#tasktrained

Now I can do crowds and not feel unsafe.

Addie’s birthday present came in the mail today! (Way late..there was some sort of delay, but @bark customer service is wonderful!!) and she’s so happy😭😭 It’s a giant version of her favorite fish taco toy. She cherished some time with it in the front yard before having to go inside to 3 other dogs😂😂 Happy late 8th birthday, Addie May! You are my world❤️

This is what Hopes "out" (vehicle exit) looks like. She maintains eye contact until I tell her "ok." This is done to reinforce or set the tone that even if we are in a new and potentially exciting environment, Hope should be paying attention to me and what I need her to do. It also gives me a few seconds to take a look around for potential problems (loose dogs or anything that might be a hazard to either one of us). #littleangelsservicedogs #assistancedog #mobilitydog #servicedog #tasktrained #out #labrador #yellowlabsquad #englishlab #workingdog #love

In this video, I'm doing what's called a forward momentum pull for my girl. 🐕⬅️🚶‍♀️That's where I pull into my harness while I'm walking as a way to save some of my girl's energy. 👍 Her nausea has been pretty bad every day for the past few weeks and has been particularly rough for the past few days. 🌀 Her headaches have also been spiking during this time, too. 🤕 It could be her migraine disorder, it could be the dramatic changes in weather that we've had, or maybe all or none of the above. 🤔 Regardless, when I do my forward momentum pull for my girl, I save her some of the energy that her symptoms like to deplete. ⌛️ And since I incorporate a bit of guiding by avoiding obstacles and following directions, my girl has one less thing to think about when she's feeling sick and overstimulated. ☺️ And on a beautiful spring day like today, it's hard not to love my job! ☀️ . . . [Video shows a handler's perspective of Kelsie doing a forward momentum pull, where there's some tension on the handle of her harness. She looks around from side to side at times to gauge her environment.] . . . #ForwardMomentum #Nausea #FeelingSick #Headaches #TaskTrained #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #IvyLeaguePup (at Dartmouth)

#NinaTheServicePibble learned a new task yesterday! 😄🐾🐶💓 She's picking up quick, and even getting better at finding them when I hide them around the house. (Plz ignore the messy house 😓) #tasktrained #psdit #servicedog #intraining #sdit #servicepit #fromsheltertohelper #Nina #babygirl #adoptthecropped #adoptdontshop #pitbullsofinstagram #psychiatricservicedog #servicedogsofinstagram

It's laundry day yet again! 👚🐶 Luckily for my girl, I love to help her out with chores, especially this one. 😄 Sorting this pile took about 10 minutes, which probably is longer than if my girl had done it herself, but because I helped her out, she was able to leap right into studying afterward! 📚📝 Normally, activities like doing laundry deplete my girl's limited energy, forcing her to take a nap just to continue with her day. 💤 Sometimes it's the little tasks that are the most helpful to my girl! 👍 (and the most fun for me! 😋) (Pardon the brief appearances of my girl's underwear 🙈👙) . . . [Video shows a compilation of clips where Kelsie is picking up various items from a pile of laundry on the ground and hands them to her girl. Her tail is wagging the whole time.] . . . #LaundryDay #SaturdayFun #GoodGirl #TaskTrained #DogTricks #ServiceDog #WorkingDog #DogsOfInstagram #DogTraining #BorderCollie #BlueHeeler #PoundPuppy #RespectTheVest #MobilityDog #MedicalAlertDog #PsychiatricServiceDog #WhoRescuedWhom #Spoonie #SpoonieStrong #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Migraines #Fibromyalgia #FibroFighter #Dysautonomia #Fatigue #DartmouthCollege #CollegeLife #CollegeDog (at Hanover, New Hampshire)

Roman doesn't like it when Mom ignores his tasks... Especially for pictures! #romantheSD #justwokeup #tasktrained https://www.instagram.com/p/BpayEhzlImt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vp43htrtd2vz