Service Dog Training Resources
Whether your goal is to train for service dog work, or just for fun, explore our tips and tools for training useful behaviors!
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ClickerExpo 2014
Laurie Luck
Learn what it takes and what it's like to be a service dog raised in a clicker trained environment. This Session will show you how a service dog organization clicker trains everyone (from volunteer dog walkers to puppy raisers to recipients) and every service dog (from wheelchair assistance to diabetic alert to balance assistance).
Clicker Train Your Own Assistance Dog
Barbara Handelman
This video, Basic Targeting and Advanced Applications, covers many topics for service and assistance dogs are including: how to train nose targeting and foot targeting behaviors, and using targeting to work with light switches, drawers, and cabinet doors, and handicapped access doors.
ClickerExpo 2013
Michele Pouliot
Michele Pouliot shows you the advantages of the clicker trained retrieve, give you the steps to move forward with your dog, and offer tools to use to move forward with other animals. You’ll see how the clicker trained retrieve becomes a highly useful, flexible skill in your dog’s repertoire. Whether your retrieve goals are for competitive obedience, for service dog work, or just for fun, this lecture is for you.
