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Training to Lead at Stafford High School in Stafford Kansas has found...

Just to let you know, that Dad is happier than he's been in months. He said that she comes better when he calls her Brittany than Birdie, so he's going to keep the name Brittany. He says when he drops the leash and lets her go, she stays very close to him. If he takes it off she loves to run...

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LAST POST: MCARGILL ON: 3/26/2014 8:30:02 PM

Michele68

Your New Puppy and Car Rides

Your puppy's first experiences riding in a car will influence his or her future reactions to being taken for a car ride. Fortunately, owners can take steps to prevent or reduce their puppy's stress and fear. 1) For the first few days or so, introduce your puppy to your car by putting him in the...

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LAST POST: Kaitlin58 ON: Tue, Mar 25 2014 9:15 AM

Neil Dogy

How can I train my apartment dog to go use the bathroom on its own...

Hi there, I have a small chow/spitz dog who is turning 2 in august, i live in a large to medium sized apartment. She has her own room where she can do all her stuff. What are the steps (In Detail) to teach her to go there on her own? I was surprised by my friends chihuahua who can go to the bathroom...

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LAST POST: NEIL DOGY ON: 3/24/2014 10:42:07 AM

brookcove

Official Service Dog?

For a few years Maggie has been more and more helpful to me in alerting me to knocks at the door, people shouting at the front gate, and the telephone ringing. I'm hard of hearing and it's getting steadily worse. But, now Maggie is 13 and it seems she's getting hard of hearing herself...

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LAST POST: CesarMillan56 ON: Fri, Mar 21 2014 7:25 AM

JesDaMom

We went to Lowes

I called the local LOWE'S Home Improvement store and asked for the general manager. I explained to him how Lillian is practicing to be a Therapy Dog and I would love to bring her to the store to work and expose her to noises and people. He was really nice and replied of course. That made me happy...

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LAST POST: JesDaMom ON: Wed, Mar 19 2014 8:06 PM

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Why Does My Dog Yawn?

In the language of dogs, the yawn is often used as a calming signal. It's a way of saying, I've had enough and my patience is running out. For example, in a training session, your dog may yawn to deal with frustration and to give himself a mental break. The next time your dog yawns while you're...

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LAST POST: DOG.COM ON: 3/18/2014 9:41:57 AM

Lucy85

Unhappy crating or indoor accidents? Do I have to choose?

Hi everyone! My SO and I got our first dog, a 3 month old Cavapoo named Wuffles after years of 'thinking about it', and we are very excited to bring him home last week. Now.. barely 10 days later we are so very tired and frustrated. Wuffles is my first dog, and my SO's second dog, but he...

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LAST POST: JesDaMom ON: Wed, Mar 12 2014 10:27 AM

Steve Malanga

Controversy over therapy dogs....NY Times article

Interesting article on growing use of them. (may require site registration to read) [link http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/fashion/sundaystyles/14PETS.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5087%0A&en=5fb09e06dec41522&ex=1147838400]Therapy dogs[/link]

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:30 PM

coopsmom

Therapy Dog & CGC

Cooper and I will be testing on Saturday and I'm psyched. We did a run through of the test tonight in our Animal Assisted Therapy class (we're the last in the class to finally test) and I'm feeling pretty good about it. Especially because all the things I was worried about are things that...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:30 PM

Stephanie Book

Service Dog Puppy Raisers

Anyone on here that raises puppies to be service dogs or guide dogs? I thought it would be neat to see if anyone else does this, or knows someone that does. I'm currently raising a Black Lab puppy to be a service dog, with the Canine Companions for Indpendence organization. She's now 7 months...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:30 PM

Bauer421

Training a therapy dog

Hey everyone, I posted before about good books for dog training and got a slew of great books that I am currently reading. I am posing the question again, this time with the focus on therapy dog training. Does anyone know what is the best book for therapy dog training? Bauer just recently had his...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:30 PM

Liesje

Therapy Dog People...

So, I found out that our local therapy dog people are offering a bunch of "pet therapy" classes. You go for hour-long training like a regular class, but some of the sessions are off-site. At the end you can take the CGC and therapy dog test. Next week we are starting intermediate obedience...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:29 PM

oranges81

Maze is gonna be a service dog

Ok. Some back story. Alex has a bad back injury and can't move around much. Well last week he had a bad scare. He lost feeling from his hips down to his feet for about 5 seconds. I know in the future, the time may come when he needs a wheelchair to get around in. I don't mind but it got me thinking...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:29 PM

paperflowers11

Tell me what you know about animal assisted therapy!

Hi all, I used this forum a while ago and became really inactive, but I have a question that I thought one or two of you might be able to help me with! I am looking into animal assisted therapy for myself due to psylogical distress. I have not been seeing a therapist for a very long time (unfortunately...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:29 PM

poodleOwned

Therapy Dogs outside the square

Hi I was moved to write this post when i kept reading about people's thoughts about what they think is requried as a therapy dog. Dogs are needed and are great tools across a wide range of therapies and situations. I remember laughing myself silly at the thought of getting my Lab who died this year...

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LAST POST: Dawson Alexander ON: Tue, Mar 11 2014 5:29 PM

coco&teddies mommy

therapy dog..???

I'm located in the NYC area.. my sister suffers from a terminal disease (cystic fibrosis - to learn more, go to www.cff.org ), shes frequently in and out of the hospital (sometimes shes in the hospital 8-10 times a year, for a few weeks at a time). Does anyone know how i would go about training my...

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