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coffee-mage-sans-caffeine · 6 months

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My wife's service dog in training, Matilda, is trained to be super annoying at specific times of day. This is because my wife's executive dysfunction does not allow her to 'unfreeze' and therefore she gets 'stuck' in places/doing things long after she needs to move on to another task, room, etc. This isn't some arbitrary 'you should only play video games so long' type of thing. It's 'If unattended, my wife will not eat or sleep because moving from one thing to another is very hard'. Eating and sleeping are necessary things for survival, so moving to these tasks is necessary for survival. Matilda has therefore been taught things like 'ten pm is bedtime'. In order to help Matilda with this, her feeding schedule is on a pretty tight timeline as well--this way her internal body cues are lined up with the schedule of the day. For example, Matilda is fed between 8 and 830 pm (usually at about 810 pm, as it works out). She poops at 830 pm after dinner and she will throw a WHOLE FIT if she is not let out at this time. Daylight Savings has Happened to Matilda. She's only just a year old, so she does not remember Daylight Savings last year (she was two weeks old, roughly) and she does not remember the spring time change, either, as she was a fairly young puppy at that time and therefore not trained to a schedule like this. She is BEREFT. We're making her wait an hour for dinner. We're making her wait an hour for bedtime. She knows she needs to go out at 830, but it is not time for her to poop yet, which is BAFFLING. This poor dog. I'm sure she'll adjust in a week or two, but poor Matilda. We need to outlaw Daylight Savings. For Matilda.

#service dog in training #dog training #dogtraining #dogs #dog #puppy #daylight savings

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evergreen-pumpkin · 5 months

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A snapshot of one morning, on a relaxed day with mild weather. Now imagine this when it's crowded or when it's raining or snowing.

Video description: POV from the lap of a wheelchair user. Very shaky. OP is going downhill on a fall day. Lots of trees and fallen leaves around. There are construction trucks to the left in the very beginning. Every now and then, you can see a German Shepherd on the left. Second obstacle shows a food robot crossing the sidewalk to drive in front of OP, but it stops suddenly and OP crashes into it. OP continues down the hill until she reaches another food robot, which is obstacle 3. This robot sits in the middle of the sidewalk while OP navigates around it. Then OP comes to a concrete ramp with iron railings, which is obstacle 3.5. It is very steep. After the ramp, OP goes to cross the street, where a black SUV blows through the crosswalk. Obstacle 4 is a ramp with red brick. OP struggles to move up and pauses at one point before continuing again to obstacle 5, where there is a big concrete building and manual doors. The German Shepherd service dog goes up to push the accessibility button multiple times to no avail. A student comes and opens the door, OP enters through two sets of doors into a hallway. Clip change to obstacle 6, OP is wheeling down a hallway and approaches a white elevator with out of order signs.

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cheytheratking1 · 7 months

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Dutch is 10 weeks old today :) one day he'll be able to fit into his vest

#red dead redemption 2 #red dead redemption community #dutch van der linde #labrador retriever #servicedog #showdog #rdr2 #dogs #red dead redemption fanart #dog training #service dog in training #medical alert dog

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fayeandknight · 8 months

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Just had the cutest interaction while training Forte.

We were working on alternating between casual heeling/llw and fmp with him in harness around the block. We'd come full circle back to the driveway when I spotted a young kid on a bike coming up the road.

I put Forte in a down and planned to reward him as kid and dad passed by. But the kid saw Forte and stopped in front of us while repeatedly pointing out the doggy. (Kid was young, training wheels and dad's hand on the back of his seat.)

I could tell dad was getting uncomfortable because kid would not move on and was very fixated on Forte. So I looked at dad and explained that this dog is learning to be a service dog, which is a special dog who helps people. That this dog loves people but needs to be able to ignore them when he's working so he can focus on the handler. And if they had a few minutes, would they want to help me train him.

Dad relaxed and said yes. So I asked the kid if he could ride around real fast and call to the doggy. If the doggy stayed in his down I'd reward him with a tasty treat. Kid was pumped to do so. After a few minutes I thanked them both for helping me train my dog.

As the kid rode off I could hear him excitedly telling his dad "I helped train a service dog. They're really special dogs ". And dad agreed that he did and that he'd done a good job. Kid proceeded to say "I'm going to tell mom I helped train a service dog. Does she know they're special dogs?" To which dad said mom's going to be impressed because she knows those are special helper dogs and their training is really important.

It was such a wholesome interaction.

#dogblr #forte #belgian tervuren #service dog in training #psychiatric service dog #sdit #distraction training #kids are often a trigger for me so when i train around them it's usually at a distance #plus I'm sure the dad was nervous about his young son fixating on an unknown dog #so it really felt like a win for all to invite them to be part of the training #also it was so cute to hear the kid be so excited about helping train Forte #they moved into the neighborhood at the beginning of summer and this was our first real interaction #it felt really nice to have it be a positive learning experience #unrelated picture of Forte with his beloved piggy for tax

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mandana-the-service-pup · 5 months

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A Complex Mobility Task: 📫🦮

Since moving into a house, Mandana has started to develop a habit of barking loudly when mail or packages are dropped off. Rather than punish her for this natural behavior I’m giving her the tools to deal with it in a more productive manner.

1. She rings the bell to let me know the mail was delivered.

2. She sits and waits for me to open the door and give her commands instead of bolting outside.

3. She brings the packages inside and stacks them in a pile.

4. She opens the packages for me only when I ask and only until I ask her to stop so as not to damage anything.

5. She helps me pick up items and throw trash away.

It’s a bit of extra work for me right now but she really enjoys it and it’s going to be very helpful when the training is complete.

#belgian malinois #3 years #service dog in training #medical alert service dog #mobility tasks #mobility service dog #ehlers danlos syndrome #dysautonomia #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #inflammatory polyarthropathy #service dogblr #dogblr #positive reinforcement #🎵#spectra therapy laser

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arwenthegreat · 5 months

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Excuse me?? Is this... The prettiest dog who ever lived???

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themiscyradobermans · 5 months

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Tumblr... I am begging you to do your thing. My beloved Kaladin Halfdan has been hit by a car and his owner Liam as well as his entire family is devastated. Please please please consider donating and if you can't donate, please share far and wide. On top of being all around amazing top notch people for reasons outlined on the gofundme page, Liam being queer and disabled means his life quite literally depends on Kaladin's.

#gofundme #service dog #service dog in training #epilepsy #disability #seizure alert #medical alert #veterinary care #puppy #fundraising #queer #trans #lgbtqia

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dog-gutz · 4 months

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This Friday Molly got to meet a robot! The local junior high robotics team dedicated some time to come to the nursing home where I work so the patients could see their robot and learn about how it works! Me and my coworkers agreed it was a great opportunity for Molly to learn how to function around unexpected things, she did VERY well considering you don't see robots everyday. The team was nice enough to let me get a photo of the bot with Molly, and she thoroughly enjoyed watching it wander around the floor (I let her watch the bot for awhile since it was a new experience and expecting her to focus right away was just completely unrealistic). She was able to effectively task and listen to commands even while watching her environment which is exactly what I hoped for. Great job Molly!

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8irdies · 4 months

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road trip pics! we went to visit my grandparents. lavender is still in training so she can’t fly on airplanes which is why we were driving this year!

this is raspberry, a jellycat bunglie bramble bunny. she’s super cute! and the texture is very stimmy. she’s the 10 inch version. highly recommend the bunglies to those considering them.

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nightlocked-in · 6 days

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dog trainer peeta helping katniss train a service dog for prim fic?

would any of you be interested in reading some fics (probably one shots) where P or K have a service dog? i trained my service dog and know sooo much about it and have all this information lodged in my head and nowhere to put it LOL

it would be cute if like, prim got diagnosed with epilepsy, so katniss wants to get her a medical alert dog to help her out. and peeta has a mobility assistance animal to help with his mobility issue, maybe a prosthetic or some other disability. and he fell in love with dog training and he trains katniss’ dog for prim and they fall in love lol.

#katniss everdeen #the hunger games #thg #everlark #peeta mellark #nightlocked-in #service dogs #service dog #service dog in training

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jellyfishfem · 16 days

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this whole karen thing is going to prevent women and girls from speaking up and defending themselves. its a tool that can be used to silence us.

just now i was out with my puppy (and soon to be service dog) and a few meters away from us was standing a guy, filming me and my pet. i am used to people doing this and any service animal owner or maybe even just a regular pet owner can tell you that its common to get photographed or filmed without our consent. yea it sucks. i was playing fetch with my puppy and the guy with the phone did not try to hide the fact that he was filming at all. he was doing it shamelessly. it was so intimidating because apparently he was sure enough of himself to do this. i am very bad at confrontation and i hate myself for not speaking up but i was scared id come off as a “karen” and hed upload the video somewhere and then the whole internet will do what it does to “karens”. i tried hiding my puppy so he wont get his content but he still filmed a lot i think. and now this made me realise that this is probably happening to a lot of women already. it makes me angry.

#radfem #radblr #radical feminism #feminism #misogny #service dog #service animal #dog #puppy #service dog in training #karen #”karen”#social media #filming without consent

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workingflooff · 8 months

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I recently started to teach Finn how to pull into his harness.

“Why would you ever want to teach a service dog how to pull??”

Well this is a task called forward pull (forward momentum pull, forward momentum, etc). This a a task were a dog pulls into a harness in a controlled manner to assist the handler. It is similar to guide except there is more force being put in harness and the dog isn’t making any kind of directional decisions.

I am personally teaching this task because I have been struggling with extreme fatigue. Last school year it was such a problem that I would get to school and couldn’t walk to any classes because I was so exhausted. So this year I am planning on using this task for him to pull me to class when I am fatigued. As well as maybe using it when I’m dissociated or overwhelmed.

#autism #nerodivergent #autisic #service dog #service dog in training #disability advocacy #narcolepsy #dogs #disabled #disabilties #severe fatigue #dog #dogs of tumblr

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rosiescrypt · 1 month

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Disabled people, physical, mentally, however, what is just basic items you have in your emergency take with you bag? Especially service dog handlers, Im trying to prepare mine and want to get some ideas.

#rosie.talks #disabled #service dog #service dog in training #actually disabled #disability #psychatric service dog #physically disabled

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fayeandknight · 7 months

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The face when you would like to request your person stop rotting on the couch and play with you.

#dogblr #forte #belgian tervuren #service dog in training #psychiatric service dog #request granted #this is from Sunday #when i was going hard in my negative feelings #and he was both polite and insistent in getting me up and outside #i sat on the steps and threw his ball #it was low effort for me but definitely made us both feel better #he's a good egg

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mandana-the-service-pup · 6 months

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Teaching Mandana to clean up the sweetgum balls so she can play without stepping on them.

#belgian malinois #3 years #service dog in training #puppy quirks #positive reinforcement #canine enrichment #cooperative care #service dogblr #dogblr #rental house #rental #yard work

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arwenthegreat · 5 months

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A snow baby!!

When we take breaks at work, I give her time to go potty outside and run around and sniff a bit since it's a lot to expect of a dog to be focused the entire work day. It snowed over the last couple days and Arwen is *ecstatic*

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