Are you still working on basic behaviors with your dog? Do you want to improve some of the foundation skills to strengthen them for assistance dog tasks?
Do we have the program for you!
The following program, called Sue Ailsby's Training Levels, is a great foundation for any dog but especially important to people training their own service dogs.
The author is Sue Ailsby, who has trained and used two of her own service dogs using the program. She is a retired dog obedience judge who trials service dogs in various dog sports. Sue has mobility issues as well as several other health problems that her current service dog assists her with.
She has put together this program to help everyone set the foundation for a good relationship with your dog, teach you some great training skills and have a dog that has 16 basic skills needed to start training as a service or assistance dog.
This program is quite an ingenious program. It explains step by step how to train your dog several specific behaviors, then by the time you get to higher levels, you have the skills to figure out how to train from there. She helps you by setting your next level goal for you to keep you on track. Some of the behaviors are captured, some targeted, and many are shaped. So you end up with a dog that knows how to think.
The program has an 'At-Home' training component, as well as an 'On-the-Road' (OTR) portion that gets you and your dog out in public training together. It teaches you how to increase distraction levels in small enough intervals that your dog can be successful.
The program produces a TEAM-you and your dog, ready to take on the challenges of life! The first 3 levels take about 1 month each to complete (depending on the age of your dog), the rest vary 2 months or more each depending on your dog, how often you train etc. It can be used with dogs of all ages, from tiny 8 week old puppies to senior dogs.
In case you are wondering: Yes, you can train service dogs tasks at the same time as you work through the program!
Here are several pieces of the program that are on the internet. All FREE with the exception of the initial purchase of the book which is about CAD$45 plus shipping!
2. Facebook Group Discussion/Support Group
This is a great support group for anyone working through the program. People are friendly and helpful and several are also working their Service Dogs in Training through the program. It’s a great place to ask for help, ideas, creative problem solving etc. You do have to set up a Facebook account, but it’s free.
3. Yahoo Groups Discussion/Support Group
This is a great support group for anyone working through the program. People are friendly and helpful and several are also working their Service Dogs in Training through the program. It’s a great place to ask for help, ideas, creative problem solving etc. You do have to set up a Yahoo group membership, but it’sfree.
4. I-phone and I-pod touch application:
5. Sue Ailsby's Old Training Levels Book
This book describes every thing you need to know to clicker train your dog. Read the Introduction as well as all other supporting material before you start. Published free on-line, we recommend you print it off (pdf) to make it easier to read. Use the program however you want to!
6. Here is Lucy working through testing the old levels, started when I got her at 23 mos:
Lucy, Level 1
Lucy, Level 2 part A
Lucy, Level 2B
Lucy Level 3A
Lucy Level 3B
7. If you would like a coach to help you through the process and live outside of the Vancouver Island, Canada area, our services are available via webcam so you can get help with training one on one and face to face in your own living room for a very modest fee! Train with Donna Hill, B.Sc. B.Ed.
Do we have the program for you!
The following program, called Sue Ailsby's Training Levels, is a great foundation for any dog but especially important to people training their own service dogs.
The author is Sue Ailsby, who has trained and used two of her own service dogs using the program. She is a retired dog obedience judge who trials service dogs in various dog sports. Sue has mobility issues as well as several other health problems that her current service dog assists her with.
She has put together this program to help everyone set the foundation for a good relationship with your dog, teach you some great training skills and have a dog that has 16 basic skills needed to start training as a service or assistance dog.
This program is quite an ingenious program. It explains step by step how to train your dog several specific behaviors, then by the time you get to higher levels, you have the skills to figure out how to train from there. She helps you by setting your next level goal for you to keep you on track. Some of the behaviors are captured, some targeted, and many are shaped. So you end up with a dog that knows how to think.
The program has an 'At-Home' training component, as well as an 'On-the-Road' (OTR) portion that gets you and your dog out in public training together. It teaches you how to increase distraction levels in small enough intervals that your dog can be successful.
The program produces a TEAM-you and your dog, ready to take on the challenges of life! The first 3 levels take about 1 month each to complete (depending on the age of your dog), the rest vary 2 months or more each depending on your dog, how often you train etc. It can be used with dogs of all ages, from tiny 8 week old puppies to senior dogs.
In case you are wondering: Yes, you can train service dogs tasks at the same time as you work through the program!
Here are several pieces of the program that are on the internet. All FREE with the exception of the initial purchase of the book which is about CAD$45 plus shipping!
2. Facebook Group Discussion/Support Group
This is a great support group for anyone working through the program. People are friendly and helpful and several are also working their Service Dogs in Training through the program. It’s a great place to ask for help, ideas, creative problem solving etc. You do have to set up a Facebook account, but it’s free.
3. Yahoo Groups Discussion/Support Group
This is a great support group for anyone working through the program. People are friendly and helpful and several are also working their Service Dogs in Training through the program. It’s a great place to ask for help, ideas, creative problem solving etc. You do have to set up a Yahoo group membership, but it’sfree.
4. I-phone and I-pod touch application:
5. Sue Ailsby's Old Training Levels Book
This book describes every thing you need to know to clicker train your dog. Read the Introduction as well as all other supporting material before you start. Published free on-line, we recommend you print it off (pdf) to make it easier to read. Use the program however you want to!
6. Here is Lucy working through testing the old levels, started when I got her at 23 mos:
Lucy, Level 1
Lucy, Level 2 part A
Lucy, Level 2B
Lucy Level 3A
Lucy Level 3B
7. If you would like a coach to help you through the process and live outside of the Vancouver Island, Canada area, our services are available via webcam so you can get help with training one on one and face to face in your own living room for a very modest fee! Train with Donna Hill, B.Sc. B.Ed.
