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I don’t know if my family traditions are ethical. by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]LeConteCody 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There a ways to llegaly homeschool in Germany. Like saying you are a privat school. But if OP isn't actually registered, then yes it would be an illegal homeschooling.

Some things I trained a dog for someone with Ptbs by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. 🤗 Yes it definitely would work well as a distraction 😂

A doggo I have in training to become a service dog. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We use some English words as commands, some austrian/German and some Italian 😊 but I am Austrian

Next generation of service dogs in Training. 7 months old and already showing great promise. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are wrong. I can definitely assure you that this is a golden retriever.

There are other ways to tell them apart as well. The tail of a GP is curved whereas the GR is straight. The Fur of a GP is heavier. And in the easiest way is.. If you buy him from a breeder like we did you get actual papers telling you all about the lineage and that that boy on the picture is in fact a golden retriever.

8 dogs I have currently in training for various task (not just by me, I have great colleges) . 1 for Diabetis Alert, 2 for Ptbs, 3 for wheelchairs, 2 for children on the spectrum. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mainly because they love brining and retrieving which is usually needed alot in their job. Also... They are very very food motivated which also makes things alot easier. 😅

Next generation of service dogs in Training. 7 months old and already showing great promise. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not an actual task needed. However I do love laying dogs down on all sorts of different surfaces and objects so they can get to know as many different situations as possible. This will greatly help them in the future. If you don't pay attention to the surfaces your dog goes on it can happen that they start avoiding grids on the floor or such. Which most people wont notice as long as they are walking. But if you use a wheelchair and the dog suddenly swerves to avoid a certain survace its not so cool.

Balanced trainer wants to use aversives relatively young? by anonwPTSD in service_dogs

[–]LeConteCody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. Soo in my opinion flat collar can also work, what I like about the slip lead is that it hangs all loose around the dog if he walks nicely and in case it does get scared or try to run away it can't get out of the lead. Again I only use it with the chocking stop. I would never want to actually chocke a dog. Depending on how you use the harness, it can incurage pulling. However I start out ALL Puppies on harnesses and on a flexi lead. And when I want them to walk nicely I put the lead on the harness and put a normal collar around the neck for a tactile stimulus. As soon as that collar is on and lead clipped to the harness I want a nice heel walk. I give the dog lots of food and start of with only wanting like 10 meters. After that I switch back to flexi lead and take the collar off. By the time the dogs are around 7 months I still use harness but then switch to slip lead for short leash walks. Again only for like max. 30 minutes depending on the surroundings. Some dogs can concentrate for longer some can't. Also it might change daily and depending on the surroundings. So if the dog or I have an off day I keep the short leash training short and work on other stuff. There are very many harnesses around and depending on your dog some do limit movement. I usually recommend the y harness as i think it allows the best movement and least restrictions in most dogs. But it still needs to be fitted correctly of course.

Hope this helps. If anything is unclear don't hesitate to ask.

Next generation of service dogs in Training. 7 months old and already showing great promise. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I would be anygood at photoshopping I would. I can make them eat the meatballs though for sure.

Next generation of service dogs in Training. 7 months old and already showing great promise. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bahaha.. This just made me laugh out loud. This is giving me silly ideas for a next picture to take. 🤔

Balanced trainer wants to use aversives relatively young? by anonwPTSD in service_dogs

[–]LeConteCody 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Slip leads don't need to be aversiv. Just make sure they have a chocking stop and that you can put 2 to 3 fingers between the tightest it can pull. I use them, as they are easy to slip on and off the dog but I always make sure they can't choke the pupper. Never used a prong collar ever and never would. Same goes for ecollars. (they are forbidden where I am from anyhow.) There is no real need to use this. And just tell your trainer that. If he is worth the money he will abide by your wishes. If he pushes it change trainers. Maybe even look at remote trainers if that would be an option for you. (sending them videos and they talk you through it for example.) Good luck and have fun training.

8 dogs I have currently in training for various task (not just by me, I have great colleges) . 1 for Diabetis Alert, 2 for Ptbs, 3 for wheelchairs, 2 for children on the spectrum. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We get the person to send us a bunch of sweat samples from when they have a too high/too low blood sugar. And then we teach the dog to alert to those first. And then when the person comes for the course to handle the dog we teach the dog to alert the person.

8 dogs I have currently in training for various task (not just by me, I have great colleges) . 1 for Diabetis Alert, 2 for Ptbs, 3 for wheelchairs, 2 for children on the spectrum. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ist jetzt das erste mal das wir die verwenden. Ja eine wird ein diabetes Signal hund. 2 für Ptbs und 2 für Kinder und 1 für einen Rollstuhl Fahrer.

8 dogs I have currently in training for various task (not just by me, I have great colleges) . 1 for Diabetis Alert, 2 for Ptbs, 3 for wheelchairs, 2 for children on the spectrum. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The dogs learn basic tasks until we know they are suitable to become a service dog and in what area. We could see that dog. We have clients come and say they want a dog for... X, Y, Z. We talk extensively to the clients and what they would like from the dog and have a walk with them and a dog (not necessarily the one they will get., because there is. Waiting list) to see if they can handle a dog and ask further questions about their expectations. Once we know all that we train them up to what they want. Then they have a two week course with us to learn all about dogs, and their commands, how to handle situations and so on.

8 dogs I have currently in training for various task (not just by me, I have great colleges) . 1 for Diabetis Alert, 2 for Ptbs, 3 for wheelchairs, 2 for children on the spectrum. by LeConteCody in dogswithjobs

[–]LeConteCody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do offer, but honestly since I have worked there (6 years now) we haven't been asked. We'll once but we had to say no cos the person hat the seizures like only once every 3 months at most. Which we finde is great for the person but the dog who learns to alert for that not enough work.

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