
4. Goal Setting & Managing Expectations
04/09/24 • 52 min
What's required of a service dog in public, and what might be high-level but realistic goals for behaviour? Claire and Ari discuss minimum public access behaviour standards, how a public access test might differ from day-to-day handling, and a slightly controversial related topic.
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What's required of a service dog in public, and what might be high-level but realistic goals for behaviour? Claire and Ari discuss minimum public access behaviour standards, how a public access test might differ from day-to-day handling, and a slightly controversial related topic.
The Service Dog Pod is brought to you by Alliance Service Dogs (https://allianceservicedogs.com/).
The Service Dog Pod is on social media!
https://www.facebook.com/theservicedogpod
https://www.instagram.com/theservicedogpod
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3. Service Dog Prospects & Paths
Finding a service dog is harder than you may think. In this episode, Claire and Ari discuss what path might be best for handlers in different situations, and shed some light on the differences between program-trained dogs and owner-training.
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5. Pet To Service: Starting With An Older Dog
You might be wondering if your current pet dog has what it takes to be trained as a service animal. In this episode, Claire and Ari discuss when this might be possible, and what the process might look like.
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