matter of 15 to 20 minutes the handlers were able to walk their dogs at a heel.
Very proud of what these Handlers accomplished.
IT ONLY GETS BETTER AT APACHE ACRES TRAINING FACILITY.
