Training our Service Dog

Panda has taken and continues to take training at Versa Dog Sports. They are a local business in Layton Utah and a great place to bring your dog for training, socialization, and exercise. Panda likes to go to the Play School to run and play with her four legged friends. In the near future she will start agility training. Meet the owner

Panda is going to attend boot camp training at K9 Fluent Dog training starting next week. This is the next step in her training to get her over some humps. We have gone and visited the facility she had fun and I think it will be a good experience for her. 

Panda has completed her two week boot camp training at K9 Fluent Dog Training. I have to admit this was money well spent. I would like to say that she has learned so much in the two weeks. But actually it is both of us who learned a lot. I am more patient with her and most importantly more constant with her. I put her to the test last week and took her to Lowes and she was perfect the entire time we were there. Much of the credit for this goes to the training at K9 Fluent Dog Training. She is going to go to the Canine Good Citizen Training here after Christmas. This class is also available through Versa Dog Sports if that is more convenient for you. Versa also does a great job with the training they offer. 

Because of my work requiring me to travel and Panda is still training there are times I have to board her. Recently I tried Brookside Animal Hospital it was strongly recommended. It broke my heart to leave her their and was worried about her all week. When I picked her up at the end of her stay she clearly enjoyed herself. She waved good by to all the staff and some of them she had to go up and hug them I will use them again when the need arises.  

This is a place she has attended a few times for day care. When I have had to go into the office or other meetings that were going to take most of the day. Ruffledale has a good drop off daycare for dogs. It is reasonably priced and Panda really enjoys herself when she goes there. 

When you bring a dog into your home you accept a large responsibility. It is similar to adding a child to your family. In some ways its more difficult. By the time you pay for vet bills and food it can add up quickly. There is also your time. The thing that is most often forgotten is training. Training is both a financial and time investment. If it is not financially feasible for you to pay for professional one on one training there are some good youtube resources. One of my favorites is ZAK George's Dog Training Revolution with over 3.37 millions subscribers he must be doing something right. I have found him to be a great resource to augment Pandas training.