Before I get started here, I’ve got to apologize for not keeping up on writing articles! I have been crazy busy lately. I can’t even begin to chronicle my adventures to you without writing at least three whole blog posts about them, and my life isn’t actually that interesting. It’s mostly just busy. In any …
New Q&A by the ADA Regarding Service Dog Laws
Even though I’m pretty good at reading and all that stuff, I gotta admit that figuring out the service dog laws has been a giant pain because of the weird language and how the law is spread out across several documents. Well, I was dang excited to find out the ADA just put out a …
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How Do I Keep People from Petting my Service Dog in Training?
Since my dog, Bronco, is an eye-catching German Shepherd, I often have people approach and ask me if they can pet him (or don’t even ask, just try to drive-by pet). I guess I can’t blame them. He looks like a large, cuddly, silver fox. The problem is, I can’t have people pet him. He’s …
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How Do You Know if Your Dog Would Make a Good Service Dog?
Even though I’ve been a dog trainer for over a decade, I’ve known from the beginning that my Rhodesian Ridgeback, Arwen, would not be a good service or therapy dog. Despite her consistent training, at ten years old she is still defensive toward dogs that run at her face (I can’t say I blame her, …
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10 Things Your Service Dog in Training Needs to Know
If you’re lost as to what your dog needs to be able to do to start training to be a service dog, you’re definitely not the first! I wasn’t sure where to start when I was looking into owner-training a service dog. What did my dog need to be able to do for me to …
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