Sit! Basic Commands for Therapy Dogs Sit is a basic obedience command and the foundation for learning other commands. It's one of the easiest commands to teach your dog and thus normally the first command taught. Obedience training is important because it teaches your dog good manners and it can easily be incorporated into many games that you play with your dog. It can be … [Read more...]
A MILITARY DOG HANDLING TEAM
A Military Dog Handling Team This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Adam Belward, who was a military dog handler in the Air Force. Adam’s dad trained dogs in the Air Force during the Vietnam era. He enlisted, went to basic training and then to technical school to be a security forces officer (Air Force police officer). One day during training, the class was asked … [Read more...]
READING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE DOGS (R.E.A.D.)
Reading Educational Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) R.E.A.D. stands for Reading Education Assistance Dogs and is a program launched in 1999 by a non-profit organization, Intermountain Therapy Animals, to help children learn to read by reading to a dog. So, why read to a dog? Sometimes children don't want to read or have difficulty reading because they are afraid. Fear makes … [Read more...]
FACILITY DOGS
Facility Dogs Therapy dogs, service dogs, psychiatric service dogs, assistance dogs, seeing eye dogs, emotional assistance dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), comfort animals, facility dogs - all those titles - ever wonder what they mean? We're going to explain the differences. In previous blogs we talked about therapy dogs, service dogs and emotional assistance dogs. … [Read more...]
SERVICE DOGS
Service Dogs Therapy dogs, service dogs, psychiatric service dogs, assistance dogs, seeing eye dogs, emotional assistance dogs, emotional assistance animals, comfort animals, facility dogs - all those titles - ever wonder what they mean? We're going to explain the differences. The other day we talked about therapy dogs. Today we're going to talk about service … [Read more...]
