#future service dog

[mandana-the-service-pup]

Meet the newest member of our family 😂🤫

[purplesaline]

Having a pots moment and when I laid down this little lad came to check on me, gave me some kisses, and ignored his sister wanting to play and laid down on my leg instead.

This is not a trained behaviour, though he may have picked it up from watching Lance

[taravali-the-service-pup]

Thanks for following along but unfortunately I won’t be getting a puppy from this litter. The puppies are unusually small for this pairing (Stella is 7 weeks and the size of a Guinea Pig!) and the females won’t be more than 30-35lbs at maturity which is too small for my purposes.

This is the hardest part about getting a well-bred / ethically-bred dog. Sometimes you get a good puppy early on but if you’re looking for something specific it’s not uncommon for it to take a few years to get the exact puppy you want. It’s not the fun impulse purchase that draws people to other sources like rescue and backyard breeders.

I’m ok with that and I hope you all aren’t too disappointed. I will be reaching out to my other desired breeders to see if I can get on a waitlist but most likely it will be about a year before I’m able to spotlight another litter on this page. In the meantime, I’m going to be working on improving my health and helping Mandana overcome her minor health & behavior issues so when we finally get a puppy we will be ready!

[oisin-sdit]

Vest designs I made and hopefully will get one day. If I get a Christmas one I'm using it even when it's not Christmas because I love Christmas. Noël will be for more then just our autism but I want my vests to say autism service dog so people know why I act like I do cause I stim a lot, I'm Nonverbal, meltdown in public but I'm worried might get access issues if I have autism service dog on my vests

[teadocs]

Savanna says stay hydrated!!!

[prettyboyprettyeyes]

have you guys heard of enclosed mobility scooters??? they’re basically like mini cars, and they’re safe for sidewalks and bike lanes, and as someone who’s Doctors have basically said “we don’t want you to drive” they seem like they could solve a huge independence issue.

[ameliadraws135]

Meet on of my Happy tree Friend Ocs, Her name is Helpy 🐶🦮

She is a professional service dog 🐕‍🦺 who wants to help everyone she can.

She normally is around Mole, Flaky, Cro-Marmmon & Flippy

[nemmet]

🤎🌵 commission for the legendary @bg-sparrow!! frenemies marty and buford, as seen in her once upon a time in the west series.

my commission info!

[moonfromearth]

- What's with the hat? - I don't know. Found it in the science lab. Thought it would help.

Day 11 - The Hunter Knows the killer’s weakness and the best way to beat them. The Final Girl typically teams up with them to finally nail the killer. Usually, they’re considered the other final character to survive.

from @windbrook's Slashed Challenge.

[fayeandknight]

Took Forte to train outside the Ren Faire today.

He was a little overwhelmed coming right out of the car. Even though we got there a half hour before it opens there were still a ton of people in the lot and half of them were changing into costumes. So I alternated between letting him just take it and rewarding for check ins and simple obedience (I use sit, down, sit, spin, treat a lot) to gauge his readiness to work.

We stayed in the parking lot for about 10 minutes before he was ready. He kept pace with me nicely on the walk from the lot to the actual fair grounds. I was pleased with him ignoring the crowds around us given that we had to pass really close to others at times.

We saw some really cool costumes including a person with a big mushroom hat, someone carrying a prop sword that was bigger than me, and a stroller decked out in bells to look like a fairy wagon.

He alerted to a hr spike and did DPT across the street from the entrance. There was a huge crowd waiting at the entrance and there was a lively opening speech complete with loud cheering. And while he was interested/clearly watching he didn't stop tasking.

At one point a pair of character actors dressed as royal guards, each holding a spear, saw on the ground and approached. They stopped a respectful distance away and asked if I was okay. I thanked them and told them my service dog had it covered.

When I was ready we wandered around the area, went over a wooden bridge that squeaked, and did more simple obedience. Then we went back down the path to the car for a water break. It was more crowded now and we were going against the flow of foot traffic, but he still kept in a loose heel and paid no mind to the people.

After getting water we went back up towards the entrance. I stopped by the trail end and put him in a relaxed down so he could practice being settled near heavy foot traffic. He checked in consistently and was paid for it.

As I was debating going all the way to the entrance or calling it a day, he did get startled. Two people, each pushing a stroller, came down the hill towards us while squealing at the top of their lungs. I don't think they even noticed Forte until he popped up and barked once. They were most likely trying to entertain the kids in said stroller.

He recovered quickly and laid back down on his own but I took that as a sign he about done with the outing. We'd already been out for an hour and a half and it was starting to get too hot out. So we went back to the car. I had another internal debate about putting his cooling vest on and heading back up or just leaving. Part of me didn't want to end on our only bad note and wanted to go back for some pictures.

But ultimately I decided against it. He'd stayed at a calm pace on the walk back and didn't balk at any of the other strollers we passed. So I'm counting it as ending on a good note actually.

Picture of the good boy who is now tired.

[mandana-the-service-pup]

Coming soon! 😱

10 little puppies. One of which will be coming home with us in December to be my new service prospect and Mandana’s little sister.

[teabookgremlin]

kings achievements of the day:

went up/down the stairs with limited coaxing

did not try to remove gentle leader while i got him his dinner

sat without being asked while i was getting him his dinner and waited til i released him to go eat

started learning “touch” (tapping my hand with his nose)

and here’s a picture of him yesterday looking so grown up and distinguished in his big boy gear

[taravali-the-service-pup]

One of these girls is going to be my service prospect 😍

They are almost 5 weeks old and have outgrown the potato stage. There are five girls for me to choose from but that won’t be for a few weeks. After their structural and temperament evaluations at 7 weeks old, the breeder will choose a boy and girl for their show prospects and then I’m next in line to pick a service dog prospect! The person getting first pick girl is looking for a show prospect with a completely different temperament than what I’m wanting so I should get exactly what I’m looking for from this litter!

[oisin-sdit]

Haven't posted in a bit cause mostly we have just been doing stuff like sit, down and stand because my mental health has not been letting me do any training more then that but today I had the energy so we did some heeling next to my crutch he did good he's not wary of my crutches anymore. Something that we just got done with is retrieval training and he did really good I was playing with him with a toy and I dropped it so he grabbed it and gave it to me. So I got some treats and kept dropping it for him to grab and hand to me he surprised me. Towards the end of the session i grabbed a empty water bottle which is the item I've been using in his retrieval training and for the first few drops he would not pick it up but after a bit he finally did so I jackpot him and ended the session. Tomorrow I'm going to do more and maybe try some different objects but I think I should stick to empty water bottle and tug for a few days then add a new object

[caterpillarinacave]

Hm, definitely not, you look the leader directly in the eye, stand straight and tall and firmly declare, "No, I'm not interested in joining you."

For brief moment there is complete startled silence and you can feel your heart in your throat, then the leader narrows their eyes and clicks out an order, you hear boots crunching through forest debris and you see uniformed officials start descending on you, you jump back to dart through the door as planned, but you feel a prick on your neck right before a sudden drowsiness blankets your senses.

You can hardly think straight much less see, you stumble and through the mess of your vision you watch shadows and hear angry tones, you feel sick, the ground swimming beneath your feet, there are flashes of coherency, falling on a ground of leaves, hands shuffling you around, glimmering strings of gold floating through the air, falling on to concrete, a figure standing before a doorway of bright blue flashing light...you can see their lips moving, as if from a great distance you hear them yelling out to you to close the door, now get up! You need to RUN!

The blur of a white deer, a ren you correct yourself, bounds to you from afar brushing away the image of dark voids and strange figures, the world goes dark for a while but eventually you notice the lights blinking into existence.

On.

Off.

On.

Off.

On...

Something moves and you jolt more fully awake, you're in a room lying on a couch, it's dark but there's a light on in the next room where someone is moving around in an unhurried and comfortable pace, you notice a soft blanket on you and on the ground beside you is your bag along with your things. Your head aches and you swallow back a bout of nausea waiting for it to abate. The figure moving in the other room starts to come over, you rush to sit up fully and the room dances unpleasantly.

"How! Wonderful to see you so mobile, yet let's try this more slowly next time. You seem much more injured than is standard."

Relief seeps in as you recognize your friendly nextworlder's voice and once you see them their face as they watch you with concern. You agree you are definitely more injured than standard, but the longer you stay awake the more alert you feel. You ask how you got here. Your friend tells you they were walking through the park last night when they saw the white ren you summoned days ago wandering around, they figured it was strange and went to see what was up with it when it suddenly bolted away back towards the alley the door was in. Thinking you were back and calling for it they went to go greet you, but found you falling in and out of consciousness and hurriedly took you home. They say the door was closed and the alley was empty aside from you and your things.

You take a moment to contemplate all of this. That was scary, you aren't sure what to do next, but you're grateful you said no now if that's how they treat people who refuse them. You don't want to imagine what would have happened if they'd caught you.

Eventually you find the energy to move and clean yourself up, you share a meal with your friend and show them the notes you've taken of the books they lent you last you met, they offer to take you to the library tomorrow. You're nervous about the government people of the last world and feeling cautious but you know you need to learn more if you want to figure out this door.

The next day you both head out early, when you get to the library your friend shows you around, where they found the books you'd found most useful and such, they go to return the books you gave back and head out, letting you know they'll stop by later to pick you up or you can head back early. You spend all day pouring over the books but by the end of the day you're no closer than before. Most depictions of the Inbetween sound like the world you were just in, not like your world or even a new one.

The next few days are just as unfortunate, your dreams uneasy and your search fruitless. You keep an eye out for anyone who seems out of place, but it seems you aren't being watched or followed. Your friend seems delighted to have you around and when they can they join you in hunting down information.

After nearly a week of hunting down every scrap of information you can find in the library you find yourself walking back to your friends place bummed once again. As you go to cross the street you notice an old building you'd overlooked most walks, it claims to be a museum of oddities, the windows are dark and the door is cracked open. You feel a powerful draw to go in, but you need to get back to your friends place soon since it's getting dark.

Do you go in?

Yes

[kelev9]

i have curly coated retrievers on the mind. i met one at the last dog show i went to and first off he was so soft i love the texture of ccr fur and he did that retriever lean when i went to pet him and just. so cute. it sucks how rare they are, but i do really wanna meet some more because i think they are just super neat dogs!