Yep..
In general, I think it’s very hard to have more then one working dog in the
house. I’ve done it, and would think long and hard before doing it again..
My hat goes off to Donna-don’t know how you do three!
And, we want a Kizzy update!
anybody hear from Kris and Sterling?
Cait
On Jan 18, 2017, at 3:59 AM, Shanna Stichler <slstich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
