Nemo and I went tracking today despite temperatures in the 30's, a drenching, cold rain, and the threat of snow. Yeah, I think I really am the crazy dog lady… What IS tracking, you ask? Tracking is a competitive form of search and rescue. We're not really rescuing anything, except a glove, when tracking though. […]
Talos + The Scary Scarecrow (Videos)
Halloween can be dangerous and scary for your dogs. While we humans find the tradition of Halloween fun, dogs just don't get it. There's a lot of knocking on doors, screaming and squealing kids, very odd looking characters. AND it's dark! This scarecrow has been on our front porch for a week. Talos either (1) […]
Talos Meets the Dremel (Video)
This is the third installment on nail trimming. I'm introducing the Dremel to Talos in this video. (The first and second installments are also posted on the blog.) The Dremel is noisy. My first goal is to desensitize him to the sound. Notice that I'm only working with the noise in this step – I'm not working […]
Couch Silliness
On such a nasty, cold, rainy day (at least it's that way here is Maryland), I thought I'd post another silly Talos video. More grumbling on the couch. Whoever gets this boy as their service dog needs to be able to find such silliness funny. If they don't they won't have fun with this dog!
The Difference the Click Makes (Video)
Yesterday I posted a video of the spur-of-the-moment training session in which I tried to start teaching Talos the meaning of "wait." Today, I taped another session, this time with the clicker and with a plan! My criteria was pretty simple: I'd click for anything that wasn't moving toward the bowl. If he moved toward […]
Teaching “Wait” (Video)
I was giving the dogs their dinner the other night when I realized Talos didn't have any idea how to wait his turn. Easy enough to teach, wait, so today I decided to teach him wait using his lunch. If I'd have planned this session (like a good trainer should), I would have had my […]
Nail Trims – Part Two (Video)
I'm still working with Talos, getting him comfortable with my handling his feet. If he's not comfortable with me touching his feet, I'll never be able to trim his nails. It's a pretty simple process, getting a dog used to being handled. Here's the first step I posted earlier this week where I simply introduced touching […]
Crowd Control: Talos Takes on the Business Expo (Video)
Talos and I went to our local Business Expo and had a fantastic time meeting new people, catching up with colleagues, and visiting with friends. There's no better place to socialize a service dog in training than a crowded, noisy, bustling public venue. With food. On low tables. And candy for the taking. And giant […]
Nail Trims: The Beginning (Video)
Those ridiculously large feet belong to Talos. Those things that look like talons? They're nails. They need to be trimmed. But you can't just rush in, hold the dog down, trim the nails, and get out. Well, you can, but you'll be paying for it the rest of the dog's life. Do that and you're […]
Be Nice to the Kitty (Video)
It surprises many people when they find out a cat also inhabits our house along with the four dogs. I don't know if it's surprising because they can't imagine the mess that five animals must bring or if it's because they can't imagine a cat surviving in a four-dog-household. Oh, Autumn does just fine, thankyouverymuch. […]
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