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Donna Hill's

Service Dog Training Institute

Library

Basic Dog Skills

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Easy Way to Teach a Forward Puller to Start Unconsciously Paying Attention
to Leash Pressure.
Many dogs will pull hard when on a standard 4 to 6-foot (1.2-2m) leash. The trick is to teach them to...
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Teaching Your Service Dog to Heel
There is much confusion in the service dog world about what is heeling is and isn't. Before we can start...
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Calming a Hyper Service Dog in Training
Owner training allows handlers to choose some non-traditional breeds or higher energy individualĀ dogs...
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Keeping Training a Service Dog Simple
Training your own service dog seems like a complicated long term and in depth process, and it is! Keeping...
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Starting to Train your SDiT in Public Places
Whether to are just starting out with your pup in public places or resuming training after a break (such...
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Helping an Assistance Dog Learn to Generalize Behaviors
The ability of a service dog to generalize a behavior is an important skill. Generalization involves...
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Generalizing Behaviors and Tasks to many Locations
Generalizing a behavior is a very important skill for every owner-trained assistance dog, and in dog...
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Teaching Your Service Dog to Relax While You are on the Phone or a Video Chat
Have you ever noticed that when you get on the phone or a web chat tat your dog suddenly needs all your...
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Does Your Dog Jump on Visitors or People at Home?
Is your dog overly friendly to everyone? A great way to teach your dog to stop jumping on visitors...
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Two service dog handlers walk their dogs down a metal boat ramp.
Teaching Your Service to Heel and Walk on a Loose Leash
There is much confusion in the service dog world about what is heeling is and loose leash walking. Before...
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Tips for Teaching a Service Dog in Training to Generalize a Behavior
What is Generalization in Teaching Dogs?
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Creating a Good Service Dog Candidate
This process starts when the working dogs are tiny puppies. You must start with genetically sound pups,...
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