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id: dogs title: Dogs

description: Just needed a place to put some notes on dogs since we're adopting a new puppy this spring and I'd like to learn as much as I can about training and care.

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23.01.09 - Just needed a place to put some notes on dogs since we're adopting a new puppy this spring and I'd like to learn as much as I can about training and care. Since the better half works in special education, we're going to get the dog certified as a service animal so that we may take her to schools to work with kids. wrote a post about her @ https://davidawindham.com/iris/

23.06.20 - I moved the Iris specific info over to another page so that I can just use this one for more general information about dogs.

Breeds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Retriever

Other regional breeders:

Puppy

  • 6+9 week initial vaccinations.
  • < 16 Weeks until fully vaccinated - avoid other animals or areas where other animals are so no parvo or distermper virus. Wait 2 weeks after final vaccinations.
  • 4-12 weeks - Socialization
  • 3-6 Months - Ranking
  • 4-6 Months - Toothing: No Tug
  • 6-18 Months - Adolescence
  • 7-9 Months - Chewing
  • < 1 year - Research suggest that their bones are not fully developed and should engage in lower impact exercise.
  • < 1 year - Research suggests that neutering before 1 year affects the rates of joint disease and cancer - "The removal of hormone-producing organs during the first year of a dog’s life leaves the animal vulnerable to the delayed closure of long-bone growth plates." - https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/golden-retriever-study-suggests-neutering-affects-dog-health

Avoid

  • other dogs or areas where other dogs/animals have been before fully vaccinated
  • plugged in electrical cords that can be chewed
  • put away small choking hazards
  • close the toilet lids
  • exposure to pesticides and insecticides
  • neck collars can be dangerous so use harness
  • rawhide is a choking hazard. Use bully sticks for chewing.
  • Peanut butter ( no sugar )

Diet

Poisonous Foods: xylitol (all artificial sweeteners), salt, yeast(dough) chocolate, macadamia, corn, popcorn, avocado, mushrooms, onions, garlic, leeks, coffee, caffeine, citrus, coconut oil, grapes, raisins, milk/diary, almond, pistachio, alchohol, peaches, plums, apple seeds, apricot pits, cherry pits, Chives, hops, mustard, broccoli, high fat meats, nutmeg, cinnamon, spicy food, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, large amount of liver, pickles.

Safe: Peanut, Cashew butter, honey, carrots, cucumber, celery, watermellon, cantaloupe, mango, pears, blueberries, apples, oranges, banana, cooked chicken, shrimp, fish, turkey, beef, grains, green beans, white rice, spinach, cooked eggs, plain yogurt, small amount of cheese, peas, pumpkin, asparagus, cauliflower, lettuce, oatmeal, pasta

  • Purina Pro Puppy is what she is started on
    • will start using Blue Buffalo Puppy for Kongs and Training.
    • vet advised staying on Purina Pro
  • add yellow/orange/green veggies to the food
  • Natural Bully Sticks, Yak Sticks
  • 9 Weeks - 1 cup. 1/3 to 1/2 cup per meal
  • 3 Months - 1.5 cups per day.
  • 6 Months - 3 cups per day
  • Adult - 4 cups. 1,300 to 1,700 calories daily ( 380 kcals/cup Blue Life )

Service Research

Video Testimony

Organizations

Regional

Training

Tools

Clicker - Mark all good actions with clicks and reward with treat.
Pointer - Use pointer and finger motions
Stand - Use to train on clicker/treats

Alt Communication

Fitzgerald Key for Augmented and alternative communication - https://www.communicationcommunity.com/fitzgerald-key-for-aac/

Service Test

  • Eligibility - Personality, non-agressive, no solicitation, calm,
  • Commands - Sit, Down, Stay, Heel, Recall on lead
  • Response to noise/distractions
  • Vehicle Entry/Exit
  • Buildings / Parking lots / Inside
  • Dining under the table
  • Leash recovery / Off Lead / Transfer of control

Equipment

  • Amazon List - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3A5F0O9KTR7H2/
  • Halo Collar Training - https://vimeo.com/halocollar
  • Apple Air Tag, TagVault Airtag
  • Slip Lead, Long training, collar, training collar, Halti Training Lead
    • RuffWear Front Range Harness,Collar, Leash
  • FXW 8px Pen, Crate - Elitefield soft - 36" L x 24" W x 28" H, Pen 16 Panel 32" H, Anber Roll up Mat, Elevated bed
  • COA Whizzclick, Fluent Pet, training pouch, target stick, PetSafe Clik-R
  • Toys - Kong(classic, ball, disc, teeth cleaning), Ruffware(Ring, floater), Redline K9(Sheep Skin Tug) Flirt pole, Howgo Sheep Chaser, Chew King Rubber Balls, West Paw Air Skamp, Playology Dental Chew Toys
  • RuffWear Quencher bowl

Training References

Dr. John Pilley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Pilley

Keen Dog Training Rock Hill SC - https://www.keendogtraining.com/ Keen Dog Training puppy training series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj3kVFx_AMQ&list=PLIGhKrIr7WkNI2ki0316Rqss5tZVnFHiu Keen Dog - What to focus on Month 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9__L9N1V2jE&list=PLIGhKrIr7WkNI2ki0316Rqss5tZVnFHiu

Words / Signs

Action Word Sound Sign
Attend Iris 😗 👋🏼
Good Good 👏🏼 👌🏼
Yes Yes 👏🏼 👌🏼
Bad Bad 🗣️ 👎🏼
Stop Stop 🗣️ 🤲🏻/🙅🏽‍♀️
Treat Treat 👏🏼 👉🏼🤛🏼
Come Come 😗 🫴🏼/🙆🏽‍♀️
Here Here 😗 🫴🏼/🙆🏽‍♀️
Stay Stay 🤚🏼
Wait Wait 🤚🏼
Sit Sit ☝🏼
Stand Stand 👆🏼👆🏼
Lie Lie 🫳🏼
Down Down 🫳🏼
Get Get 🫵🏼
Go Go 🫵🏼
Load Load 👈🏼
Watch Watch 👉🏼👀👈🏼
Fetch Fetch 🫵🏼 /👁️👈🏼
Bring Bring 🫴🏼🤌🏼
Release Release 🫲🏼
Drop Drop 👇🏼👇🏼
Leave Leave 🧠👈🏼
Heel Heel 🤜🏼
Crate Crate 🏠👈🏼
Bed Bed 🛏️👈🏼
Play Play 👏🏼 🦴/🧸
Outside Outside 🤙🏼 / 🚪👈🏼
Leash Leash 🤙🏼 / 📿👈🏼
Business Business 💩 👉🏼👃🏼
Listen Listen 👂🏼👈🏼
Paw Paw 🫴🏼👈🏼
Up Up 🫲🏼🫱🏼
Lap Lap 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Hug Hug 🤝🏼
Kiss Kiss 🧏🏼
Kneel Kneel 🙏🏼
Belly Belly 🫃🏻🫲🏼
Roll Roll ☝🏼👉🏼👇🏼👈🏼
Speak Speak 👄👈🏼
Quiet Quiet 🙉
Hush Hush 🙉
Car Car 👉🏼🚙