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Susquehanna Service Dogs: Puppy Sitter Class
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015. We talk about our puppy raisers a lot, but they aren’t the only ones who play an important role in shaping a young puppy into a successful service dog. Our puppy sitters also help prepare the dogs for life as working service dogs. Since we only had one hour, we focused on six tasks and behaviors: loose leash walking, getting in and out of the car, pottying, greetings, leave it, and entering and exiting the elevator. All of our sitters did a wonderful job working with their dog!
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: April 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015. We #WalkforSSD to Give Back. Guest post by Gwen Wenger. Gwen, her husband Keith, and her daughter Emma have been volunteering with SSD in many ways for the past three years. Emma is partnered with SSD Kindle. I still get goosebumps when I think about that moment when Kindle chose Emma to be her girl. What an amazing experience! The other three were sent to other amazing service dog organizations in Florida and Canada. Currently, we are housing an SSD breeder dog, SSD Berlin, from ...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: November 2014
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Friday, November 21, 2014. Living a Fuller Life with SSD Outback. Guest post by Roger Hostetter, a US Army Gulf War Veteran partnered with SSD Outback. First, I would like to thank Keystone Human Services and Susquehanna Service Dogs for this wonderful program. A few years after this, I heard about veterans receiving service dogs to help with PTSD. I spoke to my doctor about this and he said he felt it would be something good for me to look into, but that he couldn’t help much since the VA does...I fille...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: Service Dog, Emotional Support Dog, Therapy Dog: What’s the Difference?
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Thursday, July 9, 2015. Service Dog, Emotional Support Dog, Therapy Dog: What’s the Difference? There is often a lot of confusion about the difference between a service dog, an emotional support dog, and a therapy dog. What are the differences? A service dog is individually trained to perform tasks that are directly related to their human partner’s disability. Service dogs (and miniature horses) are the only ones covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). People who have emotional support anim...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: The Living Legacy of Major Wesley J. Hinkley
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. The Living Legacy of Major Wesley J. Hinkley. 8220;Loyalty. Service. Commitment.” These are the words stamped on SSD Major Wes’s new dog tags. After losing her son, Karen Mojecki wanted some way to honor him. “Wes was the kind of person who, when he made a friend, he made a friend for life. He was always there. And he was always there for his men,” said Karen. 8220;Wes is a wonderful dog,” said Pam Foreman, director of Susquehanna Service Dogs. “We’re honored...When SSD Major Wes ...
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Youngs Funny Farm :: Animal Therapy
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Benefits of Pets and Animal Assisted Therapy. Timmy at Disney World. Timmy Ground Zero Therapy Dog. Birds of a Different Feather. National Wild Horse and Burro Program. US Dept of Justice ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Home Page. PA Attorney General Civil Rights Enforcement. PA NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Benefits of Pets and Animal Assisted Therapy. What does this really mean? The second pet therapy program is called Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) which is a goal-directed intervent...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: ADA: What Is a Service Dog?
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015. ADA: What Is a Service Dog? For the past two days, we have been really focusing on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the rights of people who use service dogs. Kristin Hartness, the executive director of Canines for Disabled Kids. Has been visiting us and sharing her expertise to help us learn more effective ways to work with schools, children with service dogs, and their families. So what is a service animal? According to the ADA’s 2010 revised requirements. The tasks ...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: December 2014
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Monday, December 15, 2014. End of the Year Donations. Now is the time to make your end of the year donation! We would love for you to choose to support Susquehanna Service Dogs. Below is a list of ways you can support us this holiday season. Or you can simply make a donation. To help our service dogs change lives. Fill Rudy the Red Van. Help us fill "Rudy the Red Van" with items for our puppy raising program! You can find our full wish list here. Sponsor a Team Training Kit. Sponsor a Service Dog Harness.
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Learning to Speak Puppy: Raising SSD Doppler: February 2014
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Learning to Speak Puppy: Raising SSD Doppler. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. A Study in Self Control. Nope, I’m not falling for it.” I had to say “okay” several times and point to his food dish before he decided it was okay to eat. Hanging out under my desk. And then, a few hours ago, came his biggest test of self control. We joined the big dogs for their puppy class outing to Giant. So many distractions for the little puppy! Oooo, smudge on the floor! This place is so awesome! Of course, since I was so f...
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Susquehanna Service Dogs: June 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015. How to Clicker Train Your Velociraptor. This post may contain mild spoilers for the movie Jurassic World. But we promise it’s nothing that will ruin the movie for you. The Internet has been full of movie clips and memes of Chris Pratt’s Jurassic World. Character Owen wrangling four velociraptors. If you haven’t seen any of the trailers, you can watch one here. The first 35 seconds show Owen interacting with the velociraptors. Plus, the dogs love it! Since this video was taken, Lau...
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