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Me and my family are thinking about raising/training a guide dog. I’m really excited but I want to know if there are guide dog schools out there that will give you the dog to train after it has been potty trained and has basic obedience training? Also does some have to be with the dog at all times? (for example what if we have to go to school and work)
Please answer both questions! Sorry about the long question!

P.S. If there are websites to these guide dog training schools please include them in your answer!

http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_dog_puppy_faq

Here are some FAQs regarding your question. Hope that helps!

Please only answer this question if you have ever raised a puppy to become a service dog for an organization like CCI or Guide dogs for the Blind.

I have autism and am getting a puppy soon that I would like to train to be a service dog. And please don’t give me crap, I know training a puppy is very time consuming and requires lots of patience. I want to know what exactly I should do to socialize the pup. After training basic obedience, at what point do you begin to take the puppy everywhere with you, like the store, etc.? I just need to make sure I do this right, don’t overwork the puppy, but still train it well. Thank you in advance
You guys are no help. There are laws in my state allowing a person to train their own service dog and take a dog in training anywhere a service dog would be allowed. I know I can’t give my pup to CCI, I just want to know their puppy raising standards so I know how to raise and socialize my pup before I start the service dog training. I am a very capable trainer, and I am capable of training a service dog.

I have a 3 yr old M pit mix that I have owned since he was a pup, and did all the at home training, socialization etc. I did more intense training when he turned two , as he sort of had a change of demeanor. At this time he is fine. We still attend obedience class, but I have been training him on my own because my elderly Dad is in a “no dogs allowed” condo , and if I can get him service designated I can have extended visits there.
I was told by trainers NOT to socialize my dog to dog parks,etc. because that would negate his therapy work. By the time they told me that it was already too late, I had done it.
What I did do was keep on going. Whenever I went out, I noticed which stores had “no dogs allowed” signs. Many stores have signs that say “no pets, service dogs and dogs in training only”. Any store that has that sign, I take my dog in. I have often called up in advance and told the manager…I have a dog in training and I am planning to come in, is that OK? I have never been turned down. In the beginning, I did not shop, I just did a walk through, with my dog in a heel. I don’t allow him to interact with anyone…no children , customers or other animals, unless I specifically give him the command to greet, which in the store setting, I don’t give him. I am very respectful, and only go to train when the store is not crowded or busy. My dog has learned when he is “working” and when he is not.I don’t have papers, he does not wear a vest.I am not backed by an organization and I fully understand the ramifications of this…that in the event that something happens…I am responsible.
Of course, as you know, you can’t train the dog unless you put him into the situation. I would start taking him around as part of his socialization and introduction to the world, as soon as the vet says he is OK with vaccinations and his immune system is fully working…maybe around 5-6 months. I would go slowly, start with car rides and friends and expose him as much as possible to things like automatic doors, and the like. When he has good obedience…sit, stay, down, come, heel….and an excellent recall….then you can start taking him in whatever store allows you.
Though I would recommend some work with a private trainer…for me the experience took me and my dog to the next level, when I sort of plateaued.
Go for it!! and good luck to you!

I once heard of a program that “Trained” and socialized puppies in preparation for guide/assistance dog training. Puppies were placed in a home for up to a year where they would be socialized, taught basic obedience and house breaking etc by the host family…

Does anyone have contact and information regarding such a program?
I am particularly interested in programs located in the South Eastern part of Massachusetts?

Seeing Eye dogs are trained only at the Seeing Eye, in Morristown, NJ. It does not appear they place puppies anywhere in Mass.
http://www.seeingeye.org/raise/default.aspx?M_ID=425

Here’s a list of other guide dog schools from across the U.S. and around the world. You might find one on this list you can work with. Some require you to live within a certain radius of their facility and others do not. So you’ll just have to make some inquiries.

If you want to find a reputable service dog program to work with, you might check the membership list of Assistance Dogs International:
http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/membershipdirectory.php

We got my 11 y/o daughter a 2-year-old Corgi (from a breed rescue organization) a month ago. She’s incredibly well behaved as a household pet and seems to be very trainable (although the whole heel thing on the leash seems to escape her completely).

My daughter feeds the dog, the dog sleeps with her, she takes the dog for most of her walks and generally loves on the dog. She tries to get her to play or sit on the couch next to her. She is planning on doing obedience training and maybe train for agility in 4-H.

However, the dog has decided that I am the one she wants as her person. She is twice as wiggily when I get home from work as when Erin gets home from school (sometimes if I’m already home she barely cares about my daughter’s arrival) and generally follows me around the house.

My daughter is devastated that “her” dog has become “my” dog.

Although I like dogs in general, this is supposed to be my daughter’s dog. I would NEVER choose a dog of this breed (to me anything smaller than 40 pounds is an overgrown rat), she fell in love with Corgis years ago and I’ve never been able to dissuade her. While I don’t hate the dog or wish it ill, my current “lovie” is my dear kitten.

I have worked with dogs in the past, When I was a teenager I raised/trained a guide dog puppy and worked with an assistance dog organization as an assistant trainer for several years.

I’m also clearly an alpha personality in the family. We make it a big joke, I pretend to be angry over silly things and my (huge) teenage sons and my husband pretend to be terrified of me. It’s an old joke in the family.

I think she’s reacting to my general “dog communication skills” from when I was a trainer (two decades ago!) and to my alpha status in the family, magnified by our family play interaction, but I don’t know what to do about it.

Does anyone know how to get the dog to focus on my daughter instead of me?
This little Corgi has been abandoned twice in her short little life, including being left in the rescue kennels for almost a year. There is no way we’re taking her back. We believe a pet is for life.

The breed rescue group knew the dog was for my daughter, with LOTS of support from myself and my husband. Her interest in doing dog training with 4-H combined with my dog training experience was the key to them letting us take her. She really has been a good doggie-mommy and things are working out exceptionally smoothly, except that the dog wants me instead of her. I don’t mind helping her work with the dog and having her around, I just didn’t want to be a dog’s focus.

Every pet we’ve ever had, from horses to cats to dogs, even chickens, have decided that I am the one to focus on. They’ve been gone for a few years now and it was time to have a dog in the house again.

Sometimes I wish animals liked me less. No one else in the family can “have” a pet. They all end up being mine!

Some suggestions would be simple things… What you do to show your alpha-dog status (such as going through doors first, and walking in front) have your daughter do to you with the dog around. It’s going to be weird, but try to, for a while at least, keep yourself “submissive” in body towards your daughter. And completely ignore the dog. If she tries to follow, shut doors. Let your eyes gloss over her, don’t talk to her, don’t say her name.

*edit* Wow, that’s a lot of thumbs-down. It’s not like I’m saying “abuse the dog” people, just give the dog a new “alpha” to focus of, especially if the old alpha won’t give it any sort of reinforcement for the attachment behaviours.

This is how my mother and I worked to get our first two puppies to bond to us. One was mom’s, the other mine. We ignored the other’s dog for a couple months and by then the bond was well set and we could pay attention to both dogs. Shelby was my mother’s dog always and forever, and Aussie was my boyo until the day he died, 13 years later.

I want a male that is at least a year old, housebroken, and has had obedience training. Can someone guide me to a good source?

http://www.petfinder.org

I have been working as a basic dog obedience instructor for about a year now and I am really looking to further my education in dog psychology. I do NOT want to be a vet or an animal behaviorist. I’m more looking to still train dogs, but more with dog aggression. IE: Dominance Aggression, Fear Aggression, Territorial/Protective Aggression, Dog-on-Dog Aggression. I have done a lot of reading on this and this is where I would really like to end up in my training career. Can anyone guide me in the right direction to receive the right credibility and certification(s) to do this? Any great schools that are canine based or good certification programs?? Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!
I am actually looking into that right now . Thank you so much !

You should join the IAABC. It’s the best place for trainers/behaviorists to learn and share with their peers. It’s the best place to keep up with where dog training and behavior is headed.

Dear Mom,

As you know a dog has been on my mind for several years, the difference between then and now is I am truly serious about adopting a dog. I understand that currently I have no income and that dogs require continues money. As I have been doing research I have found that the main expenses come from medical bills. As all puppies require a set of 6 shots and neutering/spay you have a demanding vet bill in the first few weeks. This can be overwhelming and turn you off of a dog.

Dogs are also a big responsibility, which you surely know. They need to be trained, walked, fed and loved. Training can be difficult or can be something you enjoy it really depends on how consistent you are. I am currently looking at many websites to help guide us through potty training and obedience training our pup. Exercise is one of the most important things for most dogs. Depending on the breed they can require up to 2 hours or more of exercise daily. I am currently looking at a small breed with a low to moderate exercise level, it will require 1-2 walks daily. As this is a change to my normal exercise habits I will surely enjoy walking much more if I am doing it with a pal. We can also go to the dog park on occasion. This will help me get more exercise and it will be fun for the whole family, running or walking with our little fur ball. All living things need love, a dog is no exception. They need to be hugged and treated like family. I am positive I can provide my dog with all the love it needs and much more!

When you look at the cons of having a dog, medical bills, training, multiple walks you think about how stressed you’ll be, how much money its going to cost, how tired you’ll be, it looks bad. But when you look at the pros of a dog, having someone to talk to, a play mate, someone who will always be there, you tend to forget about the cons. I don’t just want a dog to flaunt, or to play with. I want a dog because I want someone there in the morning, tugging on my blanket wanting me to get up. I want someone there when I get home, just waiting for me to come pet her. I want a dog to go outside with because I know as much as I don’t want to go for a walk when I’m out walking with my dog it will mean the world to me. Through all the rough times, picking up poop, getting up early to go for a walk, paying many bills and spending time training, in the end, its all worth it.

Love,
Sam

You talk much less about the pros than the cons. You need to stress about how great they are much more. I also don’t really consider walking a dog or training a dog a con. You should talk about how it’s been proven that dogs make people live longer and make people naturally happier. Talk about how it will prepare you for responsibility in your life. Stress the pros MUCH more!

Shes obedience trained and everything. I’ve tried guiding her into the house with a leash but that doesn’t work she just runs around in circles, what can i do?

Please stop letting your dog in the house. No one likes to come to a house that has a dog running around. I bet I can’t sit on your couch without getting dog hair all over me. I bet your house smells bad. You probably don’t notice cuzz your used to it but, your company does.

We adopted our dog when he was almost 4 months old. We’ve had him for about a month and a half or so, and we’ve come so far! We’ve done TONS and TONS of research and practice methods used by Cesar Millan and other training guides, books and videos. At 5 months, Ranger (his name), can sit, shake, high five, spin (both ways), touch objects on command, turn the lights off, and perform other tricks with much obedience.

He is very polite. He never takes food from our plates, and won’t even approach his OWN food until we tell him it’s okay. I can lay treats by his feet and he will wait for my OK to eat. We’ve shown dominance in our home, and on walks since the day we got him.

Our problem:
Even though he waits to be fed, once he IS fed, eats eats FAST and eats nervously. If I begin to touch him, he will growl. We’ve tried different methods to make this stop. We’ve tried taking the food away until he shows submission, but it’s almost as if he snaps out of it when the food is gone. So I’ve tried to continually pet him and rub him while he’s eating. He gets very nervous (puts his tail under his legs) and never stops growling until his food is gone. I hand feed him half his meal, but as soon as he eats out of the bowl, he growls. He NEVER bites, but just growls.

The ONLY other time he growls is when he’s sleeping, and it’s time to wake up. HE HATES IT! If we need to move him, or pick him up, he whines and whines. He makes hi pitch growls and whines a little as if to say, “I don’t wanna!” We never give into his behavior and always move him to where we want him.

All in all, he is a very good, smart and polite dog. He doesn’t show any aggression when playing with other dogs (we go to the dog park at least 3 times a week), and never shows aggression towards people (besides the above info).

Any ideas on how I can stop this nervousness when eating?

Ranger is a hound mix. Not sure what else is in him. Here is a video of him: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmJEi6OwwnM

Through all my research, I can’t find a definitive answer to this problem. Most people suffer from dogs who are VERY possessive of their food. Rangers case seems more mild, yet still disturbing. I know if I let this go, it might someday turn into a bite! Again, Ranger never shows teeth, or bites. He just growls WHILE eating (he doesn’t stop eating to show me he is serious). Any answers are helpful.
I just want to add that anyone who feels like a dog who growls and is dominate when eating is an okay behavior should re-think that. Dogs don’t need to be “left alone” while eating. They need to learn to be submissive even WHEN eating. If I had company over, and my dog found a piece of food when I was looking and a child walked over and he bit him because he was was nervous, or possessive then I have a problem on my hands. The point is to teach your dog to be comfortable, happy, submissive and balanced while eating. This is what I’ve tried to accomplish, and will continue to work on. Obviously my dog is nervous when eating. My goal is to make him happy and comfortable EVEN if I’m near, touching or have my hand in his food. I believe this is a VERY good goal for any dog owner. Ranger is the most spoiled, happy dog I’ve ever owned, but also the most submissive and well behaved. Less anger, nervousness, or possessiveness in our relationship is better for everyone (dog included).

the only thing i can suggest than is to take him to a proffessional and see what they recommend. You can always shop around and eventually they will suggest someting that wiill work. I watched the video and the dog is adorable!! Very cute!! I was impressed at his tricks. By the way he looks like a lab, weimeraner mixed with something else in my opinion, maybe a ridgeback like you said. Also just because he doesnt display teeth to you does not mean one day he wont!! GOod luck and like i said i recommend seeing a profesional. God Bless and take care!!