Building Focus, Precision & Independence
Service dog training is all about breaking complex tasks into manageable skills—and one of the foundational ski...
2025-09-10 18:18:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week, Crazy2Calm Coach Penny hosted an informal kickoff meeting for the Service Dog Foundations and Puppy Training Class and it was packed w...
2025-09-10 02:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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2025-06-19 06:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Let’s build on the idea that dogs can learn context and make good decisions—even when the reward isn’t immediate.
One of the most powerful tools in a service dog handler’s toolkit is the ability to teach delayed rein...
2025-06-05 16:34:49 +0000 UTC View Post
We want to take a moment to remind you that dog training is not linear, or it does not follow a straight line. We may think that we’ve conquered a training challenge or solved a challenging behavior only to ha...
2025-05-19 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we are going to be looking at various methods of communication between dogs and humans. This may include different types of vocalizations that dogs do including that loud alert barking that is driving...
2025-05-18 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We learned about examining and managing the environment so now we are going to learn about using reinforcement correctly to make learning easier for our dogs. We know that if our dog is experienc...
2025-05-17 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we are going to take a look at those distractions that are beyond our control and how we can use movement away from the distraction to reduce barking. Things such as the garbage truck, school b...
2025-05-16 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Day 1 - Setting Your House Up for Success
The very first step in working on barking issues is to determine the environment where the barking occurs and implement management resources to reduce or prevent the barking as much as possible durin...
2025-05-15 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The C2C Canine Coaches have put together this workshop to help all dog owners
The Barking Mad with Cookies Workshop will take place via this group & the Barking Mad 2025-05-14 19:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Crazy2Calm Canine Coaces want to personally invite you to a really special event we are hosting-
the first-ever Service Dog Handler Symposium, happening online
June 19–22, 2025!
This four-day event bri...
2025-05-05 19:04:51 +0000 UTC View Post
This video demonstrates how I start to play Find It games with a dog who has never played before. Be sure to start with something easy such as dog treats your dog loves which allows them to get that rapid reward by eating what they find. The swit...
2025-04-09 20:17:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope you have enjoyed watching these weekly recordings created by Canine Coaches, Penny, Cindy, Kristi, & Tammy. It's been a fun project of using TEAMwork to show you how a trainer interacts with their young puppies and includes socializati...
2025-03-27 20:34:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The number 1 distraction among those who registered is other dogs and today's information is focused on that issue! At almost 2 yrs old, Azul's biggest distraction is new dogs entering into our environment so we practice remaining calm often...
2025-03-27 15:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we worked on several foundations that build up to teaching our young dogs how to focus around distractions. Once fully understood, these games are often used while playing other games to train new skills to older SDiT's.
Lo...
2025-03-26 20:46:20 +0000 UTC View Post
On Day 3, we take a look at the distractions our dogs get most amped up about and how we can set up training sessions in the environments where are dogs can be most successful then slowly building up to more distracting environments.
On Day 2 we are going to be talking about the emotions our dogs feel, understanding those emotions and applying training sessions correctly to help change our dog's negative emoti...
2025-03-25 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Day 1 of the FAD Mini-Workshop!
Today we want to go over the idea of FOCUS and what it means to us, as well as get you used to the basic format of this workshop. Every day we will have an informational...
2025-03-24 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
This discussion to geared toward dog owners who are training their own assistance/service dog in a way that will help them consider their dog’s emotions and learn to increase their teamwork. Yooper...
2025-03-20 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Follow the Leader
This task is based on a Forward Momentum Pull (FMP) One of the biggest issues I face with FMP is training the pull strength I want the dog to pull for different situations. Speeds often need t...
2025-03-19 17:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Teaching forward momentum pull can be done in a variety of ways. The previous post titled Mobility Tasks: Forward Momentum & Counterbalance provides a detailed conversation about the safety of these tasks. We did want to remind you to be sure ...
2025-03-17 21:18:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Default behaviors are any time the dog does a specific behavior such as laying down when something in the environment cues the behavior instead of a verbal or hand signal cue. A good example of this is asking the dog to w...
2025-03-13 15:59:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Many SD Handlers with a Mobility Assist SD can use the help provided by a dropped item retrieve. Honestly this is one of the simplest tasks to teach as it is much like the practice sessions we have when we are training and playing the Drop, Grab,...
2025-03-12 18:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostRetrieve tasks is a general term that can be split into multiple directions based on the needs of the SD Handler. Once your dog knows how to retrieve you can build up that skill to include picking up dropped items, teaching the names of commonly r...
2025-03-11 18:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the video replay for Week 3.
In this session we discussed the importance of Puppy Routines that fit your day to day schedule. This includes potty routines, nap routines, settle on a mat, training routines, and much more.
Here ...
2025-03-10 20:07:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This week we started training some very important behaviors that will build up to harder behaviors as the puppy grows older. Most of the behaviors are part of one or more of the other collections in the SDiT Puppy Collections so we will link them ...
2025-02-26 21:38:41 +0000 UTC View Post
There are lots of ways to potty train a puppy. And yes it's possible to do completely Force Free! This means that you don't punish the puppy for accidents and you reinforce going potty in acceptable places.
The first step in this...
2025-02-24 20:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
We have some pups in the group that are nearing the end of their socialization phase (under 16 weeks) and entering what I like to call the pre-teen phase from 4-6 months.
Somewhere from 4-6 months old, puppies experience a short period ofte...
There are alot of things to consider when preparing a pup for service dog training. In other posts I've shared info about socialization for all the senses and my socialization checklist. So for this one I'm going to focus on puppy visits to ...
2025-02-21 17:39:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Socialization is not only meeting and interacting with new people and dogs! Socialization should include all the senses; seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, & smelling everything in their world! I’ve previously talked about expos...
2025-02-21 17:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post