Things you will need to train your dog to remove your socks for you: Treats Socks Your body Mild tolerance for having your toes bitten(if you have any acute pain conditions consider asking a companion to take the hit when your dog is first starting out) A Command to instruct your dog to use their mouth more gently, my command is gentle A command to have your dog pick things up. Here is a link to the tutorial I used for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arcb9IBgh6c A companion to help in case of mobility limitations Some vocab before we start for simplicity's sake. I will use my command words through this tutorial but use whatever words or gestures your dog uses. I use “get it” when telling grim to retrieve a miscellaneous item for me. I use “gentle” when he takes treats too hard or paws at me too aggressively. I started training this task by utilizing a simple brain exercise that my dog has done in the past. I will show him a treat then co...
A blog discussing the training of and everyday life with a service dog.