Apache left for guide dog college nearly two months ago and if you’ve been following us here on the blog and on Facebook then you already know that he was career changed due to medical conditions. However, some good news did come from this. At first we thought Apache would go into the GDA Adoption […]
Puppy In Training TV – Ep 18 – Puppy Turn In Day
Make sure you bring a handkerchief for this episode of Puppy In Training TV because it’s a real tear jerker. It seems just like yesterday that we picked up a 7 week old puppy from the “D” litter that we named Dublin. As a guide dog puppy raiser we work on basic dog obedience training, […]
Orange County Transportation Authority Service Animal Training
One of our favorite guide dog puppy training events of the year is the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Service Animal Training. Dublin and I had the opportunity to attend this wonderful event last year and lucky for us Dublin gets a second chance to enjoy this awesome event. If you are training a service […]
Service Animal Training Offered By OCTA
Once a year the Orange County Transit Authority offers public transit orientation training to service animals and their handlers. This is one of my favorite events of the year because it gives me and my guide dog puppy in training a chance to not only ride the bus, but also visit Knott’s Berry Farm at […]
OCTA Bus Training And Knotts Berry Farm
Once again we were lucky enough to bring a Guide Dog puppy in training on the OCTA bus service animal training. Last year I took Derby on the OCTA buses, walked outside of Knott’s Berry Farm and even grabbed some lunch with Derby’s brother Dutch. Unfortunately this year I didn’t have a puppy in training […]
OCTA Offers Service Animal Training
Last year the Orange County Transportation Authority provided public transit orientation training to service animals and their handlers / trainers. Myself and Derby were lucky enough to take part in this free program. We shuttled around in the bus starting at the Fullerton Park and Ride and ended at Knott’s Berry Farm for lunch with […]