Service Dog Success - with Victoria Warfel
By Victoria Warfel
Service Dog Success - with Victoria WarfelJul 09, 2023
What to look for in a service dog breeder
Beach Trip with Service Dogs
Fred’s Go Home, days 3-5
Fred’s Go Home - Day 2 - service dog 1 year old program
Fred’s Go Home - Day 1 - what a go-home session looks like
When to Spay/Neuter Your Service Dog
When is the ideal time to spay or neuter your service dog? It may not be when you think!
Holiday Travel with your Service Dog
What age can you fly with your service dog? How do you make the reservations? How do you navigate the airport? What about family or friends that you visit over the holiday? And what happens if you are denied service at a hotel or restaurant?
Realistic Expectations for your Service Dog
What should your puppy "know" and KNOW at 8 weeks old? At 6 months old?
Scent-Based Service Dog Task Training
So many scent-based service dog task training questions, we did a whole podcast on them for you!
Whelping Set Up & Puppy Delivery Supply Cart
While we wait for Lucy's last litter, and Flounder's first litter, here is our set up.
Burn Outs & Wash Outs
Health Testing - what does a service dog *really* need?
Dogs Before Service Dogs
Can I get a service dog for anxiety? What tasks and breed considerations to keep in mind.
Rant About Washington DC
We went to Washington DC for the Service Dogs For Veterans Conference, hear about some of our experiences.
Service Dog Adventure, AKA how to do your first SDIT outing
When Are Your Ready For A Service Dog?
3 D’s of Dog Training - Distance, Distraction, Duration
The 3 - now 4 - C’s of Dog Training
Level UP Your Training with the Pillars Of Perfection
We discuss our Pillars of Perfection, and how foundations and sequencing can help you level up your training.
Whelping & The First Few Days
We had two litters last week, Ginger's Pocahontas litter of 10 was born on 2/14, Valentine's Day, & Leta's Princess & The Frog (Tiana) litter of 12 was born on 2/16, 2-days later. Both are sired by AJ, aka MBIS RBIS GCHG CH Chestnut Then Came You SDHF, MBISS, the number 1 Golden Retriever in 2021, and now the face of Purina.
Hear how delivery goes, and those first few days afterwards. And we answer a lot of questions.
Ethical (Service) Dog Breeding
There are 5 points to look at when looking at a breeder:
1. health testing
2. temperament
3. health & care
4. puppy development
5. puppy picks & go home
Travel with your Service Dog
We are back!
In this episode, we discuss flying with your service dog - DOT paperwork, TSA, boarding - along with rental cars, hotels, air b&b, and more.
Starting Public Access with your Service Dog
Age, skills, location, and so much more. A few tangents, but they all relate back to the main topic...
How To Start Your Service Puppy
Have a pad of paper and your fav writing tool for this episode. You will want to take notes, I guarantee it.
Dysautonomia Service Dogs, Scent Alerts & Task Training
Dysautonomia Service Dogs, Scent Alert training & other Dysautonomia tasks.
Foundation Skills for Service Dog Tasks
From our webinar, you will want to have something to write down all this information - its a game changer!
What TASKS Do You Need (For Your Service Dog)?
Is A Service Dog Right For You?
This is the first in our new series (Zoom meetings). Answering that very first question that everyone asks.
Breeding & Health Testing
What do you look for when looking for a service dog candidate? Our top three recommendations are Golden Retrievers, Standard Poodles, and Yellow Labrador Retrievers. Does that mean all Goldens are created equal?
Puppies, Socialization and updates
Accessability Travel
Flying with your SD & Posh Poodle Pup-date
Flying with your Service Dog after DOT rule change - Frozen's Diana (aka Banana) just flew in!
Roma x George poodle puppies (Posh litter) were born (Good) Friday, how are they doing?
Movement Markers workshop with Maryna Ozuna
Foundations to set your service puppy up for success
Tasks - ones we love, ones we don’t
Washing out or retiring your Service Dog
How disabled must you be for a service dog?
How disabled must/should you be for a service dog?
How to Train Your Puppy (what to focus on in the beginning)
There is so much to teach your puppy - he knows nothing! What do you want to "put your money" on, and how do you teach everything he needs to know.
Environment Exposure, Socialization, Your Puppy & A Global Pandemic
How do you socialize your pup, properly, during a pandemic?
After our NePoPo® Service Dog School with Victoria Warfel.... on the way to Universal Studios
Such a long week! Going to relax at Universal.
Certification in Dog Training
Why certification is essential.
Prepping for our NePoPo® Service Dog School - with Victoria Warfel, Guardian Homes, Breeds and more
So much that we cover in this episode
Fluffy, Universal & SeaWorld, Genetics and why it matters
Recap of our awesome weekend at SeaWorld with Gypsy & Ross, and Universal with Gypsy & Fluffy (his first visit!).
How to make your service dog in trainings first outings easier.
Genetic issues & why testing matters.
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E-Collar on Service Dogs?!?!
Do service dogs really NEED to use an e-collar?
I'm back!
After 2 months in Missouri (at NePoPo® with Michael & Bart Bellon), I'm home. In this episode, we give you pup-dates on Hope Service Dog's breeding program, along with hot spot advice, some take aways from school, and much more.
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Dysautomomia, Ehler-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), MCAS Service Dog - Tasks To Train
Have you been diagnosed with:
Dysautonomia (including POTS)
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
MCAS
Thinking a service dog may be able to help you, but unsure of what TASKS the dog can be trained to do to help you?
This podcast is for you!
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Disney World with Service Dogs during COVID
We visited Animal Kingdom, Studios, and Epcot with Service Dogs & Service Dogs (Puppies) in training. Find out what Disney is doing different during COVID and how it pertains to service dogs.
Our BIG Announcement!
Dream Dogz is now Heart & Soul Dog Training!
How to do Universal Studios during COVID with Service Dogs in Training
We brought 2 service dogs in training and 2 service puppies to Universal and share our experience.