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- 1. Raising a Poodle Service Dog – Part 1 - Growing Up Guide Pups One of the thingsI love mostaboutthe puppyraisingexperience isthateachexperience isdifferent. Each puppygivesme differentchallengesandtriumphs.Sure Ican have puppiesthatare similarinsome ways,but theycan alsobe verydifferentinotherways.Raisingapoodle sofar hasbeena verydifferent experience thanall the otherbreedsof puppiesIhave raised. Pixie isaverysmart, sweet,sensitive puppywholovestogoeverywhere withme.Iamherworld.She is a verydifferentdogtodaythanshe waslast year.Last yearshe wasa tinypuppytryingto figure outthe world.The worldwasa veryscary place forher.She was verytimidandunsure of many thingsthatwe came across. She wouldwalkslowlythroughstoresasthe atmosphere wasalittle overwhelmingforher as a youngpuppy.She wouldbarkat stuffedanimalsorotherobjectsinstoresbecause she didn’t For more detailson our products and services,please feel free tovisitus at: service dogetiquette, service dog puppy raiser, guide dog, puppy in training, assistance dog. For more details,please visitus at: http://www.growingupguidepup.org/ understandwhattheywere.She washesitanttowalkbyrefrigerationunits.She wasafraidtowalkby papersor bags blowinginthe wind.Metal coveringsonthe sidewalkwerealsoscaryandshe wouldwalk aroundthem.Thingsinthe darkwere veryscary for Pixie.Firehydrants,shadows,noises,peopleinthe distance.Certainnoiseslike jinglingkeyswouldsometimesputheronedge and cause herto letout a bark or two.
- 2. The other bigthingthat she wasnervousaboutwas people she didn’tknow. She wasveryaloof withmy coworkersand she wasn’tinterestedinreallyanyone otherthanMatt or I. A couple of timesIhanded herleashoff to friendswhenwe were outwiththem.Evenif Iwalkedrightnexttohershe knew thatI didn’thave herleashandwouldbe nervoustowalkwiththe otherperson.Once I tookherleashback she wouldjumpall overme like she hadn’tseenme indays. Childrenhave alsobeenachallengerecentlyforPixie.Whenshe isaroundkidsthatare calm and quiet, she isusuallyokwiththem.If kidsare runningaroundplayingorloudshe struggles.She getsexcitedand I reallyfeel like she justdoesn’tknowhow toprocessthe energytheyhave.She isverycuriousabout kidsand wantsto checkthemout,but if theywalkup to herand try to pether she will backawayand try to avoidthem. Overthe last year(andespeciallythe lastfew months) Pixiehasgrownandchangedso much.I have watchedherconfidence growimmensely.She walksthroughstoreswithconfidence anddoesn’twaiver at the soundof keysjingling. Iwasable to walkherthroughSpirit’shalloweenstore andevenlarge movinganimatronicsdidn’tsparkanegative reaction.She wasactuallycuriousaboutit.She cannowdo nighttime walksinthe dark withoutbarkingatanything.Thingsflappinginthe windare noproblemfor hernow.Big scary statues,evendogonesthatshe was once veryapprehensive aboutapproaching,she can walkrightup to. I wasable to capture some great before andaftervideoof how muchPixie changed whenapproachingalarge dog statue at the park.The firstvideowasPixie’sfirsttimeseeingthe statue and she wasverynervousaboutit anddidn’twantto get nearit; she evenbarkedatit.It took quite some time forme to convince herthat it wasok to checkout. Butthe amazingthingaboutPixie isthat she learnsandrecoversfromthingsveryquickly.Ididn’trecordmysecondtime takingPixie tothe statue,butshe was much more confidentaboutit.Ididmanage to record ourthird tripto the statue and watchingthe change inher wasamazing.Pixie walkedrightuptothe statue like itwasno bigdeal. NowI can get herto not onlywalkupto it,but put herfeetupon it too.Matt and I were able toputthe clipstogetherandmake a short videoof herprogressive change. She isalso waymore social withpeople.She lovesgoingtoworkwithme andnow will sayhi to all my coworkers.If I getbusyand needsomeone else totake heroutto go pottyshe will NOWgo with someone else willingly.She will evengreetstrangersout inpublicif Igive herpermission.She iseven gettingmore comfortable aroundkids.Whenwe are atstoresand we come across kidsshe ismuch calmer.Evenif theyare jumpingaroundormakinglotsof noise.Walkingthroughplaygroundsisstill a workin progress.She getsa little excitedwhenshe seeskidsrunning,butshe isstill gettingbetter.We recentlyattendedaBirthdaypartyforour friendsdaughterandPixie wasmuchmore comfortable thanI expectedhertobe.We have evenbeenspendingtime withayoungteenwhoiswaitingforaservice dog forhimself.He isnonverbal andmovesa little differentlythanyouraverage 12 yearold.The first time we met,Pixie wasveryunsure of himandbarkeda couple of times.Now afteronlyafew timesof gettingtogetherPixie walksrightupto himwithhertail wagging. For more detailson our products and services,please feel free tovisitus at: service dogetiquette, service dog puppy raiser, guide dog, puppy in training, assistance dog.