First Doctor Visit with Service Puppy
Now that my Goldendoodle puppy has her service dog in training vest, I thought it was time to start taking her out. Since I have to go to the doctor’s office regularly and I want the office to really support this partnership, I decided to take her. She got pretty antsy when I was checking in at the counter. She needed a couple of corrections to sit at my side. Once we were sitting in the waiting room, she sat in front of me. She would turn her head if the kids squealed but she would immediately respond to Watch me. I didn’t let anyone but the office receptionist pet her.
We were in the waiting room for almost 40 minutes but she only got up a couple of times and always sat right back down. When they called me, Ebony dug her heels in. I had to drag her the first eight feet before she finally starting walking next to me. She was confused with my climbing on the scale to get weighed and it took me awhile to get her to sit out of the medical assistant’s way. She was good in the exam room until they pricked my finger for a blood test. I don’t think that I flinched but she definitely reacted to it. She stood up and got really close to me but she did not try to interfere.
By the time the doctor came in, she was pretty tired. She just kind of splatted on the floor. Very impressive! hehe Overall, the trip was a success. Primarily, it gave me a good idea on what we need to work on.
- Distractions
- Down-Stay
- Visit
- Positioning of sit
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:13 am
Hello,
I have a 12 week old Aussie I’m owner training as a service dog. I was wondering where you purchased your multipurpose leash at. I have FMS and tend to get the dropsies when I get to much going on. I’ve been looking for them on line. I too bought my service vest at sit stay. Good Luck with all the training.
Warm Regards,
Kimberly
December 7th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Hi! I have been checking back to see your blog but it will not come up right. Are you all doing okay?
January 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Hi. Love your blog. Any luck with the few areas of concentration you mention above?
My wife and I breed goldendoodles (we own the female goldenretriever and breed her with a standard poodle). We’ve heard back from four owners of our pups that they’ve become service dogs. Certainly speaks well to the intelligence of this breed.
Check out our Web site and let me know what you think. We’ve got five puppies left out of a litter of nine — one girl and four boys.
My wife wants to keep the girl and breed her later for the F1B variety as this is our last litter with our golden … I’m still not sure! They’re a lot of work! But when you hear the stories of how they impact people’s lives, it seems worth it (somehow).