Service & Therapy Dogs | Forum profile

Jin, I am sure you are way ahead of Dora. All your dad has to do is think of something and you know. All he has to do is how you something once and you have it. I know how you cattle dogs are I have had 4 over the years. However I also know sometimes you are toooo smart for your own good. I love all the cattle dog breeds but I am a sucker for hard headed terrors.

Harley, Boo USED to pick stuff up. Now she's suddenly decided that she's not going to do it at all and so she just stares at whatever I'm nudging with my foot instead or, even worse, she won't look at it at all and just keeps staring at my face. The perils of having a focused dog... Oh, I forgot! Boo also taught herself to sit on my feet and lean against my legs when I start to get anxious, it's kind of how she alerts...

Anakin and I are taking our first train ride in two weeks. We got our tickets in the mail yesterday and they assigned Anakin a ticket as well that says "service animal". It seems like they are very accommodating, but I was wondering what to expect? We will be traveling about 4 hours from VA to NJ to visit family. It is similar to an airport setting except that the train naturally doesnt fly?

Carebear!! I have a whole team for me now too! I am with a rehabilitative health center and they assined a PSRW and a case worker and a ect ect to me. They help SO much. They will deffinatly be able to help you.

Yes, it is SO nervewracking at first! And don't be surprised if you feel the same nerves in your first major public access challenge-- mine left me bawling. But the longer you work, the mroe confidance you gain, and that means the fewer challenges you will face (because if you look confidant people don't challenge you). Keep up the good work!

Dora, glad your little terror is getting used to being out with you. Your slight access issues (i.e. they say no dogs, you point to the vest and they say never mind) are the only kind we get too. It helps that we have been around for a few years too. I can relate though, the first time I took Tetra to K-mart, I went in alone (she was in a friends car) and went to customer service to ASK if I could bring my service dog in. (she was still in...

Hooray Dora!

Personally, I like the idea. There are legitimate concerns about SDs in the average dog park because the average pet is not as well trained as the average dog. We hear every day about horrible fights in dog parks because of an ill tempered and unsupervised dog in the dog park. Any dog getting hurt is horrible, but for a service dog, it could mean the end of independence the disabled person. Service dogs also need to blow off their steam after...

I think this is a good point I am going to keep in mind and wright down....

Service Dog Central has a separate FB group called "Service Dog Central". The Service Dog Awareness group is not the same.