Service Dog Training Log for “Veda”
Celhaus Vivacious
the former Miss Purple from the VV litter.
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Page 12: November 2022
Service Puppy Daily Training Log Ratings
(5) Excellent
(4-3) Good
(2-1) Needs Improvement
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Anxiety/Emotional Tasks
Crying (Pawing) (5)
Lap – (DPT) Deep Pressure Therapy (5)
Retrieving Assistance Tasks
Tennis Ball (5)
Rope (4)
Medicine Bag (4)
Metal Keys (3)
Wallet (3)
Outings/Socialization
Sundance Elementary School Gymnasium
Demo dog for puppy Classes
Meet and Greets – keeping all four feet on the ground (3)
Loose lead walking (5)
Sit (5) Down (4)
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Anxiety/Emotional Tasks
Crying (Pawing) (4)
Deep Pressure Therapy (5)
Target Games
Sending to target plate, 6 ft away (4)
Sending to blanket, 6 ft away (5)
Sending to target table, 6 ft. away (3)
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Day off – VAC w/Jamboree – Gillette, WY
Friday, November 4, 2022
Foundation Obedience Skills – Proofing middle position
Get in (4); Sit (5); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (5); Heel (5)
Proofed Foundation Skills against the wall
Back (3)
Automatic sit (5)
Saturday, November 5, 2022
Assistance Tasks (Ooops Game)
Tennis ball (4)
Wallet (3)
Retrieving Named items
Medicine Bag (3)
Sunday, November 6, 2022
Drive and Focus Games
Hunt Games
Tennis ball (5)
Scent Tube (4)
Monday, November 7, 2022
Grooming
Behavior on grooming table (5)
Brushing out undercoat (4)
Handling paws/trimming toenails (4)
Handling ears/cleaning (4)
Outings/Socialization
Demo Puppy for Class – Sundance Elementary School Gymnasium
Focus Games
Clicker (5)
Name Game (5)
Name Game with distractions (4)
Touch left and right hands (4)
Walking into my space (5)
Walking into hers (4)
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Retrieving Games
Tennis ball (5)
Plastic keys (4)
Car Keys (3)
Medicine bag (4)
Introduced Sock (3)
Ooops game with dropped items
Tennis ball (5)
Keys (3)
Wallet (3)
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Pawing Games
Shake (3)
Touch light on floor (4)
Touch light on wall (3)
Bells on door (5)
Thursday, November 10, 2022
Day off – Workday at VAC w/Jamboree (Gillette, Wy)
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Target Games (6 ft away)
Send to target plate (4)
Send to blanket (4)
Send to targe table (4)
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Outings/Socialization
Walk downtown and Sundance Park
Proofed loose lead heeling skills (5)
Meet and Greet w/strangers (5)
Keeping all four feet on the ground while being petted (4)
Maintaining heel position and offering automatic sit when approached by other dog walkers (4)
Monday, November 14, 2022
Focus Games
Clicker (5)
Name (5)
Touch (4)
Pawing Tasks
Shake (3)
Touch light on floor (5)
Touch light on (bottom) wall (3)
Touch light in (middle) wall (2)
Touch light (upper) wall (2)
Grooming
Table manners (5)
Line brushing coat (4)
Trimming – toe nails, Dremel (4)
Ears – handling, cleaning (4)
Outings/Socialization
Sundance Elementary School Gymnasium
Demo dog for puppy class
Meet and Greets (5)
Keeping all four feet on the ground (4)
Focus Games
Name Game (5)
Touch – touching nose to palm (4)
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Anxiety Tasks
Block – responding to cue going into a diagonal standing position in front of handler (5)
Cover – responding to cue going into a diagonal standing position in back of handler (4)
Guard – responding to command going into reverse working sit position beside handler (3)
Lap – Deep Pressure Therapy (5)
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Warm up obedience skill game.
Working both left, right and middle positions
Get in (3); Sit (5); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (4); Heel (5); Back (3)
Assistance Task – Tugging Clothing
Introduced Tug Game (Sock) (2)
Opening Drawer (2)
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Day off – Workday w/Jamboree at the VAC
Gillette, WY
Friday, November 18, 2022
Warm up obedience skills game
Working both left, right and middle positions
Get in (3); Sit (5); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (4); Heel (5); Back (3)
Assistance Task – Tugging Clothing
Tug Game (Sock) (2)
Opening Drawer (2)
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Public Access Test Skills @ Home
12 Carpet Stairs up (5); down (4)
Under (dining room table), 5 minutes (4)
Restroom (Maintaining down position) (4)
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Outings/Socialization
Walk down main street – Proofed foundation obedience skills
Loose lead walking (5); Ooops Game (wallet) (3)
Monday. November 21, 2022
Outings/Socialization
Sundance Park – practice public access test skills
Tuck/Under – Maintained down position under picnic table (15 minutes) (5)
Tuck/Under – Maintained down position under park bench (5 minutes) (5)
Restroom (5)
Sundance Elementary School Gymnasium
Demo Dog for Puppy Class
Meet and Greets (4)
Keeping all four feet on the ground (3)
Focus Games
Name Game (5)
Two Eyes (5)
Touch (nose to palm) (4)
Introduced working middle position
Get in (3)
Sit (5)
Down (4)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Retrieving Games
Tennis Ball (5)
Plastic keys (4)
Metal keys (3)
Medicine Bag (4)
Wednesday, November 23 – Sunday, November 27, 2022
No training rest of week due to Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, November 28, 2022
Experiences
Grooming
Table manners (4)
Line Brushing Undercoat (4)
Timing/Dremel toenails (4)
Handling and cleaning ears (4)
Outings/Socialization
Sundance Office Gymnasium
Demo dog for puppy class
Meet and Greets (4)
Keeping all four feet on the ground (3)
Name Game (5)
Touch – Touching nose to both left (4) and right (4)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Warm up obedience skill game. Working both left and right sides and middle position
Get in (3); Sit (4); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (4); Heel (4); Back (3)
Off lead long-distance sit (4) and down (4) stays with distractions
30 ft Recall (5)
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Interruption Pawing Tasks
Shake (3)
Touch light on floor (4)
Touch light wall (3)
Anxiety Tasks
Block – responding to command; going into standing position in front of handler (5)
Cover – responding to cue; going into a diagonal standing position in back of hander (4)
Guard – responding to command; going into reverse working sit position beside handler (3)
Lap – Deep Pressure Therapy (5)
Assistance Tasks
Tug Game (Sock) (3)
Opening drawer (3)
Ooops Game – wallet (3)