A day in the life of a service dog! | Doctors appointment, escalators, and more!
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Service dogs and miniature horses are the only animals permitted under the ADA to go to public places with their handler to mitigate their disability. Please do not bring your pets into non-pet friendly places. Please do not fake a service dog- this is illegal as well. Remember you’re not just faking a service dog, you’re faking having a disability. Penalty can range anywhere from a fine, misdemeanor, or even a felony depending on state laws for bringing pets to non-pet friendly places, for faking a service dog, and for distracting a service dog.
Service dogs are specifically task trained to help mitigate their handlers disability. This can take years of intense training! Please do not distract a service dog or a service dog in training as it is vital for the safety of their handler!Thank you for watching!!✨🦮
I love that you show his progress and don’t cut out the mistakes. It helps others see their dogs don’t have to be perfect always. It also shows that all dogs are learning and take time for certain things.
Thank you so much!! I try my best to show our struggles and to show our mistakes that way it can help others. I feel like it’s not seen enough and I feel like more of us handlers need to see that so we feel less alone in our journeys. Thank you for watching our videos and for your support! 🥺❤️🦮✨
@@helperpupatlas7377 it does help me with remembering my dog is still learning and progressing in training. So thank you. One day when I have a public channel, I will show struggles also because I have found it so helpful on the channels I do follow who show the mistakes and such
@@miratraven5755 of course! It just makes me happy to hear that my content can help people! That’s awesome that you want to start a channel one day! ✨
My dog always sat on me all the time even layed on me it was very calming unfortunately Australia public transport denied my permit and as I travel by public transport I had to surrender my dog .. makes me very sad that Australia is such a harsh country on people who need there service dogs for daily life .. the Discusting discrimination on people with disabilities in Australia is sickening..service dogs are the best
I’m so incredibly sorry to hear that you’ve had to deal with such awful discrimination and treatment. I don’t know much about the service dog laws in other countries, but I really want to learn and even spread awareness about the laws in different countries and not just in the United States. I wish there was something I could do to help. I only wish that someday you get justice for what was done to you and your service dog🫶🏼😔
For teaching him to hop, get someone to hold a broom out and have hum go over it and give the command "hop" when he jumps, then move to putting it on the floor and even grabbing his vest as a cue to get ready and go over it again with the command (I seriously just started this training with my own service dog for escalators)
Thank you so much!! And best of luck to you and your pup!❤️✨
My diabetic medical alert service dog is a ShihTzu. He is retired now since being diagnosed with a heart murmur in December. He is 16, he still alerts at home. He is very sad when I leave without him. I walk with a Walker with a seat so no escalators. Of course safety is very important to me so I never walked on a escalator with him. As a person who is disabled, FYI if there is a escalator then there is a elevator as well and personally I would just take the elevator. Even when I could walk perfectly normally I avoided escalators like the plague n took a elevator. N I personally would never take any dog on a escalator. I would be Too scared of my dog getting injured. Cocco didn't start going everywhere with me until he was 3yrs. Old and perfectly trained for behaviors. I never had a issue with his focus on me. Cocco started out life as my cousins dog. My cousin being in a motorized wheelchair had Cocco who had a natural talent of alerting my cousin of too high or too low blood sugar levels. So I worked with Cocco and I took him to class for service dogs. At 3 he doing everything he needed to do. So we started taking Cocco to doctors visiting, n restaurants and every where with us. Then my cousin got stage 4 neck cancer, he beat it I believe because Cocco was by his side. He had BP issues that Cocco could detect changes. I had moved in my cousins house temporarily to drive him to his treatment's 5days a week. Cocco became extremely attached to me. After my cousin beat cancer I would go back to my cousin's house for visiting, that's when right after getting there one day Cocco handed me my cousin's glucometer n insisted I needed to check my blood sugar levels. I was a RN the only possible effect of diabetes was a headache to give me any clue that I was diabetic. But Cocco was 100% right my blood sugar levels were dangerously high. That's when my Cousin gave me Cocco. I trained Cocco for my cousin but really was training him for me in the long run. My uncle was a very awesome dog trainer and breeder of German Shepherds and he trained all of my dads service dogs for his deafness. Even before I was born in 1966 my dads dog went everywhere with him n to his work. My dads dogs were all amazing. They all understood sign language for commands as well as voice commands. My dad was a head electrician for a very large tire building company and all of my dads dogs were his ears. With a little help disabilities don't have to be life altering. All of my dads dogs were just the little help he needed to live a normal life. And his dogs were all trained to protect my mom and me. His dogs really didn't like my brother because my brother didn't like my dads dogs. My brother had to clean the yard. Service dogs are amazing and I am grateful for having had them in my whole life.
My young collie SDiT also sits on me 🤣 That was a great day in your life, it's always motivating to see other teams train, because I must admit that sometimes I just don't have enough energy/motivation to work, and I feel guilty for it ... This is just what I needed !
It’s so funny when they sit on us🤣 thank you so much!! You’re not alone in your struggle to stay motivated and also dealing with fatigue/no energy when it comes to training and then feeling guilty! I’ve been struggling with that, but it’s part of the reason why I make these videos! It holds me accountable to keep up with his training, but it also gives me motivation hearing how I’m helping others in any way possible! Know you’re never alone in your training journey! You got this!!✨❤️🦮
@@helperpupatlas7377 I love it when Thélia does it ❤️ Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ Owner-training is an amazing journey, but it's not always easy. I love to see teams supporting each other, because you're right, we're not alone in this ! 😍
Of course!! We’re all disabled and that’s hard enough as it is, so why would we try to make things more difficult for us as a community by being mean when we can all just be supportive and helpful to each other! I want my channel and all my social platforms to be a safe space for the community, but also for those that just want to learn! I’m here if you need to talk! ❤️❤️❤️
We've also been working on Mars not just following my family/friends if they're walking in front of me, and he's been making a lot of progress doing basically what you did here!
I’m glad to hear you’re making good progress with Mars! I follow you and Mars and you guys are doing so good! You’ve worked so hard with him and it’s super motivating to see! Thank you for watching our video!!✨🥹
@@helperpupatlas7377 thank you so much! 🫶
He is such a good boy!! ❤ I am glad you are back. Ranger sits on me as well! Maybe it is a CG thing.
Thank you so much!! I’m glad to be back too!!❤️❤️ It probably comes from their dad Adger- I wouldn’t be surprised 🤣
10:32 this is also another great reason to do these practice drills so we can smooth out any hiccups, the more yall practice the easier itll be for pupper to not get distracted but like ya, give service dogs some room to work folks haahaa.
I love my chuckit!
They’re the best! I don’t know why it took us so long to get one lol
Great job! Having an eager dog is a blessing, but sometimes they need to be reined in a bit. Atlas clearly loves the escalator. His face is hilarious, he thinks it’s a theme park ride.😂
Thank you! He is so eager about most things and it is a blessing, but sometimes I definitely have to put the brakes on him a little bit and say “who boy!” 🤣 I love that he’s so happy, eager and confident when working, but sometimes that can boiling over into straight excitement that I have to work through with him lol. His faces are always so expressive I love it too! He thinks life is an amusement park I swear🤣❤️
I was wondering about you too and hoping you’re training was going well. Atlas seem to do really well in the mall. I don’t like escalators them so I’m always impressed for the dog that too
Thank you for sticking around and for your support! I just had a lot of personal issues going on and a lot going on with my overall health, but we’re back!! Escalators can be tricky and honestly kind of scary to go on with a dog. There’s just a lot that can go wrong if not prepared, but my main goal when I first introduced Atlas to them was just making it a positive experience to be around them and not necessarily even go on the first couple times he ever was around them. Thank you again for your support, and for your kind comments! They mean more than you know!!❤️❤️✨✨
@@helperpupatlas7377 of course, your Health and personal life are priority but glad to have you back and look forward to following the rest of your and atlases training journey. I didn’t like escalators even when I was just using my cane and don’t used to go on them with my dog now because I’m always worried she’ll get her paws caught she really isn’t like wearing boots I think it’s good that you always make sure he has his on as a safety precaution
Thank you for understanding🥺 that’s totally understandable and okay that your pup doesn’t like booties! Service dogs don’t have to like everything! They took Atlas some getting used to when he was younger. He used to get the zoomies when I put them on him lol. But now I think he understands that bootie time doesn’t equal zoomie time lol! I feel like scalators are definitely a challenging thing even for us humans. I remember having such a hard time with them when I was a kid. I guess you could say I had to desensitize myself to them too😂
@@helperpupatlas7377 yes, I could definitely use some escalator desensitization myself lol. My dog also goes really fast when I put her on I’m trying to find another brand because my school used the rough ware ones but I found it really hard to hold it open and get her feed in what kind do you use for atlas?
@@asecretcourtofcrowsandcloc4084 it definitely helps to desensitize ourselves to situations for our pups lol. I had the same issue with my first treat pouch, it was a fabric one. The one I use now is a silicone one from Amazon, AUDWUD silicone treat pouch or if you just look up silicone treat pouch for dogs it’s the first option! I would recommend it, the only qualm or issue I’ve had with it is the clips glue came undone, but it’s actually made cleaning it a bit easier cause I can now remove the clip. Plus it has a magnet to help keep it closed but it’s still easy to get your hand in there. Another qualm I would have with the clip is because the glue came undone sometimes it slips from the clip and it drops. But hey it’s just another opportunity to practice Atlas’ retrievals lol! I’m sure there’s better ones out there, but for the price it’s pretty good and does the job!
Loved this video! Just wanted to say, every public place HAS to have wheelchair accessible ways to get to different levels like an elevator or ramp or wheelchair lift so your SD doesn’t have to go on the escalator!
Thank you so much!! ❤️✨🦮
My golden service dog Finn sits on me too. Glad to see it’s a Golden thing
I LOVE THIS!
First and I love this video so much atlas did amazing
Aww thank you so so much!!!❤️✨
Such a great video he is amazing and it such a good idea to film even to watch back to correct in the future I love this channel! 🥰
Aww thank you so much!! That means so much to me that you enjoy my channel and my content!!!❤️✨🦮
Hey i have a question for you- how did you (first starting off with his training) balance training the basics and socialization in places like the mall? I havent gotten my dog yet, so im asking all the questions i can beforehand😅 But im just thinking like, at what point can i start taking my SDIT these kinds of places? Obviously its going to differ from dog to dog but for you guys, how did you know it was time?
It definitely did not happen overnight I’ll say that! We didn’t start off at the mall. We built up to that and it took months! I started basic obedience a week after he came home to me as a 7-8 week old puppy and immediately started working on our bond. For those first 4 months we mainly worked at home and built up to working outside in the backyard, then the front yard, to parking lots, to sidewalks leading up to the front of lowes and Home Depot, until we made it to the outside of the front door, worked in the outdoor gardening area, and then in the entrance area and slowly worked our way inside and then eventually going more and more into the stores. For that early socialization window that all pups have we used a satchel that I had on my chest and we sat outside in parks, inside the entrance of pet friendly places and treated him for just observing and for occasionally looking to me. Although I sometimes wish I’d have kept his stroller instead of just keeping his satchel because he did end up getting way to heavy for me by 3-3 1/2 months old. How I approached his training was very much a slow and steady, step by step process. I didn’t want to overwhelm him and I wanted every experience to be a short and positive one at that age. It wasn’t until about 5-6 months old that he started non-pet friendly public access training and even then it was extremely short and I made sure he had one basic task under his belt and was just beginning to learn some advanced skills. I knew it was time to level up when he would reliably listen and keep focus on me in the spots we were training until it built up to being able to go into malls, grocery stores, etc. I hope that all made sense! 🫶🏼🐾
@@helperpupatlas7377 thank you! It absolutely does help!
yes! My dog sits on me too it means they trust you❤
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Omg are you from Alabama?? I know a beautiful Service Dog named Atlas that I used to see at school all the time. He would wear shoes sometimes & he looks like your baby. I’m wondering if you’re the same person. 😅
Aww that’s sweet! I’m not from Alabama, but it’s cool to hear there was someone with a pup named Atlas that also wore shoes!!✨☺️🐾
@@helperpupatlas7377 I actually went through my phone & found a picture of him! He’s the same breed but a little more orange. Both handsome boys. 🥰 tysm for your videos. I only learned yesterday all the things SDs can do & I am blown away. I would rather have someone train them, but I’m willing to train them like you have. They are so brilliant. Videos like yours remind me that we don’t deserve dogs. 😭 they are so good to us. 🩷🥹
I’m so happy that you were able to learn about service dogs through my channel!! Service dog awareness and education are a big part of why I made my channel, so it makes me so beyond happy to know I’ve helped you in that! Also yes dogs are truly amazing and we definitely don’t deserve them! I wouldn’t be able to go out and live life to the fullest if it wasn’t for the help Atlas provides me and how he keeps me safe. Training Atlas myself has definitely been a challenge and a rollercoaster, but I honestly wouldn’t change it for anything else in the world. That bond we’ve created because I’ve had him from the beginning is just indescribable. I’m so happy that you’ve found our channel and I hope to hear from you again soon!!🫶🏼✨🦮🐾
My dog sits on me too😂
Good to know I’m not alone in being used as a chair by my pup 😂🫶🏼
my lil lili loves to sit on my feet
We’re is your harness from if you don’t mind me asking? Or how much did you buy it for
Hi! I don’t mind at all! His service dog vest is a one Tigris Apollo short back vest from Amazon. And his harness he wore on his sniffy walk is a barkbay harness, also from Amazon! I’d love to do a gear tour at some point in the future, I’d just like to have one more vest before I make that gear tour video! Thank you for watching!!✨✨✨
@@helperpupatlas7377 Tysm!
I do have a question tho so we are thinking about training our dog does it matter the agez
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Hey! So there’s a lot of layers to answering this question! To make it shorter may I ask how old your pup is? Thank you for your question btw🫶🏻✨
Do you like those boots? What’s the name of them? 😊
I’m actually not the biggest fan of them, but they do the job. They fall off and twist easily even though they’re his size so I don’t really recommend them. But you get what you pay for, they were only like $20 on Amazon, and they’re very thick shoes. So they aren’t the best for hot environments or hot natured pups. We’re going to Universal so I got some new booties by wagwellies- the ones that look like crocs- and I’m hoping those will overall be better! I’ll have to do an update on what I think of them once I’ve used them more✨