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You can test for recovery time by randomly dropping an object such as a metal bowl, book, chip bag, or anything that may cause a startled reaction. If the dog darts away and cowers, s/he will most likely not be a good candidate for service work. If s/he startles and ducks but resumes his/her natural posture, this is a good indication that s/he will take less energy to adapt to new environments and stressful situations. S/he will do well once the desensitization training starts. Bonus points to t...

It was another beautiful morning in New Castle. The Hanson household woke up, ate their breakfast and then Mike was off to work. Debbie did her normal routine of getting the kids ready for school. Then she went off to work as a bank teller in town. At his construction site, Mike wore his hard hat while he walked with Russ down the main street of the new neighborhood. The sound of nail guns and saws filled the air while the workers worked on the homes in various phases of construction. “Looks l...

Chapter 2 “Do you know who that is?” Georgie whispered to her sister who shook her head, enjoying the spectacle as she happily bit into a vanilla Petit Four. “That’s Ronan Wells.” “Who’s he?” Aleta asked. “Exactly. The only reason I know of him is because he sat in on the figure drawing class I took last summer. I try not to bad mouth other artists but…. well…. see for yourself.” Georgie lifted her chin at the man struggling on the floor. “His artwork is about as good a...

6-Sit on Command: There will be three individual times you will be asked to sit your dog. Each time, the dog should respond quickly with no more than two repetitions of the command. The first sit will be situated next to a plate of food. You are allowed to verbally or physically correct your dog for sniffing the food but once this has been done your dog should remain sitting and ignore the food completely. S/he will not be taunted by the food. For the second sit, you will be asked to sit your do...