Thanks Cait! I still miss the black demon, but he needed more work than
I could give him enough work to keep him happy. I do think that if
Gideon was my only dog he and I would be fine because I could have given
him tons and tons of work. Also if the IPO thing hadn't been a total
fiasco, we would've been fine, but part of that mess was my fault
because I did lose my temper with them when they told me I had to bring
someone else to training and that I could never work my dog on the field.
Anyway, I know he's happy and probably having a blast learning stuff, so
hopefully he'll do well with his new person.
Shanna
On 1/11/2017 9:56 AM, Caitlyn Furness wrote:
You go, Shanna!!!
I know how much it took to donate Gideon, but I think you are on the right
track-now he’s got his very own person-a GSD’s dream come true! And Diamond
now has you all to herself again-she’s probably thrilled too!
Good luck with your new venture! And, out of all the organizations you could
join, the IACP is a great one! Lots of good, sensible, knowledgeable folks in
that organization!
Cait
On Jan 11, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Shanna Stichler <slstich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2017 is starting out
well. For me, the holidays turned out rather bittersweet.
After a lot of discussion between Gideon's breeder, myself, and our mutual
friend Leslie who trains primarily mobility dogs, I decided that Gideon would
be happier being a service dog with a human of his very own. Since I'd put all
the public access work into him already, with the exception of the subway and
airline travel, I donated him to my friend so he could enter formal harness
training. If all goes well, Gideon will assist a retired Marine who handled
military working dogs and is a huge Shepherd fan. All I know is that Gideon
will be doing some balance work in downtown Baltimore, and that his new person
does a lot of walking, so Gideon will get lots of challenging work and physical
exercise, as well as his very own person.
I have also decided to take the plunge and start a private service dog training
company of my own. The name I came up with for my newborn business is Juno Dog
Training Academy, or JDTA. My goals are to assist people with disabilities who
are interested in training either dogs for themselves, or wish to learn to
train dogs in a more general sense...learning to do so despite whatever
physical disability they may have.
I am also wanting to help people evaluate service dog prospects as an objective
third party and offer either board and train options for people who don't, as
an example, feel comfortable teaching public access, traffic training, and
everything in between. I have recently joined the IACP, well back in October,
and plan to sit on their service dog committee if they'll have me. IACP stands
for the International Association of Canine Professionals, and they offer a
quarterly journal along with access to a variety of workshops that allow
members to learn about almost all aspects of dog training and keep current
within the field.
I was not trying to turn this update into an advertizement, I totally swear.
Anyway, my web site is still under construction because my web developer just
had a new baby who is rather ill right now, but feel free to let me know if you
have questions about what I do or if I can help someone in any way.
I'm also willing to do vollunteer puppy raising or significantly discounted for
a school or an individual, so long as they can get the dog to me. I just really
miss having a puppy in the house. lol
Take care,
Shanna with Diamond, PHD, IACP#7565
Owner of Juno Dog Training Academy
Phone (402) 659-4765
https://m.facebook.com/junodogtraining/?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiYTE1YmY1NGFjMmUxNDQ4MzAzNmYyNzdjNDVlN2IwN2EiLCJxdWVyeSI6Imp1bm8gZG9nIHRyYWluaW5nIGFjYWRlbXkiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjoxMTUyMzk1MTcwLCJwYWdlX251bWJlciI6MSwiZmlsdG
