| The training for puppies who are in the service dog program start as early as 6 weeks of age. Play and socialization are a very important in a puppy’s development. The puppy must be handled by lots of different people, exposed to all sorts of sounds, smells, textures, and play with other puppies to develop bite inhibition. They also need time with mom after they are weaned to learn their boundaries with adult dogs.
It is recess at Brigadoon…Yippeeee!
”Jet” in training with her person, Martin. Of course, they still have 18 months of training before she will be ready to graduate with Martin as a team.
Buttercup (4mos) picks up her food bowl. Dogs normally do not like metal in their mouth.
Beau (10 mos) turns on the light.
Chelsea shows off her tongue, while Jet in the background, grabs the metal dumbbell to play with. |
