Not every day is a perfect day. Today was one of those less than perfect days. It was supposed to be a glorious day where friends and family witness the 18 months of hard work we put into preparing a puppy for work as a service dog. Unfortunately, it was not to be… Last week I […]
It’s Official…Adelle Is A Service Dog!
All the hard work we put into raising and training Adelle is finally paying off. We worked with her for nearly two years in preparation for her career as a service dog. The socialization at hockey games, movie theaters, grocery stores, shopping malls, and department stores. The countless hours of obedience classes at CST, PetSmart, […]
Monthly Puppy Progress Report: Archer 2 – 6 Months
Can you believe Archer is already 6 months old? We haven’t been diligent about tracking his progress…until now! You can expect to see a monthly puppy progress report that will track what’s going right and what’s going wrong with Archer’s service dog training. We’ll try to formalize this process in the coming month, but since this […]
What Is An Emotional Support Animal (ESA)?
Emotional Support Animal (ESA) – as defined by Wikipedia: “An emotional support animal (ESA) is a companion animal which provides therapeutic benefit, such as alleviating or mitigating some symptoms of the disability, to an individual with a mental or psychiatric disability. Emotional support animals are typically dogs and cats, but may include other animals. In order to be prescribed an emotional support […]
What Are The 5 Main Objectives Of A Service Dog Puppy Raiser?
We’ve been puppy raising for over 9 years now! Almost into the double digits baby!!! During that time we’ve puppy sat a countless number of guide and service dog puppies, raised/trained 4 guide dog puppies, 1 service dog puppy, and we’re currently raising our second service dog puppy in training. Tack on top of that raising our […]
Word Wednesday – Jubilant Puppy In Training
Jubilant adjective showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant: the cheers of the jubilant victors; the jubilant climax of his symphony. Take a look at the picture above: Archer is a jubilant puppy trying to show his buddy Raven his favorite rat toy. If you have a Labrador Retriever pup like Archer I’m sure from time […]