#service dog training video
Content Warning: Loud noises, background noise, grinding noise. Multiple background voices.
Ponyboy and I during the Black Friday rush at Dunkin Donuts. It was his first time in a coffee store like this, and the noises were weird. They had coffee grinders, whipped cream dispensers, and a hand-dryer that blows air in the bathroom that were all new to him. He was very interested, but was able to instantly focus on me- so I think he did well for his first visit. ;)
Ponyboy prefers when they’re secured with a ribbon. But hopefully, eventually, he’ll start speeding up on this- although admittedly I don’t technically ‘need’ this one other than bad migraine/pain days when I can’t move and get cold. And honestly, seeing him play a bit while doing this stuff always makes me happy. ;) This is a very new trick/task we’ve been working on for probably only a week or two.
We were going to go inside- but I forgot his vest. Darn brain fog! But we went out to train in front of dollar general anyways, and I am proud of how well he did out of vest, at night, after his first snow storm. Especially after not heading out for the past week, and even longer since we went out vested. Such is the life of a hermit, lol…
Would anyone be interested in more videos like this? Where we are either practicing tasks he already knows, or training new ones? I also have older videos I can post of us training, all the way back to when he was 8 weeks old!
[Video Description: Ponyboy is wearing a red and green sweater with a snowman on the back, who has a scarf. He has on his head halter and typical black leash, along with his head halter and his blue collar. He also has on his Ruffwear boots. We are outside of a store at night, on the pavement- it is wet from the snow. He is working on picking up a small white paper card from an old doctors appointment. At the very beginning of the video, he gets distracted by the snow, but then redirects to picking up the card.
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