Hey all! So, I am happy to report Cor proved me wrong. I did? Yes. You did. Remember last week when– No. Erm, right. Well, last week in the post Worlds Collide, I shared my concern about going into lesson five. Because you can sometimes be a slow learner? Um, no. Because it was the […]
Guess WHAT, Hoomans! You know the doggy my Stupid smells like? (For those who don’t remember, Cor calls his Perfect Pace head harness the Stupid.) Well, maybe you don’t, because Hoomans don’t have such good sniffers. Well, my Stupid and crate and a few other things smell like this mysterious doggo. Well. This week, I […]
As I’m sure many of you know, I am training Cor to be a seizure response dog. As I explained in My, What a Lot of Types [of Service Dogs] There Are! that’s different from a seizure alert dog (which, in the previous post, falls under the MAD category). A seizure response dog responds to […]
Has music ever given you tingles before? Has the soundtrack of a movie or TV show ever put you on the edge of your seat, completely immersed in the story to the point of unresponsiveness to outside stimuli? (As I said in my last post–thanks, Filoni.) Have you ever listened to classical or instrumental music […]
Do you want to know something you shouldn’t overlook? If you’re not sure how your dog is going to react to fireworks, maybe don’t schedule a dogsitting gig over the fourth of July in America. And then schedule a virtual dog training for that evening. As I write this, it is Saturday, July 4th, 2020. […]
Hello Hoomans! I have been having a lot of fun this week! I have been visiting doggie friends every day! Hooman says it’s something about sitting but I don’t know what she means by that. …Hooman? Dog and house sitting. It’s a thing I do to be able to be able to afford your training […]
Hello all! Welcome to Puppy Hack #2! One of the most important things when training a service dog is treats–having enough and having the right ones. As always, every dog likes different things, so these are ideas–not definite answers. There are various levels of value. Generally, these depend on the strength of the aroma/odor of […]
Sometimes–a lot of the time, actually–Cor does things better in public than at home. Example? Load up. What is he supposed to do? Stay still while I take off the vest, harness, and leash. Jump into the van on the command words “load up”. In public? Perfect, lovely, 9 out of 10 for holding the […]
Hey y’all! Y’all heeeeeyyyy! I’m going to start off with a riddle. If you have a dog that Finds shoes, feet, butts, and hands the best chew toys ever! Refuses to get into the car without a treat/hooman inside even though he’s done it before and loves being out. Is freaked out by a squeaky […]
Hey Hoomans! Guess what guess what guess what! I had so many adventures this week! So many! First, Hooman let me sleep in her bed with her! And now I am allowed on the bed every night and for all the naps! I dont know why, but… erm… why am I allowed up-up, Hooman? Because […]