Many more questions about choosing and raising a service dog puppy have been asked recently.
Stanley Coren has written three chapters dedicated to how you can create a superdog. Not specific to assistance dogs, but it is a very useful guide of things to consider and even included a schedule by life stage of what needs to be done. Very helpful guide if you are choosing and raising your own service dog!
Chapters 8, 9 & 10 Summary of Training/Socialization needed at various Life Stages on pages 180- 182
Book info:
Why Does My Dog Act That Way? A Complete Guide to Your Dog's Personality Stanley Coren 2006 Free press Simon and Schuster, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7706-8 (hard cover)
If you are looking for help with common puppy problems, you might want to sign onto:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/spt/
Stanley Coren has written three chapters dedicated to how you can create a superdog. Not specific to assistance dogs, but it is a very useful guide of things to consider and even included a schedule by life stage of what needs to be done. Very helpful guide if you are choosing and raising your own service dog!
Chapters 8, 9 & 10 Summary of Training/Socialization needed at various Life Stages on pages 180- 182
Book info:
Why Does My Dog Act That Way? A Complete Guide to Your Dog's Personality Stanley Coren 2006 Free press Simon and Schuster, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-7706-8 (hard cover)
If you are looking for help with common puppy problems, you might want to sign onto:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/spt/
