His “check ins” are incredible.
Check ins are a big part of having a service dog.
When a person’s dog is paying no attention to them, the dog can’t be expected to help. If you find yourself in a situation like this, definitely look into the handler/dog relationship.
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Deshka and Storm patiently sTaRiNg at me on their best behavior 🤨🤨 ready to start our day...
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Happy Gotcha Day Storm! He was pulled and saved by @houndsandheroes to become a part of my service dog team. He is such an amazing boy and I’m so lucky to have him by my side.
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SD Storm does a breath check more frequently on days that I’m really struggling with pain or ptsd.
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Middle is a command that I utilize quite frequently with service dogs. I use it as a place that I can put the dogs in if it is crowded. I use rear facing middle as the “watch my 6” task. Should the dog be a bit overwhelmed with a new place, I use the middle command.
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Grizzly is headed home for a week to test a few things and then will come back to me for some more task training.
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Thankful to have this girl with me today. Deshka has been an amazing addition to this crew, I’m very thankful for her.
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Double Service dog team Storm and Deshka on day 2 of working together next to my chair. Both Storm and Deshka have different tasks, but come together while I’m in my chair. It’s truly beautiful watching these two in action.
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Double Service Dog team with Storm(cardiac alert, balance and stability) and Deshka(mobility, ptsd, and cardiac). We’ve done a ton of work at home, now is the time to expose them to anything and everything.
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Spending time with Lincoln before he flies home. He has been so much fun when it comes to teaching new tasks. He is such a gentle boy only to be attacked in previous posts because of his appearance. This is not something new, but it’s sure frustrating. •
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Fun day with @urbandogleader, Ernie and Maverick. It feels so good getting our dogs back out into the public again. •
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SD Storm and I are patiently waiting our turn in line. He is such an amazing dog. •
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SDs Lola, Storm, and Deshka are taking advantage the quiet and cool evenings. •
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Once you teach the middle, next thing you will start to notice is that this will be another behavior they like to offer. One moment you are working with your #gsd and the next moment a #pitbull running between your legs. •
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SD Storm and SDiT Deshka are making sure I’m making their food correctly. •
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SDiT Lincoln has joined me at my ortho appointment where we practiced some blocking while signing paperwork •
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He is definitely my No. 1 fan. •
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Repost from @ashleyguidry0323 - Throughout my health journey, I’ve learned that one of the most important things that helps me through is support from those I love. Today, I want to thank my wonderful friend and service dog trainer, Sarah Gill. This is a picture of us when Cinder first started doing public access. Sarah, thank you for helping me become aware of my strength. You taught me to be unashamed of who I am and to stand up for my rights as a handler. Cinder and I are truly blessed to have you in our lives. @totalk9focus #servicedog #eds #edsawarenessmonth #invisibleillness
Repost from @happy.dog.training - Double wheelchair training. My boy Sylvester has IVDD and now uses a wheelchair outside. He clearly likes the mobility but is still figuring out how to maneuver. I opted against surgery due to his age and my prior experience with the same condition and surgery outcome in Neko. It has been maintained for the most part with daily CBD/THC drops but on poor mobility days, we do this.
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Our girl Deshka is learning to walk next to and eventually pull Sarah's wheelchair. She is in training as a personal mobility service dog by #totalk9focus. 😊🐾
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We are taking advantage of the social distancing for training purposes. Grizzly is a seizure service dog in training. •
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Completing another public access training day with Grizzly. •
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She spends more time in the air than the ground. Deshka the flying shepherd 🤦🏼♀️
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Do more with your dogs. Make life, learning and relationships fun. You not only owe it to them, but you owe it to yourself. •
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What a stick 🙂
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