Nate Schoemer Show | Episode 11 - Steve Baxley
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- Today I had the privilege to sit down with Steve Baxley. Steve Baxley has been a breeder of Collies under the oversight of the American Kennel Club for over 45 years.
He is retired from the Savannah River Site, a nuclear power plant in Aiken, SC. after 25 years of service as a nuclear/chemical technician.
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In 2017 Steve co-founded Palmetto Service Dogs, a non-profit organization that provides healthy, professionally trained Collies to Veterans with PTSD and children and adults with Autism, Diabetes, or epilepsy with his mentor Deen Doughty.
Between Steve and Deen there is more than a century of experience with the Collie breed that includes genetic testing, training, raising, and exhibiting according to the AKC standard for the breed. This understanding leads them to offer Collies that are capable of excellent service work.
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Your guest has been one of the most gracious and humble people (not just dog trainers). This person seems to have a great soul and I have no doubt dogs, his, trainers, and his clients sense that . I think part of working well with both dogs and people is to have a good heart. This includes willing to do what it takes for the best of the dog and human.
I agree. Thanks for commenting and showing your support.
Thanks for sharing Nate and Steve
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. Cheers!
outstanding thank you nate and thank you steve
Our pleasure. Thank you for watching. :)
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I just wanted to share this with you and others. My son has a chromosome disorder thst truly depends on the wonderful live of his support dig. His dog is a rescue part Collie abs part Shar Pei. This dog, Penny is so amazing and it’s the Collies gentle muzzle thst makes her so simply amazing as she gently helps my son love her abs pet her even when he has trouble with his spastic movements sometimes. I just said the other night I don’t know if we can get him another service dog after we loose Penny which I pray is far in the future. Today I heard this You Tube video and realized it’s truly the breed of the Video that highlights just how special Collies are. It’s definitely the idea of finding and training a Scillies as his next service dog. I cannot say this enough Collies make amazing support dogs fir those individuals with Autism. While my son’s condition is very much like Autism. This gave me hope on getting his next service dig in the future will be a Collie. My son is truly gentle with his fig but it’s his dog thst assists him to calm down. You did say the important part is matching of a dig to the right person. This is so true, as Penny was matched to my son as soon as they met. He lived Penny as much as she did match with him. I pray Penny is around forever but when we are ready for another dog it’s going to be a Collie. My son has always had standard Poodles in the past and it was the sudden death of his last poodle that made us turned to a rescue. We were so fortunate to be connected or I should say matched by a wonderful woman who knew the needs of people like my son and a certain rescue dog thst they were trying to find a home for. Penny walked in abd it was an instant connection. Penny is so tuned into my son from day one she truly didn’t need much training. This brings me to another issue fir dog owners. It was clear Penny was a dog that must have been trained and much lived by someone else, you can simply tell this. Yet she was not chipped abs was so sick when the rescue organization found her I knew someone was lost without her but there was no way to identify her to her past owner. Please microchip you dogs. Thanks you for highlighting this amazing breed as truly they simply are wonderful dogs especially ur children with Autism. Please remember to match the dog to the person abs Vice versus. It’s a wonderful gift these dogs naturally have built in to care about people. Thank you for highlighting this is such a positive light for those with PTSD & those with Autism. Penny is amazing abs what shines most in this dig mix is the soft muzzle of the Collie. I have been watching Nate fir sone time now and wanted you to know Nate how much I appreciated this video. Thank you. Please knowledge while Penny was perfect fir my son dogs have to be trained properly. Plus it’s so true you need to be recognized to truly need the service dog. I carry abs medical letter, I have registered with a site thst even though they are in the business of making money they do supply at least sone info thst this is a service dog. I don’t know why there isn’t a national register fir service dogs because so many say their dogs are service dogs not simply pets thst an owner to be able to fly or an owner wants to show off their dig. Service dogs perform amazing relief to those needing medical connection with a dog. I have seen this too many times thst fake a pet fir a true service dog. Hopefully national guidelines will be established in the near future. Loved this video!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your story, and I'm happy this episode has given you more hope for your family's future service dog when the time comes. :)
Collies make exceptional service dogs. They are very sensitive and require a softer touch.
So interesting, and what a lovely story!! I have depression other issues. My working line German Shepherd is PERFECT for me, he reads my moods, and is very sweet & attentive & MELLOW on my "bad" days. We are only given so many years & days in this life. I'd like to someday experience other breeds; I'd definitely consider a Collie in the future. SOME Working Line German Shepherd's can be really awesome, too (but many just too much energy & drive). My dog's mother is a "real" Service Dog, she's a "Seizure Dog". In tune enough with her owner to alert a few hours before a seizure occurs. After my breeder realized this, they trained her to be a full Service Dog, and it's literally been a lifesaver. The breeder did "pre-service training" before I got him at 16 weeks.
I'm so happy to hear you got the perfect dog for your child. What a blessing!!!
Like teaching in an elementary classroom. Not every student learns in the same ways. A good teacher has the ability to recognize the different learning styles and has the ability to address them individually.
Absolutely! :)
Totally agree! 😋
You are so right. Very rewarding.
What a wonderful thing to do. Thanks for sharing Nate. It’s sad and happy at the same time 😌
My pleasure. Thanks again for your continued support, Susan! :)
Wow, talk about doing meaningful work. This was super interesting to listen to, thanks for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome video! Thank you so much for this! ❤
Thank you for watching and supporting! :)
Kudos to both you and Steve... the work that you both do is highly commendable. Again thank you for sharing your expertise and knowledge. Lots to learn and loving it!
Thank you kindly! :)
Thanks for your kind words
I used to train service dogs for others when I was breeding American Bulldogs in Germany. I believe that it's the best method to train service dogs together with their later owner. They used to come to my place and I went to the homes of the owners. When my little ones were still small and staying with me, I had the future owners come around at least three times a week as soon as the puppies were 4 weeks old and until they left me. I trained the puppies wear collar, go on the leash, I did potty training, introduced them to not only older dogs, but also all kinds of other animals. I had the puppies ride in the car, get to know different surfaces and environments, built a sort of agility parcour, gave them balloons to play with so they would get acquainted to sudden loud noises, and let them run free in my house and in the garden together with the older dogs I had. With some dogs I also started basic training for commands before they even went to their new homes. Later I did the special personalized training in the new owners' homes.
When I myself was diagnosed with cPTSD several years later, I wanted to train my own service dog. I bought myself a male Rottweiler from a breeder who specialized on working dogs and competition. I did the basic training at home, basic obedience, also the training for my needs at home. For the training outside I got a relatively local dog trainer specialized on training service dogs. I had her do the training outside, because I have problems to go outside in the public.
My dog had a vest saying "Service Dog in Training". My Rottweiler Lodur knew exactly that he was in duty as soon as he wore his vest.
Of course my dog was in duty 24/7, but when going outside for a dog walk, he was going without vest. Also when I was outside with him wearing his vest, I would take it off when playing with him on the field. He knew he was off duty then, but off course he would still have reacted like a service dog if I had had an anxiety episode.
My Rottweiler was only motivated by play and affection.
I am mother to a bunch of sons, meanwhile all adults. I must say, that I always said, that I learned to raise my children by my dogs because they taught me to be consistent. It really works the same way.
Sadly my Rottweiler died after an assault of a dog hater. He was poisened at first by stuff on his paws, then when he was better on the 10th day, we wanted to play on a field with higher grass. When we were doing the stay and come command, which my Lodur loved, he ran towards me and suddenly cried out in great pain. I had a look and found glass stuck upright into the ground in an area about the size of a family pizza. In the evening I found 4 other places like that on the same field. When my dog was injured on his right hind paw, I immediately went to the drug store only a few meters away. There I cleaned the wound and treated it together with a woman working there. It did not really help. The paw seemed to get well on the outside, but he already had an infection in his blood. Three weeks after the initial poisoning, my dog died in my arms. But he waited until I told him I would let him go if he didn't want to fight for his life anymore. I thanked him for his service, his love and his loyalty, and I told him that I wouldn't know how to live without him, but I would let him go if he wanted me to. He licked my hand, gave me his paw, lied down and while looking in my eyes he started dieing. Three minutes later he was dead. When he had stopped breathing, I didn't think, but did CPR immediately, which made my Lodur take another breath, but then left me forever. About an hour later my beloved Lodur's soul left his body. I sat vigil until the pet undertaker came in the evening to fetch my dog for the crematorium. 😢
I miss Lodur so much, I still sometimes feel his presence close to me, but I think he would want me to have a service dog following him, even though he was quite jealous during life when I petted other dogs.
In Germany, dogs are usually chipped in the neck with 6 weeks.
When I was breeding American Bulldogs, I did not have kennels. All my dogs ran free and I had two male dogs then.
I never neuter a dog and in my opinion neutering dogs without a health reason is abuse.
Dogs, like humans, are imprinted already before birth. So having them close with humans from day 1, and also close with other dogs from about week 3 or 4, is essential in my opinion. Dogs have a special socializing phase between about week 5 or 6 to week 9 or 10, depending on their race. In this time it's easiest to move a dog from his birth family to his new family.
Edit: I like to train dogs with a very quiet voice, an empty hand, and I also have a hand sign for every word command. Somehow my dogs always followed my signs better / faster than my spoken commands. Dogs are very good visual observers.
I hardly had to ever use positive punishment to stop negative behavior. Negative enforcement is enough for this. My dogs always felt bad if I would look someplace else or when I frowned when they did not do what they were supposed to do. I always reward with play and affection after the initial phase of basic training. Company, showing affection, and playing, are the most important activities to bond and ensure correct behavior.
Another great breed for a very active and sportive person is the Australian Cattle Dog. I trained my ACD for my boyfriend, who had psychological problems, depression, and also is a marathon runner. Max, my ACD, was perfect for him.
Very interesting conversation between you two. Thanks for all the info!!
Thanks! Cheers!
Nate this is a fantastic video! I hired a behaviorist/trainer here in Hawaii to help me train my puppy to be a service dog. I love your videos because you and she are very similar in how you do things. You are awesome!! 🙏🏼🤙🏼💞
That is awesome! And she sounds like a good trainer. :)
I'm so glad you mentioned service dogs in training. Ohio thankfully has laws protecting service dogs in training although they aren't as concrete as the ADA if only because the laws aren't consolidated into one section; the Ohio Revised Code has little bits here and there.
We definitely need such laws in Germany as well.
Amazing stuff! Both of you such a great people !❤️Love podcasts
Thanks so much! :)
Thanks
Thanks for the help Steve Baxley!.
I just bought A Kelpie pup, as a personally trained autism ( read "service" ) dog. I have unique needs that blend between PTSD, ANXIETY, AND AUTISM that puts unique requirements in the mix, and so I'm training under a QLD Govt Approved Trainer.
I'm sorry this is later after you uploaded.
I have 2 questions.
1) I've already mapped out an 18 month plan under my local Assistance Dog Handler-Trainer (in Queensland we have a registered part of our govt that will assess your dog, for Public Access Test, then you register and get an actual licence which is attached to your driver's Licence Number through my local council) and it says that she must be spayed/neutered by 6 months old, or before first ability to breed... And then turns around saying to be microchipped at 8 weeks... Australia has heavy rules, but we also have great freedoms once accomplished...
So...
Is it dangerous to wait to register her and spay/chip later than 6 months age?
It's illegal to register an "in tact" dog for Assistance Work (unless your a registered second cycle breeder)
2) I have a history of training dogs, but for suit and ring work in a security company... Now I have a Kelpie !.
I got a Kelpy from a breeder who put 3 of her 8 forward for Assistance Work. The breeder said not to "nightshade" when crate training, and to ensure the crate is Surgical Clean or they will be prone to mess...
What's your interpretation?. Can I do your bowl trick if I use this "nightshade thing?
I tried my best to listen, but I did get lost, and my Autistic Brain gets lost on little things and miss the big things.
This man has so much knowledge!.
I chose the Kelpie because I am now in a chair, but I roll from 4-8 Km's a day, and that's not including lectures... A Kelpie is smaller frame, light and sharp breed!. I can be rolling for 4 Km's, each way, have lazer focus the whole way there. Turn off during lectures /school. And then happy the 4kms home.
We will train 2 mornings a week, during Spares, and one day weekend with the Handler Trainer.
This is the "Handler Trainers" plan. I'm the handler being trained under her qualifications...
Some of this feels like a contradiction to what your saying. I'd love to fear what you think about the Kelpie for this active lifestyle service work.
I appreciate any help you can offer Nate or Steve!.
Thanks for commenting and watching this video. Unfortunately, I no longer have enough time to answer every question in the comments section of my TH-cam videos. However, you can always send me questions through my Patreon. www.patreon.com/NateSchoemer
Most of the questions asked have already been answered in one of my past videos. The basic obedience series has been designed to be watched to maximize results. I would also suggest watching my Q&A videos that are available on my channel as well.
Many of the questions are also answered in my dog training manual, which is available on Amazon. amzn.to/2P2tyQH
Lastly, if you're curious about what food, treats, or training products that I use, you can see them listed here: www.nateschoemer.com/store
@Nate Schoemer
I understand, thank you for responding.
Am I able to donate the "one ask" Patreon for one month, upfront, and then get the specific answers please?.
Again, the issue I'm having is that I am Autistic, and I have trouble understanding how the board answers and statements from this video apply for me. Too much information and I get lost in it. That's why I tried to ask specific, as best I could. I even re-read it to make sure that it was asking for the correct clarifying I need... I'm sorry, I know you said those 2 things in the video.
I just bought a pup, which I have been waiting for from a GHAD (Guide Hearing and Assistance Dogs) aproved breeder here in Australia...
I am asking you these things because my trainer pointed me to Michael Ellis, and I found you on TH-cam and I can also relate. It's like you were able to take things from Michael Ellis and from your own experience to make your own plan, and I find it easier to relate to (easier doesn't mean able, Autism is a spectrum and effects different people the same way from different things)
My Handler Trainer (I'm the handler she is training, it's a silly term) is on "long service leave" and is uncontactable for that whole 3 months. Before they took leave I was still hunting for a candidate puppy.
I understand that you have hundreds of people wanting a piece of your brain... But unfortunately I can't commit to a monthly fee when I have just spent so much money on my little female Kelpie (her name is Kellie, cos for me Kelpie is harder to say with the P in it, the Breeder started calling her Kellie the Kelpie). Upfront was alot on her setup (including her crate (used but good condition) and I got new gear and her food, Jackpots (Training Treats) and so on.
I'm looking to buy a Dogtra 200C and that's coin aswell!... And I also need to be covering myself medically all the while .
A single donation of the "Gold Patreon", do the donation through TH-cam, above board, and your answering it here would be achievable for me.
I'd appreciate it if you are agreeable to do it that way!
Thank You.
How awesome. I have a little guy who has multiple forms of epilepsy. He doesn't stop until rescue meds are given and will even go into cardiac arrest if not quick enough. I am so afraid it will happen out of site or at night time.
Thank you! I can't possible understand your situation, but it sounds like he's very fortunate to have you in his life. :)
I love your channel
Thanks, Phantom!
In my opinion, a properly used e-collar is MUCH safer than those invisible fences.
I dog sat for a couple of gorgeous English Labs, but the male (huge) associated the invisible fence shock with people and had a two bite history. I would start by visiting each day for a few week. I’d just sit and read to him and occasionally toss over treats (they had him gated off). That way I never looked at him but he got used to me. Eventually, I stopped with the frequency of the treats, but would always start my visits with a “story.” The dog never showed any aggression towards me- but I was extremely careful with him when I stayed with him for 3 months. I was the *only* person outside of the owners that dog didn’t show any aggression towards.
I knew nothing about dog aggression, I just dogsat since I was 12 and knew they loved it when I read to them. Knowing what I know now I wouldn’t have spoken for a few days- but I definitely link the lack of eye contact I used when reading helped tremendously.
Thanks for sharing! :)
Hey Nate! Im considering getting an australian shepherd puppy to train and raise to be well behaved. Im planning to impliment everything i have learned from your videos to achieve this. What i was wondering was how you would go about the puppy meeting my parents dogs (two jack russel terriers) one 14 year old and one 7 year old. I live close to my parents and i feel like its crucial they meet and become friends. The reason im asking is because they are not well behaved and bark quite a bit, and i do not want my dog to adobt any of this behaviour, but i still feel the need to meet up with these doggies as i grew up with them and i have quite a bond with them.
Sorry for the awefully long question, hope it wasnt too confusing.
Thanks!
I talk about this in my dog training manual. Here's the section for your convenience: If you're bringing home a puppy and your other dog is good with dogs,
then it should be a simple process. Just bring the puppy home and let
your older dog see you holding the puppy. Most dogs will not be
aggressive to a puppy because a puppy is not a threat. However, some
dogs will correct puppies for getting into their space or not respecting
boundaries. Often this isn't an issue, but it can start to teach your dog
to be submissive. Since I don't like my dogs to be submissive, I don't
allow my older dogs to correct puppies when I bring them home. If I
notice that the puppy is bothering the older dog, then I'll move the
puppy away from the other dog. It also helps to introduce them in a
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neutral environment, such as the front yard.
However, I follow a different process if I am bringing an adult dog
home. First, I want to make sure that I can walk both dogs on a loose
leash. Once I can do that, then I walk both dogs together. One dog on
my left and one dog on my right. You can also have a person help with
this process. Just be sure a person is between both dogs.
While I'm walking the dogs, I'm making sure the dogs are not showing
any aggressive behaviors. Most of the time, non-aggressive dogs will
just walk as if it's a normal walk. They will show interest in the other
dog, but nothing to raise any flags. Once I get back to the house, I
walk both dogs into the backyard or in the house if no yard is
available. By walking around the neighborhood with both dogs it
seems to welcome the new dog into the group. Once in the yard I drop
the leashes and let the dogs interact. For peace of mind, you can have
the water hose ready if the dogs decide that they don't like each other.
Spraying dogs with the hose is a safe way to stop most dog fights. This
is usually not necessary if you did the walk correctly and watched for
signs of aggression. I hope this helps! Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer thank you so much for the thurough and swift respone! U are the best! I cant thank you enough for the information you give out for free here on youtube, it is actually incredible.
@@NateSchoemer we will see how it goes, if i ever manage to get me an aussie! They are very hard to come by here in norway.. if im ever so lucky i am confident i can shape her in to a great companion using ur help here on youtube!
That first Collie in the video looks do much like precious Spock! I wonder how "trainable" and handler motivated a dog like Spock is compared to Arie (Nate's Malinois). Nate should do some "comparison" videos on various breeds he's had the opportunity to work very closely with. Spock is adorable & seems very smart!!
What a nice interview. I would love to read a book on Service Dog Training. Thinking to the future when I retire from Tech world and semi retire, I'd love to volunteer as a Service Dog trainer and give back in some small way.
Thanks! Service dog training is the same as any other kind of training. First, you teach the markers; then you present a physical cue that gets the dog to do the behavior. Finally, you add the command.
This process is the same even if you want to teach a service dog to perform a specific command based on an involuntary human behavior conducted by the person with the disability. For example, you’re training a service dog to nudge his handler when his handler reaches high levels of stress, such as with a veteran suffering from PTSD. First you would need to figure out what the veteran’s involuntary behavior is. For this example, we will say that the veteran looks up and starts to breathe heavily. Once we know this, then that will become the command for the behavior. The next step would be to present a physical cue that can get the dog to nudge your leg (which will be transitioned to the veteran later), let’s say tapping your own leg works for this dog. Now the process would go as follows:
• First look up and breathe heavily (the command).
• Then you would tap on your leg to get the dog to nudge your leg (motivate).
• Once the dog nudges you, you either give the reward within the first second or you mark and then reward.
• You will continue to use the physical cues until the dog beats you to it. Meaning, you look up and breathe heavily and before you tap your leg-the dog is already nudging you.
Cheers! :)
@@NateSchoemer Thanks for taking the time to write all this great information. I was wondering if I would need to get special certification to be a Service Dog trainer, especially because their job is so important to their prospective owner.
Love this podcast video!! Keep up the great work, I'll keep in touch soon so I can help with adding to your donation 👍
Awesome! Thank you so much, Maria!
Do you think an Aussiedoodle would be a good service dog? The dog would be used for someone with ptsd so they could still be active together. I know poodles are good service dogs but I’m not quite sure about a Australian shepherd.
Yes, they can make great service dogs with the right training. :)
I don't know if you read these messages but I am disabled and getting a puppy soon, can you please give me some pointer's for training with an electric wheelchair? Thank you
glad I'm not the only one that was annoyed by jurassic worlds clicker usage :D
Lol!
How should I hide my feelings of confusion and frustration about training so many of ur techniques. It's hard to memorize each step in teaching commands from day to day. I feel it's soooo many things and techniques that I get overwhelmed and frustrated . Help!!!!
Captions! 🙂 Thank you
My pleasure. :)
TH-cam has a built in closed caption feature. Look in the upper right corner for the (CC) symbol. Press that to turn on/off captions. This is great when you want captions and there are none.
@@shanetruckdriver Thanks. That button is helpful. However, it doesn't work unless the video creator enables that feature. Nate Schoemer did and I am very happy I was able to watch the video. I'm training my own service dog and this is helpful insight.
PLEASE do a video on protective dogs.
I have a shepherd and she is reactive on the leash, we have been working on this and its going very well. Before we couldn’t even have a dog in sight no matter how far they are without her barking and jumping around like a maniac. We have been training very hard. We can now have a dogs within 2 meters of us when they themselves are not barking but them staring at her is fine and she doesn’t react!
Now we have noticed that if we are at the dog park she is protective over me. If a other dog gets too close to me or jumps up on me she barks at them and kind of scares them away.
How do i train with my dog to make this issue better?
Jump to 45:25 in this video: th-cam.com/video/3lBJFcWiAzk/w-d-xo.html Cheers!
@@NateSchoemer thank you! Ive been doing the desensitization for example right next to the dog park and all that. I was just wondering what i can do so my dog doesn’t react like she does now when a dog is coming to say hi to me although she is fine right until they do?
I have a cane corso that I am training for a service dog
Awesome!
I really wish my puppy's "breeder" would have been as attentive and proactive as this guy. He's really setting these pups up for success.
If I were ever to breed pups I'd definitely attempt to be on Steve's level.
I agree! Thanks for watching! :)
I was SO BLESSED and lucky with my breeder, I didn't even realize as my German Shepherd is my first dog as an adult. Most importantly, I got the opportunity to meet and interact a bit with the parents, got to walk all the puppies that were left in the litter, even though I "met" my dog when his breeder was walking him, and instantly "knew" this CONFIDENT puppy was "the one". Breeder had a toddler and kids running around the house, a parrot & a cat. Breeder had been doing "Misty Method" potty training AND pre-service training (loose leash walking, laying quietly under table during human meals, various surfaces, beginning basic commands). I HAD NO IDEA how lucky I was. But next time: if a breeder doesn't let me meet/see the parents, that's a 100% no-go. I definitely MUST be able to see the parents, and I want a puppy raised in a household at the minimum.
Breeder also wanted weekly check-ins and updates the first couple years, and has remained a resource for questions & issues.
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Thanks again, Kevin! :)
Have you ever thought of doing a show with people with Dogs on deployment. Group that tries to find people to temporarily foster service members getting deployed
service members dog or pets
No, but that's a good idea! :)
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I will never neuter a dog.. one wouldn't cut their kids junk out and not do hormone replacement therapy. It makes me sick there is technology to do like a vasectomy or a tubal ligation just the same as they do on humans but they're too easy and don't generate enough money. I would look into this Statistics showing dogs are that are neutered become sicker with problems as they age and they pass away younger. In some countries, I believe the Netherlands is actually illegal and considered cruel and unusual treatment and I agree. There is a lot of research on this but you have to go out of the u.s. money machine information to educate yourself
Sadly, nowadays human children are getting neutered in western societies.
I also consider neutering without a true health issue as abuse and animal cruelty. I am from Germany and sadly people still have their dogs neutered if they can't train their dogs correctly. 😢
I always try to educate people on this topic. The hardest to convince are cat owners who get a dog. 😢
Much appreciation for this one - thank you for sharing ... the generosity, and the respect. Excellent.
Thank you! :)
pure breed does NOT mean WELL BREED, just because a dog is AKC or CKC reg means nothing for the health longevity or temperament of a puppy. Always have a professional SD trainer Volhard test any prospect you are considering before you commit to a dog or puppy. using a fake service dog is illegal but it's also animal cruelty taking an ill-trained, ill-mannered dog into situations the dog is not trained for and ill equip to handle is animal abuse. service dogs train for 2 yrs for public access are taught skills to handle stress of all situations and do yearly upgrade training ongoing thru the dog's working life. ESAs are NOT service dogs they are pets and should not be out in public. Therapy dogs are friendly pets that are given a card to go to one or two specific places to be pet by many people. Therapy dogs are pets and not service dogs and should not be out in public, public places are for well-trained service dogs only and everywhere should have training and testing programs like the Govt of AB or BC Service dog programs and the training and testing needs to be mandatory. the Govt ID cards you get when you pass the test is proof the dog has the training and competence needed to be safe working in public and joe public is safe with this dog. further, the service dog industry needs real regulation and mandatory degree training regulations for all service dog trainers and schools, way to many fake handlers and worse fake fly by night schools and trainers with no real proper education or sufficient training programs to produce safe properly trained dogs, many cases in court now from people who have been hurt maimed killed by badly trained dogs or got dogs that were not trained at all... anything for a buck at everyone's expense. service dogs are not for everyone, and not everyone is a service dog trainer,
Force Free training only for Service dogs and props lie e collars, prong collars pinch collars etc ,,, are not allowed to be used for ADI or Govt testing or training in Canada and there is no reason you can't use a flat collar or martingale collar or head halter and get the results you need. I trained and work my Great Dane Govt of Ab certified Heavy Mobility/PTSD/Resp service dog in a custom-made head halter early on then went to a martingale collar, i can work him just in his harness alone with nothing else but bylaw requires a dog be on a lead in town, so we use the martingale collar and flat 8 ft lead
Awesome interview. Love Steve’s view of the world. We can all learn from each other. Thanks for doing this video, definitely helps me as I get ready for our puppy’s arrival. BTW I found a AKC breeder in IA with the help of a MA/NJ breeder. DNA/Genetics health screens completed. Also met a breeder/trainer from my state who realized he would not have the right puppy for us for 1-2 years, but was invested enough in our story to invite us to observe a training session (field dogs) and offered to review the litters pedigree for me to make sure there were no red flags. I am so impressed by the community cooperation of high quality Labrador retriever trainers and breeders. Our black Labrador retriever is arriving the end of September. His litter has 3 puppies destined for service! I’ll keep you in the loop and let you know when we are ready for zoom sessions!!
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing and I'll be happy to schedule a zoom session whenever you're ready. Cheers! :)
I love that you help build others up...and thanks for this list I've found a few of these on my own and enjoyed learning from them and am excited to learn from others that you suggested
Awesome, thank you! I believe it's about the mission of improving the quality of life for all dogs, and sharing useful information dramatically helps with that mission. Cheers! :)
I love that they use Puppy Culture in their raising. Maybe I should check into getting one of their puppies (one that doesn't make the service dog level).
I agree. Puppy Culture is excellent! :)
Palmetto Service Dogs uses a modified version of puppy culture.