Seven Easy Steps to Teach “Leave It” December 2012 Here’s the situation: you’re struggling to open a child-resistant cap from a big bottle of Tylenol. Before you know it, the lid pops off and the bottle shoots through the air, spilling Tylenol all over the floor. Your dog comes running, eager to gobble up the […]
Dog Training: Ask the Trainer – How to Teach Your Dog Without the Word “No”
Siena is our 13th service dog we’ve had a hand in raising. And she’s the 13th dog that doesn’t know what the word “no” means. How can that be, I hear you saying. She must be a monster if you don’t say “no.” She, like the other dogs we’ve raised, are very well behaved […]
Service Dog Training: Siena’s Status
After two weeks of making up our minds, then changing our minds again, it’s confirmed: Siena’s still in the program. For now. I’m going to call it her probationary period for lack of a better word. She’s got a long way to go – there are so many things a service dog must excel at (no room […]