“No dogs allowed”, he said. One of the first times I took a Service Dog (SD) out in public I was by myself. My mom came to visit me at the training school and we decided to take a dog into the public to grab some food. I had a shepherd mix with me at that time, …
Welcome to my Diary of a Service Dog Trainer. After being in the industry long enough, you start to notice a trend. People are not getting the dogs that they are being promised. I have a PTSD service dog and a cardiac SDiT.
The most common challenge for service dog handlers is what to do when an establishment denies their dog access. First, make sure that you are in compliance with the law. It sounds silly to even state this, but I’ve seen a lot. For example, not all …
This article is about puppy training but also applies to any other new dog you may bring home. I will go to a client’s house that just got a new puppy. They are following the puppy around saying “no” and by the 5th “no” they are yelling “NO”.
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