Agility VS Hoopers !It’s a common misconception that Hoopers is a watered down version of agility, whilst they are similar in the fact that a handler and dog need to work as a team to negotiate the course, the training for each can be quite different and the different range of skills which are developed […]
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. How long does it take to train a service dog? A minimum of 120 hours + 30 hours of practice in public There is NO quick, cheap and easy way to make a service dog. It takes a very special dog, one that is very social and trainable, and hours of training and exposure.
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MPORTANT NOTICE !!!!! We updated our popular public access test! Now it will work even better for different disabilities and ways of working with a service dog. Our PAT also now includes the explanations of our public access standard and CGC Canine Good Citizen Test. The Smart Service Dog service dog public access test (PAT) helps evaluate
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1. Be committed. Do not get a puppy or a dog for a pet if you are not fully committed in caring for it. Without commitment, you can never train your pet effectively. By being committed, as well as by loving your pet, you would have the necessary drive to do what needs to be
Border Collie Training: Working with herding breeds Border Collies struggle in urban environments when they’re not given appropriate outlets for their intrinsic desire to herd. We see so many Collie owners desperately relying on a ball chucker to tire their dogs out, but what is this really doing to the dog? It’s sadly
by Pam Mackinnon TDS Are you paying attention? What is your dog doing right now? Do you know? Perhaps she’s in the room with you snoozing by your side just like my terrier girls? Or perhaps she’s taken herself off to bed in another room like my lab? If you have other folks at home
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There are many reasons why you should not get a service dog. They are expensive to train. They require a lot of work, energy, time and effort. You always must think and be responsible for the dog. You will constantly have to fight for your right to access. People will stare at you and discriminate
One of the saddest things in private practice is witnessing the joy and delight of a new puppy turn to sorrow when, a few days after its purchase; it succumbs to a horrible disease like parvo virus or distemper. What makes it especially sad is that these diseases are preventable with correct vaccination. A growing trend
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