Raising guide dog puppies

Colby Morita has been raising and training guide and service dog puppies for over 13 years. He has puppy graduates from Guide Dogs of America, Tender Loving Canine Assistance Dogs, Cascade Service Dogs, and Canine Support Teams. Colby has been writing to the PuppyInTraining.com blog and sharing his puppy training tips from his experiences since Get your puppy's attention with a treat. Move the treat in a straight line from the puppy's eyeline up to the bridge of your nose. As your puppy watches the treat say "look". Count to ten, praise your puppy and give them the treat. Extend the time your puppy stares before giving them the reward. According to Puppy in Training, it easily costs between $40,000-60,000 to train a Guide Dog Puppy. This includes buying the basic needs for the dog (food etc), vet care, personnel, breeding, harness, leash, room and board for the student and other expenses. Puppies need a steady supply of fresh water. Adequate hydration is necessary for their physical well-being and growth. Please provide your dog with free access to fresh, clean water all day. A normal, healthy dog will only drink as much water as he or she needs to stay hydrated. Limiting water (in the summer especially) can be dangerous to the dog. Make it comfortable by lining it with blankets or a dog bed, but make sure it's large enough that they'll have plenty of room to stand up, turn around and lie down. Slowly introduce them to the crate by leaving the door open and letting them explore it on their own. Become a Puppy Sitter. Guide Dogs of Texas relies on a team of trained puppy sitters to help prepare our future guide dogs. In order to maintain consistency in the puppy's training, puppy sitters undergo the same training as full-time puppy raisers, but serve in a part-time capacity or "on call" to assist puppy raisers as needed. No previous experience is necessary to raise a guide dog. Puppies being raised to become guide dogs must be socialized with. They must learn proper house manners. They arrive at the volunteer already having begun house and crate training. This training must be continued by the volunteer family, as well as basic commands, such as "sit" and If its butt pops up, the food bowl is raised. A similar approach can be used with treats. Retrieve the treats and wait for the puppy to sit. When it is steadily sitting, give the treats to the puppy. If it tries to snatch the treats, raise them. Feed the treats to the puppy when it is behaving without any hiccups. Perhaps you have a greater feeling for a dog raised to be a guide dog for the blind, or for one that will assist a person in a wheelchair. Maybe you'll be drawn to dogs who help people with invisible disabilities. There will be an application, interview, and possibly a home visit to finalize your application to raise a puppy. Order of Learning Guide Order of Learning Chart Teaching a New Verbal Cue Essential Behaviors Behaviors that Need to be Reported Behavior Evaluation and Intervention Training Verbal Cues Used for Guide Dog Puppies Touch Verbal Cue Place Verbal Cue Recall with Come Verbal Cue Stay Verbal Cue Leave It Verbal Cue Loose Leash Walking Once your home interview has been completed and approved you will watch a young puppy under 5 months old for several nights and a pup older than 9 months old. This will give you the chance to see what it's like to raise a puppy. We will give you all the supplies and support you need! Guide Dog Foundation f