Nine years ago I decided to document my first puppy in training, Stetson’s journey to become a guide dog by writing to this blog. It was great and kept friends and family in the loop. Five years ago I decided to take it one step further and document my third puppy in training, Dublin’s journey to […]
Guess Who’s Going To Service Dog College?
Today Adelle began the next step in her journey to becoming a service dog. We like to call it going to Service Dog College. However, Adelle was selected for a special program before she actually starts Service Dog College. So I guess she’s actually going to Service Dog Junior College first 🙂 Every New Beginning […]
What Commands Do You Teach A Service Dog?
As guide dog puppy raisers we teach our puppies 9 basic obedience commands before turn in. Adelle’s service dog training manual lists 30 commands we are to teach our pups! That’s right 30!!! We’ve been raising and training guide dog puppies since 2006! We get the privilege of working with these puppies from the time […]
Apache Is Working Hard On His Service Dog Training
We recently got an email and to quote a part of it: “…I would say he is going to be a Great Service Dog…” We certainly hope this will be true. In case you don’t remember Apache was my last guide dog puppy in training. After spending a month at guide dog college he was […]
Puppy Raisers Gather At OCTA Service Animal Training
We’ve been organizing our Orange County Guide Dogs of America group outings for the past two years and one of our favorites is organized by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The OCTA Service Animal Training is held once a year on the first Saturday of October and offers service animals the opportunity to ride […]
When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Service Dog! –by Apache
Apache started his journey as a guide dog puppy in training, but now he’s in a service dog training program. It’s tough choosing a career just ask all of those kids currently attending college. Heck I’m still not sure what I want to be when I grow up! Anyways, Apache has been on a bit […]
