You're lucky AAT takes dogs so young. Lend A Heart doesn't certify until a year old and the owner must have had the dog at least 6 months. I'm training Minnie for Lend A Heart.
\ \ /\ Alice ( ) [email protected] .( ). Sent from my iPhone 5 > On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:45 AM, JD <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think I taught Piper the SIT command. She does it 3 out of 5 times now > really fast and the other two times she's too happy wiggling her butt to sit, > LOL > > But we are well on our way to basic command training. She usually comes when > I call 4 out of 5 times. And drops what she has 4/5 times when she is chewing > something she shouldn't. > > Not sure if I mentioned it, but I am hoping to train Piper as an AAT dog > (animal assisted therapy dog). I'm a social worker and I want to use her at > work in the nursing home to help treat patients. > Of course there is a long way to go. She has to be between 7-8 months for > training and certification by any AAT certified training group. > > Right now I'm happy she's learned SIT. > > JD > > >
