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quick pupdate: we're pretty close (a week or two) away from being able to bring mischa into work with me! I'm going to request 2 half days at first, so I'm not asking him to go from 0 to 100, but ive already gone from full time to 4 days per week so fingers crossed work approves it...

and we've been accepted into an organisation! not naming it for privacy reasons as it's pretty small, but i like it so far. they're also the only organisation I've come across (at least in AUS) that does more than acknowledge that animals other than dogs can be assistance animals, and is willing and able to work with parrots and ponies and cats and so on.

also, we caught the bus today, for the first time! he did such a good job. not keen on it but i knew he wouldn't be, but the only thing is that i should've put his boots on. (and brought some water)

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mischa passed his preliminary public access test (pPAT) this week! essentially more of a 'good canine citizen' test than a PAT, but we're on the right track!

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welll that didnt go as planned lol... though it was on work's end, not ours.

my work is great for flexibility but they are terrible at communication. i had told them that i was going to bring mischa, who is still in training, and all they said was cool see you monday (paraphrasing). so i show up on monday, with mischa, and they go uhhh we need to approve this with HR, can you take your dog home and come back later?. i was like... ummm ok? legally he's allowed to be here but. sure.

they were like, well you said he's still in training and not accredited. sorry.

I wasn't gonna push the point there at the front door, but i will be bringing up the legislation - which clearly states that an animal in training can go anywhere. and that my state doesn't have any specific accreditation programs or laws other than the DDA.

work said they'll want to see some kind of document from a vet stating that he meets the minimum requirements - which he does - and that's fair, but couldn't they've asked for that before 8:30 AM on Monday morning?

so i went home (very glad i decided to drive last minute this morning!), and I'll go back to work at lunchtime, without Mischa.

I understand where they're coming from, but I'm also pissed and upset and also a little embarrassed lol? if they'd just communicated with me before today we could've sorted this all out. but apparently it's too hard! (this is a big government agency, mind you, they have the people!)

hopefully, we can try again tomorrow, or next week if we have to. in all this, Mischa was great. we got there real early so we went for a walk before, and then we just sat and waited at the entrance. Misch just laid there like, ok this is what we're doing. 10/10 for him!

[reminder that I'm in Australia, not the USA, so don't bring up the ADA! we're covered by the Disability Discrimination Act]

new vest!! big thanks to @mandana-the-service-pup 😸

first day of mischa coming to work with me today... wish us luck!

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new vest!! big thanks to @mandana-the-service-pup 😸

first day of mischa coming to work with me today... wish us luck!

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bushwalk!

we're about to have a trial by fire... I've had the past 2 months off work because i had surgery (and then even when i was willing & able to come back they said i had to wait to be cleared by HR), and in the meantime my roommate (my sister) has moved. when i was working before Mischa stayed at home with my sister because i didn't think he was ready for 8 hours of settling plus the bus. but now it's either leave him at home (with my other roommate who he is scared of), leave him at my dads (i don't want to, he's my AD and i need him!), or i bite the bullet and take him with me to work.

i still dont think he's ready but I'm gonna give it a go. we can do a trial month or so and see how we do. (the people at r/service_dogs were very encouraging!)

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beach day! 🌊☀️

there was a reactive dog (leashed), i think it was a frustrated greeter rather than aggressive or anything. the owner asked if they could play, and i said yes, but their dog was snapping and clearly frustrated as soon as mischa got within less than a metre of it. mischa did super well, he stepped back while maintaining friendly body language, looked at me, and then instantly listened to my cue to leave the dog alone.

i realised the other day I've unintentionally taught him to check in with me when we approach people or other dogs when we're out and about, including dogs barking from their houses. I'm glad because it's a great behaviour to learn but it was funny to realise i was teaching it without realising. makes you wonder what else I've unintentionally taught... for better or worse!

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Hey! I have my own resources, but a friend brought up your new puppy (more as a "oooo cute puppy !!!" thing, less as a "hey this person got a puppy you should message them about things") and I wanted to reach out to see if you had any resources that you found helpful for socializing/general training with this puppy (or past puppies)? I look forward to watching PS5 grow and advance in her obedience etc

hello! i'm getting to this like half a week after you sent it so i feel like you may not still be here lol, but i feel like i get this question a lot so here's my short list of puppy resources:

If You're Only Reading One Thing:

please read more than one thing

but if I can't convince you to read more than one thing, my Ultimate Puppy 101 Resource is The Puppy Primer by Patricia McConnell and Brenda Scidmore. It's easy-to-read, it's short, it's accessible, and it covers basic things pretty well you can currently grab a copy for $7.50 from the author's site!

Okay, I Will Read Exactly Two Things:

Sophia Yin's socialization checklist! it is free! it is short! it will help you track whether you are giving your puppy a well-rounded socialization experience!

OP's Shiny New Favorite(s):

Social, Civil and Savvy my beloved. i really, really like this book. it's focused specifically on puppy socialization and gives a fantastic overview as well as practical advice. i think this book would be very accessible for general audiences, but also found it helpful/insightful as a professional trainer and think more experienced dog people would benefit from this one, too you can pick it up in print for $10 here. alternatively, i was extremely hyped to find out that there is an audiobook version. it does appear to be on Hoopla Digital for free in both ebook and audiobook format if your local library offers you access to Hoopla

the same author wrote another book called Fired Up, Frantic, and Freaked Out. like you might expect based on the title, it's actually intended primarily for adult dogs who are overaroused/reactive/etc. despite this, i've been listening to it recently and i think it could be very helpful for puppy owners as well – it introduces a lot of strategies and concepts that are helpful in general for dog training, as well as for dealing with your puppy's emotions. another book that i found helpful despite having professional experience!

Girl Help i Have Four Dollars in My Bank Account:

the Pandemic Puppy Raising Support Group on Facebook is run by competent professional dog trainers and has a ton of resources and guides sorted by subject. i believe all of these resources are free but i'm not 100% sure on that one

the Pandemic Puppy Podcast is the Pandemic Puppy Raising Support Group's sibling for your earholes. i find it slightly more helpful in the sense that i get a little overwhelmed by the sheer volume of resources on the Facebook group. it was (is?) hosted by Kayla Fratt, a professional trainer who was in the process of raising her first puppy, with an impressive cast of guest hosts

the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy has a free eBook called Growing Up FDSA. it's structured as a bunch of mini-chapters, sorted by surviving the first week, first month, and first year. a couple of these mini-chapters will be of limited relevance to people who aren't interested in dog sports, but many of them are extremely helpful for general audiences. i would actually recommend starting with the very last chapter ("It's A Puppy, Not A Problem") and then working your way through the rest of the book

Kikopup has a puppy training playlist here. Kikopup is the only Youtube/TIkTok/social media whatever dog trainer that I really would recommend at this point. the playlist comes as 136 separate videos in no particular order, which i admittedly find slightly overwhelming. In my experience, Kikopup videos are not particularly flashy/sexy/slick, which might be a turnoff for some viewers – but this actually reassures me about her as a trainer, lol. her mechanics and methods are worth the watch despite some of the relative disorganization/lack of influencer-style polish

free online flipbook on determining when to spay/neuter your dog

free online flipbook on age appropriate puppy exercise

the /r/puppy101 wiki is pretty good and covers some topics not thoroughly discussed by my other resources (e.g. puppy blues, which i think is a very important subject for new puppy owners to know about). i will say that some of their recommended books and resources are not books/resources that i would personally recommend

Social, Civil and Savvy, Fired Up, Frantic and Freaked Out, and Sophia Yin's puppy socialization checklist can all be accessed for free, as mentioned above

not really totally focused on socialization, but Jane Lindquist of Puppy Culture fame has a free course for new puppy owners called With Open Arms and a Level Head: How to Bring a Puppy Into Your Life. i would put this lower on the list than the above resources tbh, but it's ✨free✨ and i think it's pretty all right

Actually I Do Have Some Dollars in My Bank Account, and/or i Really Love Watching Things with My Eyes:

the actual Puppy Culture program is really worth checking out if you can. it gives a really good perspective on early puppy development and why it's so important to take advantage of the critical period of social development. a lot of Puppy Culture is targeted towards breeders, but it's very useful for puppy owners as well. that being said it's like $70 lol

also a big fan of Attention is the Mother of All Behaviors from Puppy Culture, which you can grab for a more modest $22

Meh:

Perfect Puppy in 7 Days by Sophia Yin: i think there's a lot of good stuff in this book, and it used to be in my top two recommendations. i do think a lot of the material is covered more comprehensively by other resources on this list, but if you want a shorter version of a lot of concepts, this book may not be a bad purchase. you should know, though, that like a solid third of this book is just instructing you to have your puppy sit for literally everything in life. i personally do not do this with my puppies. Boo was trained this way early in life and her last owner and i both had to work past the tendency to auto-sit at all times (teaching her a "stand" for obedience was....fun). that being said, it's hard to jump up on people if you're sitting, and it's hard to bolt out the door if you're sitting, and it's hard to steal food if you're sitting...so there may be some merit for pet dogs. i still don't love it for little babies and i'm having a hard time putting my finger on why.

Fenzi Dog Sports Academy has a presentation series targeted toward regular pet owners (the rest of the site is largely intended for dog sports people). you can get each course for something like $11-20 dollars depending on whether you choose to buy them individually or as part of a pack they have a six course puppy combo pack for $65 with a lot of Big Name Heavy Hitter Dog Trainers featured, which is the cheapest option if you want all the puppy videos i suspect that many of these webinars will overlap significantly with other resources on this list (the crate training course from Sarah Stremming is probably pretty similar to the hour-long crate training episode of the Pandemic Puppy Podcast with guest star Sarah Stremming) (and Laura VanArendonk Baugh shows up to talk about puppy socialization in like three different resources on this list lol) but if you really learn best from webinars, go nuts if I was going to recommend one webinar to round out the resources on this list, the Building Puppy Confidence lecture might be worth the $18.95 to buy it on its own

Resources that I Do Not Love:

there are some hopefully obvious ones here (Cesar Milan, Monks of New Skete, anyone preaching dominance/hierarchy-based training or telling you to put a prong collar on a puppy....), but I have issues with a couple commonly recommended resources

Before and After Getting A Puppy by Ian Dunbar: this book is absolutely foundational, Ian Dunbar is a pioneer in the field, he's one of the first dog trainers I really looked up to...and this book isn't really that great. when i went back to it to listen to it again, i was surprised to discover that parts of it haven't aged very well, and i think his discussion of socialization is open to harmful misinterpretation. for example, emphasizing meeting 100 people in 100 days can easily lead to people overwhelming a puppy despite having the best of intentions. i think there are a number of newer resources that have a little more nuance and that will be easier to effectively put into practice for puppy owners

Zak George: i've listened to a couple of his audiobooks and like. you can do better. has the opposite vibes of Kikopup

BONUS ROUND: You Need One Boy Your Free Will Is An Illusion

identifying a responsible breeder

identifying an irresponsible rescue

puppy buyer etiquette

✨ good luck with your puppy! ✨

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I stayed up late making training summaries to serve as “proof” of her service dog status for those who request it (apartment rental, air travel, etc.)

It wouldn’t really make since to have just a log of hours because I train every day but only for a few minutes at a time. It also wouldn’t be practical to just hand over a binder full of weekly & daily training notes.

I’m pretty satisfied with how it turned out and it serves as a good reminder of how much we’ve done in the past year. Service dog training is hard, but I’m proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together.

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Every once in a while I’m reminded how big of an undertaking, how long-term of a project (and for the HIGH possibility of “failure”) owner-training a service dog is.

And I think there’s this misconception that most of the training time is spent on task work. At least, that was the idea I had when I first started doing my research and preparing for this. But no. It’s ALL about public access. Per the ADA (so this may be different in other countries), a service dog only technically needs to be able to perform one task, but they HAVE to be well behaved and in control at all times in public in order to be considered a service dog.

Obviously mistakes happen and no one’s going to get kicked out of a store for an imperfect Sit or Heel, but it has to be dang near because it’s a matter of safety for you and the general public.

It is SUCH a labor intensive and exhausting experience and a lot of owner trainers know that going in but don’t have any idea HOW just… how MUCH it is. And you’re doing all that on top of being disabled and needing a service dog. It can get so much worse too, if your disability prevents you from training for a time and you have to effectively start over on certain skills.

I think we owner-trainers deserve a gold medal or something just for surviving, honestly.

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I saw your response to an ask about what service dogs can do. I'm hoping to get one in the future for my anxiety and derealization but I was just wondering if you know of like ways I can learn how to train my dog for those tasks ? Thanks in Advance xx

I really hope you’re able to get a dog! Service dogs seem like the most wonderful of companions. ^_^

Owner training is definitely possible, but it does take a lot of research! I’ve been researching and practicing dog training (on friends dogs and with some lowkey clients) for over a year and a half, and I still haven’t gotten a puppy yet. Some people jump right in, but with anxiety and dissociation over here, I like to be prepared going in. 

Service dog training essentially happens in three stages.

Stage one: Basic obedience and manners (up until about 6 months old). This is teaching basic etiquette, socializing your dog, and practicing basic obedience in a variety of situations (so the dog is used to staying on task/listening to commands in any situation). Any basic obedience is great for this! I’m a huge fan of Zak George’s dog training videos and also reading a lot of blogs. Taking group classes in this stage is a great resources too. The ultimate goal is to train to pass the Canine Good Citizen’s test. After they pass this, they then become a service dog in training (SDiT).

Stage two: Public access skill development (6-24 months). This kind of happens in two stages–first just practice basic obedience in new environments, like a friend’s yard, a dog friendly park, a calm dog friendly store. Slowly increase distractions and keep proofing your dog’s skills. Once your dog is shown to be really good in pet friendly places, you can move onto other places for training (presuming your state allows SDiTs access anywhere, not all states do). 

Then in the last period of time (like last 6 months, so 18-24 months old) start really focusing on public access skills needed to pass the public access test. You can find these listed online. 

Stage three (same time as stage two, can even start towards end of stage one): Task training. Basically training the tasks your service dog will help you with. There are lots of blogs and youtube videos on this (just google the specific tasks!). All the tasks are learned in steps. Here’s a good anxiety alert training example! Task training can start at any time, and you’ll want to proof these behaviors in different environments too. Most SDs end up perfecting tasks before all the public access skills. 

Some notes: 

Keep a training log! If you ever need to prove your SD is legit, then this can be taken to court. 

Be consistent. You have to train at least once a day, if not two or three times. Short training bursts (10-15 mins) after exercise are what most handlers say works best. 

Learn a ton about dog body language. This will help you realize if your dog is stressed about training, in which case you want to stop immediately and switch over the play, comfort, and rewarding your dog. They did their best! 

Also research dog development. Like the rebellious teenage stage!

Dogs can wash out/not be suited for service. Go with a reputable breeder and temperament test the puppy to start and it lowers the risk. 

I’m speaking from the perspective of a US future SD handler!

I’d also recommend checking out the Owner Trained Service Dogs and Service Dogs for Invisible Disabilities groups on facebook. They can have a lot of resources and tips there!  

Help me fundraise for a service dog? I just reached the halfway mark and I’m almost to my goal!

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Hi! If you have a second I was wondering what the general temperament of a xolo is like from the perspective of an owner? One comes into my work and she’s so smart and friendly she’s converted me from being a “GSDs forever” owner lol

I always have time to ramble about xolos, don't ever think I won't do it at the drop of a hat lmao

Xolos are smart, alert, clownish, affectionate, Velcro. They are simultaneously persistent and easily bored. They are not biddable but have excellent drive for the right motivation. They can be incredibly high octane but also content to be couch potatoes after getting their energy out. They tend towards aloofness and shyness with strangers but I personally prefer a dog that doesn't tend to want to be best friends with every single human and pull to greet them.

Xolos are incredibly smart and their brand of smarts is tied especially towards survival. What this means is if a xolo doesn't see an equitable payout for the effort, it's going to do something else. What that something else is varies wildly from "this is dumb so screw you I'm out" to "welcome to Jackass let's do something ridiculous to solve this problem". They are incredibly good at recognizing patterns and as a result may try to hack the pattern in a Speedrun to the reinforcement. When my boy first learned to sit, he was deadset on convincing us that he got a treat every time his butt touched the ground. He literally made direct eye contact and sat over a dozen times in quick succession because "sit equals treats, gib twenty treats now pls". He will try to replicate routines just because he wants to replicate what got him a reward. He wants to hack the system. This means he will easily replicate routines and behaviors in environments he knows well. And he will be persistent about pushing that system that worked, like sit equals treat so I'm going to try it til I'm sure it's not going to work. But he was persistent because sitting is low effort for a high reward of a treat. Something harder or more boring... He's likely to lose attention because it just isn't worth it.

Xolos are clowns. They have a lot of quirky behaviors that are relatively common to xolos. They shake their bodies a lot even if their skin isn't itchy or the like. Xolos just... Like to shake. Many will do a thing where they will shake just their butts. It's hilarious. Xolos love to self soothe by rubbing their bodies all over the frickin place. Tzapo will rearrange the furniture because he's rubbing himself on the couch and armchair. I've watched him move the armchair over five feet doing this. I've seen xolos rub on carpeted staircases. They love to rub. Xolos make some really interesting vocalizations. They're talky and can be barky. But definitely talky. Tzapo makes little grumbles and groans and moos and grunts all the time. He has many opinions and he loves to express them. Oh, and xolos tend to have very strong nesting drives. Tzapo has the strongest instinct to den up that I have ever seen in a dog. He legit prefers to lay on a plastic bag that he has "nested on" rather than the bare ground. Even if the ground is warm. He has nested on plastic bags, my suitcase, my work papers, a receipt on the seat of the car... Nesting is serious business.

Xolos are Velcro and will follow you everywhere. They bond deeply with one or two people and that's their world. If you don't want a new shadow, you don't want a xolo. Overwhelmingly they just want to always be with you. Most love snuggles for warmth. They're just really sweet dogs.

They have a high prey drive which can fuel them really well for work and sports. It is something to be aware of around small animals in the home and about. Most xolos can easily be safe around cats. But it can be a challenge with some lines and so I caution people to ask about a breeding line's prey drive level just in case as sometimes training just can't overcome an intensely high drive.

Xolos are such incredibly sweet dogs who will always have you laughing at their weird sounds, ridiculous behaviors, and big personalities. They have so much vibrance to them. They are incredibly smart and display this intelligence in ridiculous ways, sometimes in infuriating ways as well. I can't imagine not having a xolo in my life because of how much warmth and laughter they bring with them.

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I work retail and occasionally help people with service dogs. What’s the best way to be respectful? I tend not to acknowledge the dog to the dog if that makes sense. I don’t try to pet it, talk to it, get in the way, and even in general don’t try to make eye contact. I just really don’t want to distract the dog from it’s job.

The honest answer is just don't be weird.

Tell me: would you do whatever it is you do around a service dog if you swapped out "service dog" with "cane"? How about "wheelchair"? Or "crutches"? If the answer's no, you're being weird about the dog and stop doing that. If the answer's yes, then hopefully you're on the right track.

A service dog acting as a service dog should be indistinguishable from other, inanimate pieces of medical equipment. Period. If you treat someone with a service dog differently, you are being Annoying And Weird (and probably ableist).

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How I prepare for a doctors appointment with a service dog.

Service dog checklist:

Call the office to notify them ahead of time that I will be bringing my service dog and make sure she can accompany me during the medical tests. (This is not legally required in the US but it’s good practice and makes for a smooth appointment)

Make sure her exercise & decompression needs are met in the week leading up to the appointment and use the day before to rest.

Check her over for any subtle signs of injury (especially with the paws) or sickness (especially tummy problems)

Brush thoroughly the day before or that morning to limit shedding at the hospital (We bathe once a week so she should be pretty clean already)

Prep treat allowance for the appointment (plus extra jackpots for unforeseen issues) and make sure there’s time for Mandana to have a regular meal before we leave. I personally don’t feel comfortable working her on an empty stomach.

Fill water bottles and make sure I have extra bowls in the car. It’s good to have a backup plan incase you forget to bring water (like I frequently do 😅)

Decide ahead of time what gear I’m going to use. This really depends on weather, how long the appointment will be, what tasks I expect her to do and how she is feeling. I usually use: Martingale collar, hands-free leash, HC pet boots or GripTrex, medical alert bringsel, a lightweight SD harness. If I bring my rollator then I might also bring: her travel mat, wipes, small hand towel, water bottle & bowl. Otherwise those things usually stay in the car.

Have a plan with my caretaker on what will happen after the appointment and make sure we are on the same page. I expect to be exhausted and probably starting to flare. He usually takes over but I may need to push myself extra if he won’t be home when I’m done with my appointment. I also prep frozen lick-mat or similar enrichment to help Mandana decompress after the long day (I usually expect to spend 4-5 hours out of the house per appointment)

My checklist:

Fill out paperwork, check-in online, make sure previous balances at this hospital are paid or are on a payment plan and make sure I will have my ID & Insurance card with me.

Make a reference sheet for myself: medical history timeline, current symptoms listed in order of priority and the top questions/concerns I want to address at this appointment.

Try to be as well-groomed as possible (depending on how much energy I have) Decide what clothes I’m going to wear and make sure they are clean and ready to go.

Find out exactly where the office is and how to get there. Calculate how long it will take to arrive 15 minutes early to check-in and then add 30 minutes to accommodate issues with traffic/puppy potty/etc.

Be prepared to either cancel the appointment or leave the service dog behind if something goes wrong. It’s unethical to work a sick/injured service dog and they can have bad days too.

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i haven't posted in a while & don't have much of an update, except to say that i was genuinely, strongly considering if i should wash Mischa - his anxiety in public spaces* isn't any better, though we also haven't done as much actual training as we should have (when we go someone, e.g. the supermarket, we're there to shop, not to train. but i really gotta make time to go there for training as well!). but he always surprises me - even though he's clearly not happy to be there, he's extraordinarily well behaved (except sometimes for some leash pulling...), and always does really well.

we've finally joined our local dog training club (now that we've moved and have access to one), we had our first session last week. we haven't been to a dog training class since puppy school, so i expected Mischa to be distracted and a pain, but he was so focused and did so well! the last ~5 minutes he was getting a bit antsy, but i'd run out of treats lol. and normally when we go to the dog park (where training is), it's to play and run around with other dogs, not to sit quietly and learn for 45 minutes. so i was very impressed!

(the training class is definitely too easy for us - sit, stay down, etc. - but i wanted to start with things we already know because its such a different environment than we're used to. i'm glad we did, i think we'd be ready to move up to the next class (Good Citizen) soon, but i think it's best to ease into it).

all that is to say, i'm more confident now that, with the exception of his anxiety, there's no real reason to wash. not at this stage, anyway. i'm moving interstate next year to go to uni, and i really, really want to be able to bring Misch with me. i just stayed for 2 weeks interstate for surgery, and i left Mischa with my dad because i knew i wouldn't be able to exercise him, and it was really hard! by the end of the 2 weeks i kept dreaming that when i got home he didn't recognise me anymore 😭. so if 2 weeks is that hard, i don't want to try 5 years!

*when i say 'public spaces' i mean things like shops, indoor malls, etc., not just out on the street or whatever. he's shy and doesn't like strangers, so i think a big part of that is the overwhelming, lots of people environment. (i get it, it makes me anxious too lol). but that said, he also doesn't like being in shops when we're the only people there - just the other day we went to a pet shop, we were the only customers, and all we did was walk around sniffing things and rewarding, but Misch was still very glad to leave.

my only solution i can think of is to keep training, gradual desensitisation, short visits only. but that's hard when you have limited energy - choosing between going to the shop for 10 minutes to train, therefore helping both Mischa and I for the long run, but feeling like i've "wasted" a trip (and energy) by not going shopping. or, going to the shop to do actual shopping, helping myself in the short term (by being able to eat lol), but overwhelming Mischa and using up all my energy for the day. i know that the long term solution is the better one, because it means eventually we can go to the shop to actually shop, and Mischa won't be overwhelmed because we did all this training. but the short term solution is also a necessity - i need to buy food to survive lol. (most of the time, i just leave Mischa in the car when I shop. we're not at a point where I can manage shopping (overwhelming and exhausting for me) and training a nervous dog at the same time). (i remember someone saying once that an ADiT becomes an AD when they're no longer a hindrance, but a help. at this stage, Mischa is still a hindrance!).

no one really talks about the struggles of training a dog when you're disabled, even though that's the whole reason why we have assistance animals!

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mischa went to the groomers for the first time today! he didn't enjoy it but he looks great!

we also did some PA at the doctors the other day. mischa did well but got a bit impatient at the waiting at one point.

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beach day! 🏖️

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i think i should use the accessible stalls in shopping centres, Mischa doesn't fit in the regular ones...