Category Archives: Service Dog Training

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  ‘Heeling’ with Mary Kay

  Posted on October 31, 2015 by Sophy760 in Autism Service Dogs, Our Dear Friends, Service Dog Training, Service Dogs, Training

  One of the trainer-experts Love Heels relies on most is Mary Kay Snyder of Unleashed Potential K9 San Diego (formerly Pettiquette 101). Once a month Mary Kay conducts advanced service dog trainings for an invited group of service dog teams. She is a master trainer who specializes in fine-tuning service teams and has been a […]

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  Happy Halloween

  Posted on October 29, 2015 by Nancee619 in Service Dog Training, updates

  Love Heels had a full house for training last Tuesday, and it was Halloween dress up day! Here’s the whole crew, and Scooter, too!  

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  Jetta in Training

  Posted on July 7, 2014 by Nancee619 in New Puppy-in-Training, Service Dog Training, Service Dogs, Sponsors, updates

  Jetta takes a break from training to pose for a picture with the sales staff at Kearny Mesa Volkswagen. As part of his final training, he will spend Friday mornings practicing his business manners at the state-of-the-art facility. Please, drop by and say “Hello” .

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  Puppy-raiser Needed!

  Posted on March 25, 2014 by Sophy760 in New Puppy-in-Training, Service Dog Training, Service Dogs, Therapy Dog Training, Therapy Dogs, Training, updates

  Wanted: Loving individual with plenty of patience to bring a puppy into your home and heart for 18 months. No experience necessary, our staff of professional “people trainers” will teach you to teach your puppy the working skills he/she will need to become a successful canine companion. During months of training, you and your puppy will […]

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  Happy Trails

  Posted on February 13, 2014 by Sophy760 in Autism Service Dogs, New Puppy-in-Training, Service Dog Training, Service Dogs, updates

  Happy Trails The hardest service dog skill for Dancer is ignoring other dogs when she’s trail-walking with her boy or training-trail-walking with me. But after much trial and error, I think I’ve found the right way to keep her focused on my command to “leave it” when another dog walks by. The trick is in […]

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• Six Things I Wish Every Dog Walker Knew about our Autism Service Dog

  Posted on July 7, 2013 by Sophy760 in Service Dog Training, Service Dogs, Training, updates

  A recent walk with dog and boy at a popular Encinitas walking trail got me thinking about a popular book series by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk that started with this title: “Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew.” After an incident with a woman with an unleashed dog, I thought it was […]

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