Scholarship for Service Dog School - Nov 2020
We are proud to announce that Hope Service Dog’s, Inc awarded two scholarships for Heart & Soul Dog Trainings 4-day Service Dog School from November 12-15, 2020.
Leritza Ruiz of Amherst, Massachusetts & Jillian Marquart of Orlando, Florida attended, bringing their service dogs in training, for classroom and hands-on learning. Jillian is a guardian home for Syren, one of the Frozen litter.
This school is for anyone training - or thinking of training - a service dog. Professional dog trainers, service dog trainers, owner-trainers using the NePoPo®️ training system.
An amazing, intensive, immersive 4 day service dog training school. Victoria is a certified NePoPo®️ Gold Premium trainer, and has many other training certifications. She has trained and used service dogs for the past 17 years.
We will cover:
• NePoPo® framework you need to make all the training easier - including basics, advanced, off-leash, public access, service dog skills, service dog tasks
• How to charge the clicker with dynamite
• When and how to start training
• How to get that laser focus from your dog
• How to balance motivation and concentration
• The building blocks you need for successful service dog training
• Answers to your service dog questions
• The foundation skills that all service dogs must know
• Why you need to use the box with your dog, and how to get started
• Service Dog Gear, what do YOU need?
• How to break down tasks to set up for success
• What tests does a service dog need?
• The start of retrieve, a MUST for every service dog
• Proprioception, teaching your dog awareness of his body thru space
• How to start scent work with your dog
• Hope Service Dog's Public Access Test
• Dealing with questions and access issues
One of the things that sets us apart from other trainers is our unique service dog training program. We work with owner/trainers, guiding them thru all aspects of service dog training: basic, advanced, off-leash, public access, service dog skills, service dog tasks, evaluations, and more. We use NePoPo® in our service dog training school for a dog who loves to work with heart and soul.
