Having an intact male dog can come with its own set of challenges, including encountering a bitch in season. But it's an important distraction to work around and proof behaviors around because not only will I likely encounter a BIS at various competitions and events, but they will also be present in the real world while working your service dog.
This is a super high level distraction so ...
2025-09-22 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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Preparing a service dog for public access is all about breaking big, overwhelming environments into smaller, manageable steps. One of the most challenging environments for many dogs? The gym. Between the clanging weights, buzzing treadmills, sudden noises, crowds of people, and strong smells—i...
2025-09-18 01:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Denver's preliminary OFA Hip results came in and he passed with a rating of "Good" which is great news. You can find out more about the OFA rating scale and what each rating means here.
What does this mean for Denver and I?
1) I'll be able to pursue training guide work and leading ta...
2025-09-15 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
👉🏽 Start Video at 5:12 to skip all the technical difficulties!
Here's a couple of the links I mentioned:
Harness Loading for Gear Sensitive Dogs: https://youtu.be/UY5ch2FY_jU
Integrating New Puppy Into Established Dog Household: 2025-09-09 21:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Q&A Live: Tuesday September 9th @3pm ET (link/event posted on Patreon)
Note: After lots of positive feedback from last month, this live will be streamed through Patreon BUT I am attempting to actually run it through Zoom and onto Patreon to be able to provide live captions, as that is not something Patreon provides with the new livestreaming service at this time (tho...
2025-09-04 14:16:11 +0000 UTC View Post
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How do you know if your service dog (in training) is really ready to work? 🐾
In this video, I’m sharing the three quick tests I use right after we get out of the car to see if my dog is focused, connected, and ready for public access training.
I’ll walk...
2025-09-04 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks!
I caught this little moment of real-life engage-disengage/offered attention while I was filming for another video in the parking lot of a shopping center. A husky had come by and done a bit of staring at Denver and then walked in the direction you can see Denver looking.
The first little bit is some displacement sniffing on the ground in response to the dog walking by. ...
2025-09-01 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Folks!
Welcome! Whether you're contemplating joining the Patreon DOGGY•U Community, or have just joined in on the fun, this video will give you all the information you need to get started with navigating the resources I have available here on Patreon.
Please note that while I do have a ton of resources available here o...
2025-08-31 13:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
🚨 It’s finally here! 🚨
Potty Training for Service Dogs is now live! Discounted pricing ends September 1st. Remember that as a paid Patreon member you'll get an additional 20% off using your exclusive Patre...
2025-08-29 15:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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Denver turns one tomorrow! 🎉
Can you even believe it??
To celebrate, I put together a video on the 10 biggest lessons I’ve learned (and re-learned!) in his first year of service dog training.
From puppy chaos to real progres...
This is a short clip of what I did right after entering a new location with Denver to practice rally with a friend.
I started by actually leaving Denver in the car while I set up the course. This allowed me to focus completely on him once I got him out of the car. I first give him a chance to sniff around outside and potty before entering the building.
My friend was already practi...
2025-08-25 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
You are seeing this video ad-free and a day early. Thanks for being a Patreon member! Lately, social media has been flooded with viral video
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Lately, social media has been flooded with viral videos of off-leash service dogs strutting through stores. They look flashy, but he...
2025-08-21 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey Ya'll!
I had a couple requests for videos of what my walks/hikes with Denver look like. It's pretty challenging to film your own walks alone, but I did my best here and I think there's some good takeaways.
Note that I did more here than I would typically do in any 6 minutes on the trail, but I do practice all of these things on almost every hike, just spaced out a bit more (bu...
2025-08-18 11:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis month Taylor Lima from Pup To Perfection joined us to discuss the topic of ignoring distractions. We discuss why dogs get distracted, exercises to work around distractions, video examples, and answer questions at the end.
Enjoy!
2025-08-13 00:34:35 +0000 UTC View PostHey Ya'll!
Here's a little thing I learned in competition obedience class this month that I thought was interesting.
Here's the company I got the custom ...
You are seeing this video ad-free and a day early. Thanks for being a Patreon member! Think trick titles are just for fun? Think again. In
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Think trick titles are just for fun? Think again.
In this week’s video, I’m breaking down how earning trick dog titles can actuall...
2025-08-07 01:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
August Topics Include:
Topics:
Counter Surfing
Barking at Stimuli in a New Home
Location-Based Good/Bad Behavior
Sudden Mouthiness in 9 Mo Old Puppy
Service Dog Barking at Certain People at Night
Saying “Hi” To People On Leash?
Appropriate SD Responses to Other Dogs in Public
2025-08-06 18:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post
🚨 It’s finally here! 🚨
Potty Training for Service Dogs is now available for presale and officially launches this September!
Whether you're owner-training your own service dog, or a dog trainer lookin...
2025-08-04 18:57:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Tuesday August 12th @6 pm ET (link in separate post for Inner Circle)
This month I'm bringing on my friend and colleague Taylor Lima of Pup to Perfection to speak on training dogs to work around and ignore distractions. If your dog struggles with distractions, you'll definitely want to join as T...
2025-07-31 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Q&A Live: Wednesday August 6th @1pm ET (check your email for the live invite or come to Patreon on that day and time)
Deep Dive Live: Tuesday August 12th @6 pm ET (link in separate post for Inner Circle) Topic: Ignoring Distractions/Neutrality (details below)
What is a Live Q&A vs. a Deep Dive?
Live Q&...
2025-07-31 16:00:25 +0000 UTC View Post
You are seeing this video ad-free and a day early. Thanks for being a Patreon member! Y’all! I’ve been working on this behind the scenes for
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Y’all! I’ve been working on this behind the scenes for a while, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you! I’ve ta...
2025-07-31 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Ya’ll,
So I wanted to give you an update on Patreon.
I’m struggling, I’m overwhelmed, and I’m getting burned out. And I know I’m getting burned out because I started looking at jobs outside the industry. So that’s not great, nor is it the headspace I want to bring to this wonderful community.
Publicly, I’ve been making weekly YouTube videos and 16-20 sh...
2025-07-29 15:00:22 +0000 UTC View PostDenver is a chompy little guy without a natural calm hold, so I've avoided training the formal hold until now to give him some time for his brain to develop. After working on my chin rest for the last few months to the point that I can use it for cooperative care behaviors, I was finally ready to start ...
2025-07-28 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
You are seeing this video ad-free and a day early. Thanks for being a Patreon member! Thinking about adding a puppy to your dog crew? When I
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Thinking about adding a puppy to your dog crew?
When I brought home my new puppy, John Denver, I was walking into a chall...
A colleague of mine, Sharon Wachsler (CPDT-KA KPA-CTP), recently wrote a great article about veterinary medicine and service dogs that I wanted to pass along.
I personally went ahead and wrote a nice email to my veterinarian thanking her for everything she and the team does for my dogs and then passed the article along, noting that I wasn't sure if they had any service dog teams as clien...
2025-07-22 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostOne of my favorite tasks for crowd control is blocking. And while I showed this quick clip of all the steps to training blocking in the Deep Dive last week (along with some of Denver's training towards this task and other behaviors you can teach with a rear foot target foundation) I wanted to post it here as a quick reference for those specifically searching for this task!
If you need mor...
2025-07-21 18:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
You are seeing this video ad-free and a day early. Thanks for being a Patreon member! Should service dogs also compete in dog sports? If so,
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Should service dogs also compete in dog sports? If so, in what sport?
It’s a question I get all the time — and th...
2025-07-17 01:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn this Deep Dive we're taking what we learned in Rear Foot Targets Part 1 and applying it to practical behaviors for both daily life and task-related behaviors (pull, blocking, backing out...
2025-07-15 18:28:03 +0000 UTC View PostIn this video I'm working on Denver's cooperative care protocol. I thought it would be a good one to show how I completely stop what I'm doing when he lifts his head, and wait for him to opt back in before continuing. If he were to remove himself from the platform, we'd do a scatter and call it a day. But what's nice about him lifting his head is it gives me an opportunity to show him he is in ...
2025-07-14 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post