Assistance Dog Skills

Best of the Barking Butler

wagthedog March 19, 2020August 31, 2020Assistance Dog Skills, Great Tricks, Training Methods, Uncategorized, Videosassistance dog skills, deliver an object, deliver to a person, dog training, dog tricks, how-to teach dog tricks, presa canario, retrieving, take it to mom/dad, tricks

Have you ever wished your dog could pass your husband that wrench? Or that you could send your dog to the garden with a note for mother? One of the best tricks you can teach your barking butler is to deliver objects to targets. In this article, we will go through the 3 simple steps it takes to teach your dog to deliver an object to another person. Teach ‘take it to mom/dad’ Pre-requisite training: Retrieving is required, knowing names … Continue reading “Best of the Barking Butler”

Protected: Does your dog know your name?

wagthedog March 18, 2020March 19, 2020Assistance Dog Skills, Dogs, Great Tricks, Training Methods, Uncategorized, Videos

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Therapy Dogs and Service Dogs Are Not The Same: A Helpful Guide

wagthedog May 21, 2018September 15, 2020Assistance Dog Skills, Featuredassistance dogs, guide dogs, PADS, service dog certification, service dogs, therapy dog certification

One of the more difficult aspects of our job is trying to identify what people mean when they call us and say they want their dog “certified as a PADS dog”. Pacific Assistance Dogs Society is a Burnaby-based service dog charity recognized by Assistance Dogs International. They specialize in dogs for the Deaf and disabled, and they also provide facility therapy dogs for organizations like the RCMP, Canuck’s Place Children’s Hospice, and local schools. Wag the Dog cannot get your … Continue reading “Therapy Dogs and Service Dogs Are Not The Same: A Helpful Guide”

Teach Your Dog To Dress Themselves

Wag The Dog May 27, 2016Assistance Dog Skills, Dogs, Great Tricks, Videosassistance dogs, chilliwack dog trainer, dog, dog trainer vancouver, dog trainers, dog training, dog tricks, dogs, hope dog trainer, how to, learning, pet tricks, positive reinforcement, reward mark, skills, training, training equipment, training methods, tricks, videos

Your dog might not ever be ready to move out and go to college, but teaching this easy trick will make your life a little smoother, on a daily basis, which adds up. Most importantly, giving your dog this responsibility will make their life more pleasant. Teach The ‘Dress’ Cue Ensure your dog’s collar, bandana, harness, or backpack is oriented so that large or dangly parts hang down, rather than looming over your dog’s head, hitting them in the face … Continue reading “Teach Your Dog To Dress Themselves”

Teach your dog to retrieve their leash

Wag The Dog April 18, 2016March 21, 2020Assistance Dog Skills, Dogs, Great Tricks

This is one of my favourite tricks! I drop my leash, but my dog doesn’t run away, he politely picks up the leash and places it back in my hand. Nice! Thanks Doug! If your dog already loves to retrieve, you can teach them to fetch their leash in just a few steps. Teach this trick immediately after a short session of playing fetch with items your dog already loves to retrieve like toys. Teach ‘Get Your Leash’ Pre-requisite training: … Continue reading “Teach your dog to retrieve their leash”