Service Dog Training Log for “Veda”
Celhaus Vivacious
the former Miss Purple from the VV litter.
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Page 6: May 2022
Service Puppy Daily Training Log Ratings
(5) Excellent
(4-3) Good
(2-1) Needs Improvement
Sunday, May 1, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (2)
Outings/Socialization
4-H Dog Practice (5)
Experiences
Handled by 4-H Youth (4)
Working around strange dogs (4)
Obedience Skills
Loose lead walking wearing K9 Bridle (5)
Automatic Sit (4)
6 ft Sit Stay (4)
6 ft Down Stay (4)
Come (5)
Public Access Skills
“Paws Up” Loaded into the vehicle (5)
“Wait” – while putting on K-9 Bridle (4)
Unloading from the crate (5)
Monday, May 2, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go outside and potty. (3)
Public Access Visit
Tractor Supply- Gillette, WY (5)
Public Access Test Skills
1. Controlled unload in and out of the vehicle (5)
2. Wait to put on K-9 Bridle, collar, or leash (5)
3. Inappropriate service dog conduct (none) (5)
4. Go potty on a leash (4)
5. Controlled entry through doorways (5)
6. Automatic doors (5)
7. Navigating a store (5)
8. Working position (5)
9. Loose lead walking w/shopping/feed cart (4)
10. Navigating through tight places (4)
11. Checkout lanes (4)
12. Use of public restrooms (5)
13. Noise distractions (5)
14. Large crowds (4)
15. Parking lot skills (5)
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go out and potty (2)
Task Training (Anxiety and PTSD)
Block – lured into a diagonal standing position in front of me (4)
Cover – lured into a diagonal standing position in the back of me (3)
DPT (Deep Pressure Therapy) lured up on my lap, maintained position (4)
Pawing Alert
Accelerated breathing (3)
Scent Work
Introduction to target order (Birch) and scent portal (3)
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go out and potty (3)
Task Training (Anxiety and PTSD)
Block – lured into a diagonal standing position in front of me (4)
Cover – lured into a diagonal standing position in the back of me (3)
(DPT) Deep Pressure Therapy – lured up in my lap and maintain position (4)
Pawing Alert
Accelerated breathing (3)
Scent Work
Introduction to target order (Birch) and scent portal (4)
Thursday, May 5, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go out and potty (3)
Day off – Workday at VAC with Jamboree –
Scent Work – p.m.
Introduction to target order (Birch) and scent portal (4)
Friday, May 6, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go outside and potty (3)
Task Training (Anxiety and PTSD)
Block – lured into a diagonal standing position in front of me (4)
Cover – lured into a diagonal standing position in the back of me. (3)
(DPT) Deep Pressure Therapy – lured across my lap and maintained position. (4)
Scent Work
Introduction to target order (Birch) and scent portal (4)
Saturday, May 7, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go outside and potty (3)
Experiences
Grooming
Behavior on grooming table (4)
Brushing (4)
Clip Toenails (5)
Clean out ears (4)
Scent Work
Introduction to target odor (Birch) and scent portal (4)
Sunday, May 8, 2022
House Training
Independently pawing bell on the door to alert to go outside and potty (3)
Day off – Mother’s Day
Monday, May 9, 2022
House Training – Independently going to the door to nudge bells on the door to alert to go outside and potty. (3)
Scent Training – Independently going to scent portal against the wall sticking nose deep into the chamber in the portal and maintaining position for 3-5 seconds (4)
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Scent Training – Independently going to scent portal against the wall and sticking nose deep into the chamber of the portal and maintaining position for 3-5 seconds (4)
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Scent Training – Independently going to scent portal against the wall and sticking nose deep into the chamber of the portal and maintaining for 3-position for 3-5 seconds (4)
Thursday, May 12, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (2)
No Training – Workday at VAC w/ Jamboree, 9-6 p.m.
Retrieving Games p.m.
Chuck It w/tennis ball (5)
Retrieve ball off of the ground (5)
Retrieve the ball off of the elevated table (3)
Oooops Game
Picking up ball off ground and giving back to handler (3)
Friday, May 13, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Saturday, May 14, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (2)
Grooming
Behavior on grooming table (4)
Brushing coat (4)
Paws handled; Toenails trimmed (4)
Ears handled and ears cleaned (4)
Sunday, May 15, 2022
House Training – Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Outings/Experiences/Socialization
4-H Dog Practice
Handled by 4-H Youth (4)
Working in group setting (4)
Scent Training
Independently going to scent portal against the wall, putting nose deep into the portal chamber with sit indication. (3)
Monday May 16, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Task Training (Anxiety, PTSD)
Block – responding to command “Block” to go and maintaining standing position in front of me (3)
Cover – responding to command “Cover” and maintaining position in back of me (3)
DPT (Deep Pressure Therapy) – responding to command “Paws up” and maintain lying position in my lap (4)
Interruption Pawing Alert Tasks
Heavy Breathing (3)
Pawing Games
Shake (3)
Touch light on the floor (4)
Touch light on wall (3)
Bells on door (4)
Assistance Tasks
Retrieving off the ground and bringing back to me –
Medicine Bag (4)
Retrieving off elevated table and bringing back to me (3)
Tuesday May 17, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Task Training (Anxiety, PTSD)
Block – responding to command moving in front of handler (3)
Cover – responding to command moving in back of handler (3)
Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT) – responding to command “Paws up” and maintains lying position in lap (4)
Interruption Pawing Alert Tasks
Accelerated Breathing (3)
Pawing Games
Shake (3)
Touch light on floor (4)
Touch light on wall (3)
Bells on door (5)
Wednesday May 18, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Scent Work
Independently going to scent portal (5) Offering sit indication 40/60% of the time when on odor (4)
Thursday May 19, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Day off – Jamboree/VAC 9 –5
Friday May 20, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Public Access Visit
Tractor Supply – Spearfish SD (5)
Public Access Skills
- Controlled loading and unload out of vehicle. (5)
- Approaching Building (5)
- Controlled entry through doorways (5)
- Navigating a building (5)
- Recall from a distance (4)
- Sit and down on command (4)
- Response to noise (4)
- Large Crowds (4)
- Loose lead walking beside/behind shopping cart (4)
- Navigating through tight places (4)
- Checkout lanes (4)
- Public Restrooms (5)
Known commands at 30 Weeks (German commands in Parenthesis)
- Go potty on and off leash (4)
- Go kennel (5)
- Leave it (4)
- Step up (Stairs) (4)
- Step down (Stairs) (4)
- Cover (3)
- Block (3)
- Off (3)
- Watch me (4)
- Touch (4)
- Quiet (4)
- Wait (4)
- Get in (3)
- Out/let go (Aus, Owss) (5)
- Heel (fuss, foos) (4)
- Sit (Sitz) (5)
- Down (Platz) (4)
- Come (Hee’re) (5)
- Stay (Blibe) (4)
- Free (5)
Saturday May 21, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside (3)
Grooming
Behavior on grooming table (4)
Brushing out coat (3)
Handling paws and trimming toenails (4)
Handling ears, cleaning (4)
Scent Work
Independently going to scent portal w/odor offering sit indication for the first time with nose deep in scent pipe maintaining for 1-2 seconds “Good Girl! (5)
Sunday May 22, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on door to alert to go outside. (3)
Outings/Experiences/Socialization
4-H Dog Practice (5)
Handled by 4-H youth (4)
Worked in large group (4)
Monday, May 23, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Warm-up Obedience Skills. Working middle and side positions
Worked foundation skills in the middle and side positions at the side and front of the mirror, and against the wall.
Sit (5)
Down (4)
Loose lead walking wearing K-9 Bridle (5)
Heel (4)
Automatic Sit (4)
Come (5)
Front (4)
Wait (4)
Stay (4)
Stand (3)
Swing (4)
Around (4)
Get in (4)
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Task Training – Pawing Alerts
Accelerated breathing (3)
Hand Tremors (3)
Foot Tremors (3)
Public Access Test Task Training
“Block” – Responding to command to “Block” (4)
Going into and maintaining a stand position in front of me (3)
“Guard” Responding to command to “Guard” (4)
Going into reversed sit position at the side (3)
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Task Training Pawing Alerts
Accelerated breathing (3)
Hand Tremors (3)
Foot Tremors (3)
Public Access Test Task Training
“Block” – responding to the command to “Block” (4)
Going into and maintaining a stand position in front of me (3)
“Guard” – responding to the command to “Guard” (4)
Going into reversed sit position at the side (3)
Thursday, May 26, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Day off – Workday with Jamboree at VAC in Gillette
Friday, May 27, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Day off: out-of-town company arrived, staying through Sunday
Saturday, May 28, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Day off: out-of-town company
Sunday, May 29, 2022
House Training
Independently nudging bells on the door to alert to go outside (3)
Day off: out-of-town company