CLICKER TRAIN YOUR OWN ASSISTANCE DOG DVD/CD SET
by Barbara Handelman (See other books by author)

Summary: These DVDs empower people with disabilities to train their own dogs basic skills like targeting as well as more advanced skills such as retrieving, scent discrimination, and assisting with tasks of daily living. Clear instructions on the training of various skills are relevant to animal assisted therapy handlers as well as assistance dog handlers. The series is invaluable for people with disabilities seeking to train their pet dog or an assistance dog, and is equally important for the professional pet dog trainer who would like to more effectively work with clients with disabilities.

Video Clip: Click here to preview! (Video opens in a new window)
Price: $100.00

1) Ready Aim Touch: Basic Target Training and Advanced Applications (approx 45 min) How to train nose targeting and foot targeting behaviors. Using targeting to work with light switches, drawers and cabinet doors, and handicapped access doors. 2) You Want Me To Do What?!? (approx. 45 min) Teaching position changes including: backing, turning in place, moving under, around and behind. Helping with tasks of daily living such as taking off socks and jackets, brace and fall prevention and recovery from falls. 3) A Tale of Two Skills: The Marriage of Target and Retrieve: (approx 45 min) All phases of training the basic retrieve PLUS: Demonstrations of Sue Ailsby’s “Two Grab Method;” Proofing the “HOLD” with Debi Davis. Scent Discrimination using Kay Laurence’s Methods. Using Scent Searching to find keys, phones and other personal items. 4) Part 1: Of Dogs, Doors and Self Control (approx 25 min) Opening and closing interior and exterior doors, loading and unloading from vans and cars; Teaching self-control techniques. Line Farr’s method of training: “Wait at Doorways”. Part 2: Preview of the DVD Series: Temperament Assessments With Dee Ganley, CPDT, CABC/CDBC (approx 30 min) Evaluating temperament when selecting Assistance Dog and Therapy Dog Candidates. Demonstrations and discussion of temperament assessments with puppies and older dogs. "How to Use This DVD Series" is a manual in PDF format. It is a CD-ROM, NOT a DVD! It includes about 20 pages of training information, plus verbatim scripts of all the material to make the information in the DVDs accessible to those who are hearing impaired.

Dig In

Cover, Part II

Cover, Part III

Cover, Part IV

• TEAMWORK - A DOG TRAINING MANUAL FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, REVISED EDITION
• TEAMWORK II - DOG TRAINING MANUAL FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (SERVICE EXERCISES)
• TEAMWORK - FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DVD
• TEAMWORK II - DOG TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (SERVICE EXERCISES) DVD
• A DOG WHO'S ALWAYS WELCOME - ASSISTANCE AND THERAPY DOG TRAINERS TEACH YOU HOW TO SOCIALIZE AND TRAIN YOUR COMPANION DOG

• ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS - CALMING SIGNALS, 2ND EDITION
• CONTROL UNLEASHED - CREATING A FOCUSED AND CONFIDENT DOG
• CANINE BODY LANGUAGE - A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE
• FEISTY FIDO - HELP FOR THE LEASH REACTIVE DOG, 2ND EDITION
• i-CLICK CLICKER (5 PACK)