A Day In The Life Of A Service Dog

[Bocefish]

A guy I know from another forum voluntarily trains service dogs for Wounded Warriors ...too good not to share.


He is now 20 weeks old, as of today....
It all started with a sleepy little puppy..

Being trained as a Mobility Assistance Service Dog for a Wounded Warrior...
His goals for training were as follows;
1.Open and close doors
2.Open and close drawers.
3.Open and close Cabinet /fridge doors.
4.Operate handicap access push buttons/electric doors.
5.Pick up dropped objects and return to hand. as small as a credit card.
6. Pick up dropped leash.Return to hand.
7.Become accustomed to working with a handler using a cane and/or walker.
8.Advanced Obedience and extreme socialization.
9.Locate misplaced cell phone.
10. Operate doors with "french" handles...

At the ripe old age of 20 weeks he can now do everything on the list except for #9 and #10. Locating the phone is an olfaction based training we havent begun yet, and hes not big enough to reach french door handles....yet.

Yep...I'm proud of him..... :mrgreen:

Dogs of 10 months usually aren't near this stage yet.

And here he is, on the job, at home...

Opening a door..

A drawer...

Picking up his leash...

And going for the remote!

And for now..it ends with a sleepy young dog, with his first "Dog Tag"..

Canine Logistics
2020 Townsend Ave.
Helena, Mt.59601

 

[cerealkillermg]

enough said

 

[NaughtyAmberX]

That's so adorable, I almost cried. Literally.

 

[XxXIndiXxX]

That's so awesome! I've always thought if I had the time/patience I would love to volunteer to train service dogs. THink I'd get too attached though .

 

[RenegadeMikey]

It just occured to me that is the first image of a Dog I have seen wearing a Dog Tag XD

Very very impressed of those dogs. I'm a huge animal lover, and i've always been amazed at the intelligence of guide dogs and other helper dogs.

 

[NaomiRose]

That's so awesome And very cute! Hehe.

Thanks for sharing. I think it's a great thing to do! I also believe I would get really attached, but in the end you just gotta remember someone else needs the dog more than you do! Keep us updated!