At Your Service Dog Training
At Your Service Dog Training
At Your Service Dog Training provides rewards-based coaching for owner-training service dogs. We specialize primarily in psychiatric and mobility service dogs. We offer online training (private coaching as well as group classes) via Zoom for owner-trainers around the country. We also offer on-site lessons, classes, and day training for owner-trainers who are able to travel to Hadley, MA. Visit us at atyourservicedogtraining.com.
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Your videos are so incredibly helpful. I have a little rescue dog and I am trying to teach her to heel but just a bit ahead so that I can see her. Thank you.
I'm so glad they're helpful! Thanks for the feedback!
Thanks. That’s a good idea.
broken down beautifully for this learner! Thank you.
I'm not sure which are the three previous videos in the series that you mention so I can make sure to watch them. Could you please help me? Btw, I have a 3.5 year old golden male who I have been working with since age 8 weeks old...surviving many interruptions (isolating through the beginning pandemic, me having numerous major surgeries, making an intrastate move, living in a cramped one-bedroom apartment, - with a frequent broken elevator - for a year, surrounded by boxes, getting covid myself over the holidays, the list goes on and on!) I use an electric wheelchair and have never been able to teach him to walk next to my chair. He insists on trying to pull/run the entire time and I don't know how to change this. I've gone extremely slowly or in a zig-zag pattern. I've gone one step forward at a time and not gone any further if he attempts to pull, which he does. I've attempted to get him used to a head halter, like my 2nd service dog. (Tucker would be my 3yrd if he could learn to walk calmly.) Just as a way to round out the picture, if it plays a part, my first service dog trainer for him had me attach a long line to a harness on Tucker to have him exercise daily by running ahead of my wheelchair. We did that for a year. He loved it but as he got bigger and stronger, he would pull my wheelchair at an angle because of where he had to be safely tethered. Now at over 3, he's too strong and too big to do this and I don't know how to get him to stop pulling. Tucker has so many amazing service dog skills that I hope I can learn how to train loose-leash walking for him. Do you have resources or suggestions that could please help me and Tucker? Thank you in advance!
Hi. Thanks so much for your comment. Yes, I've included links below for some of our training videos geared to wheelchair users. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJeHlq2RZ5a3cqQ.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4Cl1sqaqa3Yfrw.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/hp2FpI9rnKi8ito.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5qh0K5meqqpodI.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/qnueu5d7ZZXKmdo.html It sounds like you've had a really rough time over the last few years, and been very creative and persevering in training with him around obstacles. Given that you've already tried several things, I wouldn't want to make a recommendation off the cuff. You will get better results if I know the complete picture and can work with you and Tucker on a tailored solution. If you'd like my help addressing the leash walking issue, feel free to visit our website at atyourservicedogtraining.com or email Laurie, my office manager, at [email protected]. I'll be happy to train with you and Tucker. All the best! - Sharon
Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply. Yesterday I found out the elevator in my building broke down and the part they need will take 4 months to get so I'm in a position of having to find a new place to live for Tucker and me ASAP that is wheelchair accessible. I will check out the recommended videos and visit your website! Thank you again!
@@swissmiss221 Oh my gosh, how awful. I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you and Tucker land in a good, accessible place soon. Feel free to get in touch when we can be of help.
Do you have any affordable remote feeders to recommend? A couple of feeders I heard of are all upwards $200😮
The Pet Tutor Mini is a great option. Really good remote feeder. Don't know about the cost but think it's less than that. The Manners Minder (AKA Treat & Train) is the one in this video. It definitely used to be around $125. Don't know what it is now, but you should be able to find it by looking online.
Brilliant!
Alex! It's been a long time. I'm so happy to see you're doing well. Thanks for the helpful advice!
What is the green button
It's just a button that Molly trained her dog to hit (same idea as the Staples "Easy" button or the "talking buttons" that are popular right now. Or those button lights you can press to turn on. She trained her dog to hit the button, and every time he does, she uses the remote to dispense from the feeder. You could also rig it so the remote feeder button is under something like a larger button so your dog could trigger the remote feeder himself.
I'm curious Sharon. You're only grabbing one treat at a time from the pouch. Is it ok to hold all 10 treats in your hand in a closed fist and dispense one at a time with just two fingers?
Hi Lee. Thanks for your question. I’m looking forward to having Phoenix in class! In some cases, it works well to have a lot of treats in your hand. This tends to be when you’re in a situation where you need to dispense treats very quickly, which sometimes is when you’re not using a clicker. For example, if training a long Sit or Down, and you’re trying to get a stream of treats to the dog in quick succession. Or sometimes when training a “go settle on a mat” behavior. However, in most cases it works better to either just get each treat from the pouch or hold the treats behind your back. This is because otherwise the dog just stares at the treat hand and doesn’t take in the other information. (Especially as you have a Lab, this is likely! ;-) ) So it’s a good practice to get in the habit of doing click, reach, treat. However, there are some situations where having the hand pre-loaded works great.
Thanks Sharon!
Great video, I'm quadriplegic with limited movement only in my right hand, do you have any advice how to train with one hand since i use the same hand for the joystick once i start moving my hand is busy for treats
Thank you for this great question. There are a few options. The lowest-cost option would be to start standing still, using a telescoping flyswatter smeared with food (as shown in kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIOIpKSDYpngk7Q.html) which you can hold in your right hand, but will be long enough to extend to your left side, too. Give your dog’s target cue, then hold out the flyswatter. Mark as your dog is coming toward the target, and allow it a lick before you lift it up and cue for the other side. I would park yourself in front of a barrier so your dog has to go behind you to get to the other side. If you repeat this often enough, you can then add some movement. Another option is to get one or two remote feeders (such as the Treat & Train, but there are now several on the market) and put one on your left, and use your hand to treat on the right. I’ve had clients with limited dexterity who found the remotes very usable, however it’s also an option to glue a button or other small protuberance onto the remote and the you can push it against your arm rest with a fist or even your arm to activate it. Hope this helps!
Love this! Thank you
Thanks. You provided a lot of very interesting and thought provoking information.
Thank you so much, I've got a 4 month lab just coming out of a case of giardia who is going to need some extra help with her gentle leader introduction while we wait for my trainer to ok her coming back to class. I definitely needed a little help on small step suggestions for her. Luckily she's a lab, regular meals are just as good as beef lung, no need to wait until her tummy to accept treats since she's already back to eating regular meals! Making my life so much easier, thanks.
Wow!! Y'all are doing great. We just started in agility too :)
I hope Radar can walk that calmly by an unexpected dog by next spring when we'll be taking our first PAE in April! He's doing better, but will still whine a pull a bit. I keep him in heel position, but he's not able to keep the leash loose when passing a dog yet. Lots better than the reactive barking and lunging he used to to.
M trained Lula for about a year with me, on and off, to get to this level.
Hi! What cue are you giving? Teeth? or Take?
Hi Michelle. I'm saying "Take." But you can use any cue you want.
Fantastic video!! Thank you for making this, it’s going to be shared A LOT
I have a Golden Retriever that hopelessly pulled on his leash. I tried everything and every method of breaking this. I ordered the Gentle Leader thinking it would be another failed attempt. Just the opposite. It was an IMMEDIATE transformation. No middle ground. With the Gentle Leader, I have a different well behaved leash trained dog. The difference was like a light switch. Absolutely amazing!!
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Well done!
This was absolutely the best introduction on how to properly introduce the head collar to your dog!! Thank you for sharing this excellent method in this way . I am sharing it with several people who are interested in using this 👍👍👍👍🐾🐾🐾🐾
Thanks, Els! I’m so glad it was helpful.
Bruh, dog will fight no matter how many treats you give. You put the leash by force then immediately reward them with instant walk. My dog started loving it in 3 days, now he sits and stays still while I putting the leash around his nose.
What if your dog is like mine and every time you try to give food or a high value treat through the head collar they run away from it or push the collar away and try to go straight for the treat instead?
If your dog has a really negative association with the halter already, you might need to switch to one that looks very different - different color, different style. Then, so more of the first step of just showing the halter and feeding, then putting it away. You might need to just do that step for several days until your dog is thrilled just to see it. When you get that, the next step, hold the treat behind the halter and make sure you’re not moving it at all when they put their head through. We often subconsciously move the loop toward the dog.
Thank you!!
If it takes 3 weeks, how should I react to my dog pulling on the leash during regular walks during that time?
Train without the head halter for now. Focus on rewarding your dog when the leash is loose. There's a lot more to say on this (HUGE topic!) but I can't answer that in a youtube comment. :-) Try searching youtube for "clicker training loose leash walking." Emily Larlham (Kikopup) usually has great tips.
How long does this process take
It depends on a number of factors including how food motivated the dog is, how often you train, how high-value the food is, and how the dog feels about the halter. Usually, it takes about 3 weeks, but I have conditioned dogs to it in about a week during a board-and-traim (but I’m very skilled/experienced and this was a very food-motivated dog, and we trained on it often), and with other dogs it takes 4-6 weeks. So it really depends. Just go at the rate the dog is ready for - when it is showing it is very happy with the current stage, go on to the next.
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This was extremely helpful for my Saint Bernard puppy, thank you!
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this really helped me understand how to use my dog's halti thank you!!!
Oh good. You're welcome!
Helpful! Thanks
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment.
Great video! I always love to see how other trainers train.
Great advice!
Clear, concise and easy to follow. Very helpful. Thank you!!
Oh the puppy stages ❤️ What a little cutie pie she is!