This week we are talking about dog relationships and how they differ between individual dogs. We talk through a recent play group at Heather's house that included 6 dogs of varying sizes and personalities. There were several different play styles among the group and different interest levels between the individual dogs. We discuss how dynamics can change when adding or subtracting individual dogs. Of course we couldn't help but reminisce about the incredibly special relationship Lucy and Thiago shared for several years and how that differed that relationship was from others they had. Dog friendships, much like human friendships, look very different between different individuals and in groups and that is okay as long as everyone is having fun!

In this episode we are continuing our conversation with dog trainer Sunny Bravo about service dogs. In our continued conversation we talk about what to look for when selecting a dog for service work. We also talk through who should be involved in the dog selection process. Once a dog has been selected Sunny likes to start the training process simply with body language, then adds leash pressure, toys and treats from there. We address what service teams should aspire to be and how much work goes into that level of reliability. Sunny was kind enough to share her experiences as both a service dog handler as well as a trainer, which gave us a more thorough understanding of everything that goes into service dogs.

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This week we are talking with dog trainer Sunny Bravo who specializes in training service dogs. Sunny has been in the dog training industry for 26 years and has worked with a large variety of breeds. She has worked with everything from basic family dog training to human focused dog aggression cases. Sunny helps define the differences between emotional support animals, a therapy animal and a service animal. Service animals are trained to do a specific task to mitigate the owner's life altering disability. We discuss unwanted attention that goes along with having a service dog and what that looks like for handlers. We also address what gear is required, allowed and prefered for service dogs.

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