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Bitch in Season Distraction Training

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 ...

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Public Access Training: Getting Ready for the Gym

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Preparing a service dog for public access is all about breaking big, overwhelming environments i...

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OFA Hip Results and Why They Matter

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 2025-09-15 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Recorded Live Video: September Live Q&A!

👉🏽 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: 2025-09-09 21:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post

September Call for Questions (Inner Circle Members)

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 ...

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3 Quick Tests to Know If Your Service Dog Is Ready to Work

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Engage/Disengage Dog Distraction

Hey 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 ...

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Welcome To Patreon: Here's Everything You Need to Know! (update Aug 2025)

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 g...

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Potty Training Course is Live! Last Chance for Discounted Pricing

🚨 It’s finally here! 🚨

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Denver Turns 1! 10 Lessons I Learned This First Year

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Denver turns one tomorrow! 🎉

Can you even believe it??

To celebrate, I p...

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Warm Up (Engagement) In a New Location

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....

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Off-Leash Service Dogs: Red Flag or a Right?

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Real Example of Off-Leash/Long-Line Hike with Denver and Skills We Practice on Hike

Hey 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 s...

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Ignoring Distractions August Deep Dive with Taylor Lima

This month Taylor Lima from Pup To Perfection joined us to discuss the topic of ignoring distractions. We discuss why dogs g...

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A Thing I Learned About Dumbbells

Hey Ya'll!

Here's a little thing I learned in competition obedience class this month that I thought was interesting.

Here's 2025-08-11 11:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

🎓 How Trick Titles Can Level Up Your Service Dog Training

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August Q&A Replay!

August Topics Include:

Topics:

  • Counter Surfing

  • Barking at Stimuli in a New Home

  • Location-Based Good/Bad Behavior

  • Sudden Mouthiness ...

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Pre-Sale Now Live! Potty Training for Service Dogs Course

🚨 It’s finally here! 🚨

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August Deep Dive Webinar with Taylor Lima: Ignoring Distractions

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 2025-07-31 16:10:01 +0000 UTC View Post

August Call for Questions and Deep Dive (Ignoring Distractions!)

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...

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Service Dog Training Guide and Checklist!

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Changes to Patreon

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...

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Training The (Non-Chompy) Calm Hold

Denver 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 l...

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How I Introduced A Puppy Into A Household with Complicated Dog Dynamics

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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Veterinary Services and Service Dogs

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 wro...

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Blocking

One 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 tow...

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Dog Sports and Service Dogs

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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Rear Foot Target Part 2: Behavior Applications

In this Deep Dive we're taking what we learned in 2025-07-15 18:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Cooperative Care: Needle Stick Practice

In 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 i...

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July Q&A: doggy daycare? human puppy socialization, mobility tasks + more!

Topics:

  • Should I go to a training class where the dogs are less well-behaved than mine?

  • Working on item retrieval: what to do when dog brings other objects

  • ...

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