Have you ever wondered… Question: How much does a service dog cost? Answer: $25,000 is the total cost to raise and train a service dog including acquiring, training, placing, providing support, vet bills, food, supplies, and other miscellaneous expenses. That’s the quick and dirty answer. If you want to see the details then read on… […]
How To Handle Your Puppy’s First Night At Home
Your puppy’s first night at home. It’s definitely exciting…It’s definitely fun…Here are some things to think about before your puppy arrives at your home. It’s been about a year (UPDATE: Yowzers! It’s been almost 12 years now!) since I brought a 7 week old puppy named Stetson home from Guide Dogs of America (GDA). It made me […]
PROJECT: Service Dog in Training
Welcome to PROJECT: Service Dog in Training – Chronicling the journey of one puppy prodigy from birth to working Service Dog. We’re not going to have a new puppy until ohh…about February 2019 when Raven has her next litter. So, why are we talking about this now? If you’re planning to get a puppy it shouldn’t be an […]
Will My Dog Remember Me After A Month? A Year?
…It’s time to turn your service dog puppy in for formal training A.K.A. “Service Dog College”. As you hand your leash over to his new trainer it flashes in your mind…will my dog remember me after a month? a year? It’s one of the most difficult parts of puppy raising, but you’re a grizzled veteran of […]
How Much Does A Guide Dog Cost?
Most people’s jaw drop to the floor when they hear how much a guide dog costs. Question: “How much does a guide dog cost?” Answer: “$40,000 – $60,000″ Wowsers! That’s a huge range and hella expensive! So lets break this down a little further and see if we can dig into what and why it costs […]
Meet The Puppies of PuppyInTraining.com!
Today I want to take a step back and re-introduce all of the puppies of PuppyInTraining.com. I’m not going to include the foster puppies like our GSD litter nor will I include our long or short term guide dog puppy sitting assignments like Toby, Journey, Dingo, Eko, etc. If I did this list would probably […]