Running out of Idea for creative delivery of food treats for your dog?  Using a bit of imagination can improve a dog’s food motivation by turning the pursuit of the treats into a fun game! They might be used to deliver each treat during a training session, or several at the end as a Premack […] The post Creative Ways to Deliver Training Treats to Your Service Dog first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

University of California (Davis) study on the health effects of neutering Golden Retrievers. The post Health Concerns about Spaying or Neutering Your Golden Retriever Service Dog first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

65 minute webinar on training tips to improve the success of your service dog candidate. The post Free DIY toy that is sure to keep your dog happy! first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

There are many options that can be used as reinforcers for teaching and training your service dog while he learns new behaviors and proofs and generalizes known ones.  Food Toys Social Interaction/Play Things in the Environment (The things that distract dog can often be used as reinforcers.) Learned Behaviors the dog loves to do Four […] The post Training Reinforcers first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

Once your dog has been trained to do a specific behaviour, any training tool you use needs to be gradually removed from training (faded) or replaced with a different cue for the dog to know that she's working. Fading is the process of removing the training tool from use usually after a cue is added ... This […] The post How Do I Gradually Reduce (aka Fading) The Use of Training Tools?  first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

Learn how to make a DIY free no sew tug and chew toy for your dog. The post No Sew DIY Dog Tug and Chew Toy “Octopus” first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

Learn some common errors we see with owner-trainers and how to solve them. How many of these do you do? The post Common Training Errors Made by Owner-Trainers of Service Dogs first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

Puppies are simply babies. Don’t be afraid to “spoil” your puppy. You can gradually change how much care and direction a puppy needs in a process called shaping. This is where you plan graduated steps of changing or removing the support your puppy is getting as long as he is successful at the current step.  The post Apprehensive About Starting Your Service Puppy Candidate Off Right? first appeared on Service Dog Training Institute ..read more

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