The Ultimate Service Dog Training Manual: 100 Tips for Choosing, Raising, Socializing, and Retiring Your Dog

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A One-Stop Shop for Anyone Interested in Learning How to Obtain, Train, Raise, and Live With a Service Dog.
The Ultimate Service Dog Training Manual is the essential resource for laypeople, handlers, and trainers alike who deal with service dogs. Covering everything you need to know about obtaining, training, and living with service dogs, this comprehensive guide provides practical dos and don’ts, tips and tricks, and advice on raising the perfect service dog for various situations.
Complete with illustrative photos, tips, sidebars, and detailed information, Including the history of service dogs, the legalities of where they are allowed in public and who is permitted to have them, what rights are in place to protect them, and more, this service dog bible covers service dog topics like: What handlers want you to knowThe path to becoming a service dogService dog jobs, from allergen alert dogs to psychiatric and seizure dogsCosts of owner-training“Fake” or under-trained service dogsWhat service dogs should and should not do in publicWhat makes a dog unsuitableOverview of standards, requirements, certifications, and gearTask training, from opening doors to assisted pick-up, and moreService dog socializationService dogs at work and schoolService dog retirementThe difference between service dogs, therapy animals, and emotional support animalsAnd more!
From the Publisher

This young black Labrador Retriever is working on skills related to their retrieve, tug and hold

Service dog Axel uses a tug to open the fridge so he can retrieve a beverage for his handler

Service dog Boomer uses nose targeting to push a drawer closed

Autism Support Dog Snipe serves as a point of support and as a sensory anchor for his young partner

Autism Assistance Dogs can help reduce sensory overload by providing deep pressure stimulation and tactile grounding

Once your service dog learns the basic retrieve, you’ll be able to expand and teach them to retrieve all types of items

In addition to providing their routine task work, service dogs can also offer comfort and a sense of stability during hospital admissions

Retrieves should be trained with a wide variety of objects and materials

Carrying items is part of the formal retrieve task work

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1510703160
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510703162
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #233,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #248 in Dog Training (Books)
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