Service Dog Training Log for “Veda”
Celhaus Vivacious
the former Miss Purple from the VV litter.
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Note, December 2022: After introducing “Veda” to several service dog tasks over the past several months. I believe she would work best as a Medical Alert Psychiatric Service Dog for Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorders, Panic attacks, Social phobias and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. So those tasks will be our priority until placed.
Page 19: June 2023
Service Puppy Daily Training Log Ratings
(5) Excellent
(4-3) Good
(2-1) Needs Improvement
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Day off – Workday w/Jamboree at VAC/Gillette, WY
Friday, June 2, 2023
Outings/socialization
Walk downtown Mainstreet (5)
Obedience Skills
Working Middle Position
Get in (3); Sit (5); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (4); Heel (4); Back (3)
Proofed working heel and head position w/automatic sit (5)
Proofed back (4)
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Grooming
Behavior on table (5)
Line brushing undercoat (4)
Handling paws/trimming nails (5)
Handling ears/cleaning ears (4)
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Outings/socialization
Sundance Fairgrounds/Indoor arena
4-H Dog Agility Practice – handled by 4-H youth (4)
Targeted through hoops and over 12″ jumps (4)
Group sit-and-down stays (4)
Monday June 5, 2023
Panic/Anxiety Tasks
Block – moving into diagonal position in front of handler (4)
Cover – moving into diagonal position in back of handler (4)
Guard – moving into reversed sit position beside handler (3)
Emotional Tasks
Crying (pawing) (4)
Lap (DPT) (5)
Accelerated breathing (4)
Tuesday June 6, 2023
Interruption Alert Tasks
Hand Tremors (4)
Foot Tremors (3)
Self-harm – Hitting (4)
Self-harm – Scratching (3)
Emotional (4)
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Psychiatric Tasks
Lay across handlers lap – DPT (5); Panic Attacks (4)
Provides tactile grounding, Nuzzling, Licking (5)
Alert handler to episodes of rage or strong emotions (4)
Interrupt repetitive self-harm (3)
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Foundation Obedience Skills (German commands included)
Middle Game
Get in (3); sit/siitz (5); Down/palatz (4); Stand/sh-tay (3); Front/he’re (4); Heel/foose (4); Back/zuruck (4); Recall – Come/hier (4); Stay/blibe (4); Fetch/bring (4)
Friday, June 9, 2023
Public Access Visit
Bumgarrs Spearfish SD. (4)
Public Access Test Skills
Vehicle (5)
Loose lead walking/automatic sit (5)
Approaching Buildings (5)
Building Entry (5)
Navigating Building (5)
Walking beside shopping cart (4)
Walking beside an electric shopping cart (1)
Recall from distance (4)
Response to noise (4)
Restaurant manners (Needs Introduced)
Leash recovery – (drop leash, recall dog) (4)
Unacceptable service dog skills: Jumping (2); whining (2); barking (5) ; excessive stress (4)
Checkout line (4)
Public restrooms (5)
Stairs (4)
Elevators (N/A)
Escalators (N/A)
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Day off
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Day off
Monday, June 12, 2023
Grooming
Behavior on the grooming table (5)
Line brushed undercoat (4)
Handled paws/trimmed nails (5)
Handled ears/cleaned and wiped out (4)
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Outings/Socialization
4-H Dog Practice
Handled by 4-H Youth
Loose-lead walking (4); automatic sit (4)
1 minute Group sit and down stays (5)
Long distance recall game, off leash (4)
Wednesday June 14, 2023
Interruption Tasks
Self-harm (scratching) nose nudge, pawing (4)
Self-harm (hitting) (4); nose nudge, pawing (4)
Crying, licking face, pawing (4)
Seizures (Body Tremors) (3)
Hand (4) and foot tremors (3)
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Outings/Socialization
4-H Agility Practice 4-H Handled by Youth
Targeted through tunnels (3)
Targeted over 4 jumps (4)
Targeted through 4 hoops (4)
Introduced to dog walk (3)
Introduced to A-Frame (2)
Friday, June 16, 2023
Obedience Skills
Working Middle Position
Get in (3); Sit (5); Down (4); Stand (4); Front (4); Heel (4); Back (3)
Proofed back against wall (4)
Assistance Retrieving Tasks
Medicine bottle (3)
Medicine bag (3)
Oops Game – picking up dropped items
Wallet (2)
Saturday, June 17, 2023 – Father’s Day Weekend
Meet and Greet with family from Texas, Pam and Curt (2)
Note: Really struggled keeping all four feet on the ground
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Meet and Greets with Family (2)
(Gillette) Danyal and Sophia
(Billings) Colter and Page
Note: Struggled keeping all four feet on the ground
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Meet and Greets with Family (2)
(Gillette) Danyal and Sophia
(Billings) Colter and Page
Note: Struggled keeping all four feet on the ground
Monday, June 19, 2023
Grooming
Behavior on table (5)
Line brushing undercoat (4)
Handling paws/trimming/Dremel nails (4)
Handling ears/cleaning, wiping ears (4)
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Anxiety/Emotional Tasks
Crying – nose nudge/pawing (4)
Accelerated breathing – nose nudge/pawing (4)
Deep Pressure Therapy – lying across lap (5)
Anxiety Work Tasks
Block – responding by moving into a diagonal standing position in front of the handler (4)
Cover – responding by moving into a diagonal standing position in back of handler (4)
Guard – responding by moving into a reversed working sit position beside hander (3)
Outings/Socialization
4-H Dog Obedience/Rally Practice, handled by 4-H youth
Loose lead walking /automatic sit (4)
Long-distance group sit-and-down stays (5)
Long-distance recall game (off leash) (4)
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Interruption Alert Tasks
Self-harm (Scratching) nose nudge, licking hands (3)
Self-harm (Hitting) nose nudge, licking hands (3)
Crying – nose nudge, licking face (5)
Accelerated breathing – nose nudge (5)
Tremors – hand, nose nudge (3)
Tremors – foot, DPT (3)
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Interruption Alert Tasks
Self-harm (scratching) nose nudge, licking hands (3)
Self-harm (Hitting) nose nudge, licking hands (3)
Crying – nose nudge, licking face (3)
Breathing – nose nudge (3)
Tremors – hand, nose nudge (3)
Tremors – foot, DPT – (3)
Friday, June 23, 2023
Public Access Test Skills @ home
Tuck – moving into down position underneath handler’s legs and maintaining down position until released (5)
Under – moving into down position underneath kitchen table and maintaining down position on blanket until released (4)
Walking up stairs (2) tends to rush and pull
Walking down stairs (2) lacking confidence
Restroom
Maintaining down position until released (5)
Saturday, June 24, 2023
No train – day off
Sunday, June 25, 2023
No train – day off
Monday, June 26, 2023
Grooming
Behavior on table (4)
Line brushing of undercoat (4)
Handling paws/trimming/Dremel toenails (4)
Handling ears/ cleaning/wiping (4)
Mobility Tasks
Loose lead walking with handler using a cane (4)
Loose lead walking with handler using a walker (3)
Brace – assist handler to stand (3)
Brace – assist handler to sit (3)
Brace – assist handle to bed (2)
Brace – assist handler to get out of bed (3)
Brace – assist to help handler off the ground (3)
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Mobility Tasks
Loose lead walking with handler using a cane (3)
Loose lead walking with handler using a walker (3)
Brace – assist handler to stand (3)
Brace – assist handler to sit in chair (3)
Brace – assist handler to bed (3)
Brace – assist handler to get out of bed (3)
Brace – assist to help handler off the ground (3)
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Mobility Tasks
Loose lead walking with handler using a cane (3)
Loose lead walking with handler using a walker (3)
Brace – assist handler to sit in chair (3)
Brace – assist hander to stand (3)
Brace – assist handler to get into bed (3)
Brace – assist handler to get out of bed (3)
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Outings/socialization
4-H Agility Practice – Fairgrounds indoor arena – handled by 4-H youth
Targeted over 4 jumps (4)
Targeted through bent tunnels (4)
Targeted through 6 hoops (4)
Targeted through tire jump (3)
Friday, June 30, 2023
Public Access Visit
Menards – Gillette, Wyoming
Loose lead walking beside electric shopping cart (3)
Month in review
Foundation Obedience Skills, German commands included
Heel/Fuss (5)
Stay/Blibe (5)
Down/Palatz (4)
Come/Hee’re (4)
Stand/Sh-tay (4)
Fetch/Brring (3)
No/Pfui (5)
Leave it/Lass’es (5)
AKC Canine Citizen Test Skills
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- Meeting a friendly stranger (5)
- Sitting politely for petting (4)
- Appearance and grooming (5)
- Out for a walk (5)
- Sit and down on command (5)
- Walking through a crowd (5)
- Coming when called (4)
- Reaction to another dog (4)
- Reaction to distractions (4)
- Supervised separation (4)4
AKC Canine Good Citizen Advanced Test Skills
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- Sits or lies down and waits under control while sitting down to fill out paperwork or have a snack (5)
- Walks on loose lead through a natural situation, does not pull (4)
- Walks on loose lead through a crowd (4)
- Dog walks past distraction with dogs present, does not pull (4)
- Leave it (5)
- Sit and stay in small group with 3 other people with dogs in circle (5)
- Dog allows persons carrying something (backpack) to approach dog (5)
- Down or sit stay with distance (owner’s choice) (5)
- Recall with distractions present 20’feet away, handler off center while calling the dog (4)
- Maintain sit or down stay while enter/exits door way (4)
Public Access Test Skills
Training/controlling aids
K9 Bridle (5) Martingale (4) Flat Buckle (3)
Leash Tension (4)
Inappropriate service dog conduct (barking, whining, pulling jumping) (4)
Working position (4)
Vehicles (5)
Public Transit (needs introduced)
Parking lot behavior in businesses (5)
Controlled behavior in businesses (5)
Navigation though store (4)
Foundation obedience skills (4)
Working with distractions (4)
Restaurants (needs introduced)
Elevators (needs introduced)
Escalators (needs introduced)
Up Stairs/carpeted (4)
Down Stairs/uncarpeted (3)
Use of public restrooms (5)
Public Access Visits
Bumgarrs – Spearfish SD (5)
WalMart – Spearfish SD (2)
Psychiatric Service Dog Tasks
Block (5)
Cover (4)
Guard (3)
Assistance Service Dog Tasks
Retrieve off the ground
Ball (5)
Medicine Bag (4)
Cell phone (2)
TV Remote (2)
Keys (2)
Interruption Tasks
Self harm, scratching (3)
Self harm, Hitting (3)
Emotional Tasks
Crying, nose nudge. (5)