PROJECT: service pet dog in training
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PROJECT: service pet dog in TrainingWelcome to PROJECT: Service pet 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 impulse decision nor must it be something you take lightly.
Before we brought home Linus back on January 7th, 2005 I did a ton of research reading books and magazines, talking to friends and family, and yes, I even consulted my good friend Mr. Google.
For lots of years I’ve wanted PuppyInTraining.com to be the definitive resource for any individual getting a new puppy…with a little twist.
While some people may just want to learn the basics of training a puppy I’ve had lots of others ask me what can they do to raise and train their puppy like a service Dog.
That’s where this web site is different. We don’t want to show your puppy to be good. We want your puppy to be GREAT!!!
Bear a service pet dog in TrainingJust a couple days ago we received this email from one of our readers:
“I have been so interested in pet dog training the last few years, particularly in the training aspect of raising a service dog, but fortunately, never really needed an actual service dog. I’ve been scouring the web for encourage and support because I am hopefully going to raise a new puppy (just a family pet) next year but cannot find such information besides the normal obedience training books. lots of of them are very helpful, but I’m curious to know what an actual puppy raiser would do. and what they would do differently. Wouldn’t it be terrific if all pet dogs be raised the same way and grow up to be as well mannered as service dogs?!” –B.E.
Your puppy doesn’t have to be a service pet dog to act like one and a lot of of the things we make with our SDiT (Service pet dog in Training) are not tough and are fun activities that help you build a better relationship with your dog.
All that being said what exactly is PROJECT: Service pet dog in Training?
PROJECT: Service pet dog in Training
PROJECT: Service pet dog in training is a combination of everything we’ve been doing, learning, and sharing on our blog over the past 10 years.
At it’s core we’re going to show you how to raise and train your puppy like a service pet dog in training (SDiT).
Here’s a quick outline of what we plan on doing over the next 2 years:
Phase I (Sep. 2018 – Feb. 2019)
Over the past 10+ years we’ve raised 11 service Dogs in training for multiple organizations.
During that time I’ve thoroughly read a half dozen puppy raiser manuals, dozens of books on dogs, blog posts, white papers, and various other material about pet dog training and behavior.
We’ve even attended conferences and seminars to additionally our knowledge about all things dog.
On top of all the book work and lectures I’m also apprenticing and working to become a certified professional pet dog Trainer.
My goal in phase I is to share what I know about raising and training a service pet dog puppy with you, ideal here on the blog.
Charlie a service pet dog in TrainingPhase II (Feb. 2019 – Jul. 2020)
As I pointed out earlier we plan on getting our next service pet dog puppy around February 2019 and that’s when the real fun begins. The goal of phase II is to follow the guidelines we wrote in phase I on how to raise a SDiT.
We will keep a weekly Vlog to share what we’re doing with our puppy including his successes and failures.
Guys, every puppy is different. It’s very possible that we will have to make changes on the fly. Some puppies development quicker while others take a lot more time.
It’s even possible our puppy will not make it as a service Dog.
There are lots of great occupation changed puppies that get adopted and step on to other jobs like search and Rescue, therapy Dogs, or family Pets.
Just to give you an idea, we’ve had a lot more failures then successes. Out of the 11 dogs we’ve raised 4 are working dogs, 2 are still in training, and 5 are occupation changed.
This is not uncommon lots of dogs do not have the proper temperament, health requirements, or flat out just don’t want to work…they’d rather be couch potatoes.
Phase II will help me make adjustments to my initial ideas detailed in phase I.
Phase III (Sep 2018 – Sep 2020)
The goal of phase III is to gather everything we learned from phase I and phase II into detailed guides to help you raise your next puppy like a service pet dog in Training.
Printables – puppy training basics.
Quickstart Guides -common puppy behavior problems
E-Books – pet dog behavior and obedience training.
Sponsor a Puppy – The cost to raise and train a service pet dog often exceeds $20,000. We need all the help we can get to supply these pups to individualnull