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Leader Dogs for the Blind Puppy Raiser Manual Leader Dogs for the Blind Puppy Raiser Manual Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Puppy Raiser Contract ........................................................................................................................... 5 Leader Dog Contact Phone Numbers ..................................................................................................... 6 SECTION 1: Preparing for a Puppy ...................................................................................................... 8 Preparing for a Future Leader Dog .................................................................................................... 8 Puppy Pick-Up at Leader Dog ......................................................................................................... 11 Bringing Your Puppy Home ............................................................................................................ 12 SECTION 2: Puppy Raising Basics ..................................................................................................... 14 Feeding ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Using Your Crate ............................................................................................................................. 17 Car Trips .......................................................................................................................................... 18 House Training ................................................................................................................................. 19 Leashes and Collars ........................................................................................................................ 21 Fences and Tie Outs ......................................................................................................................... 22 Boarding Kennels and Puppy Sitters ............................................................................................... 22 SECTION 3 – Keeping the Puppy Healthy ......................................................................................... 23 Evaluating the Puppy’s Health ......................................................................................................... 23 Grooming ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Important Routine Health Care ........................................................................................................ 27 SECTION 4 – Common Sense First Aid ............................................................................................. 29 Signs of Ill Health ............................................................................................................................ 30 Medical Emergencies ....................................................................................................................... 31 SECTION 5 – Raising a Well-Mannered Dog ..................................................................................... 33 Keys to Effective Training ............................................................................................................... 33 Basic Obedience Foundations .......................................................................................................... 40 Loose Leash Walking................................................................................................................... 40 Basic Cued Behaviors .................................................................................................................. 45 2 Building Duration – Modified Relaxation Protocol ..................................................................... 56 Impulse Control Exercises ........................................................................................................... 59 Building Good Decision-Making skills ....................................................................................... 66 Section 6 – Home and Social Skills ..................................................................................................... 69 Games and Activities that Build Good Social Skills ....................................................................... 69 Problem-Solving Unwanted Behaviors ............................................................................................ 72 Behavior at Home ............................................................................................................................ 77 SECTION 7 – Familiarizing the Puppy ............................................................................................... 78 Puppy Raiser Responsibilities in Public .......................................................................................... 79 SECTION 8 – Milestones in Growth and Development ...................................................................... 85 Age 7–9 Weeks ................................................................................................................................ 85 Age 9–13 Weeks .............................................................................................................................. 87 Age 13–16 weeks ............................................................................................................................. 88 Age 4–6 Months ............................................................................................................................... 89 Age 6–9 Months ............................................................................................................................... 90 Age 9 Months–Return ...................................................................................................................... 91 More About Sexual Maturity ........................................................................................................... 92 SECTION 9 – The Leader Dog Training Program .............................................................................. 94 Returning a Future Leader Dog for Training ................................................................................... 95 Stages of Training ............................................................................................................................ 96 When the Dog Graduates ................................................................................................................. 97 Career Changed Dogs ...................................................................................................................... 98 When You Meet a Leader Dog ...................................................................................................... 100 APPENDIX A – Recommended Reading .......................................................................................... 103 APPENDIX B – Health Records ....................................................................................................... 104 APPENDIX C – Poisonous Plants, Household Substances and Foods to Avoid .............................. 106 3 Introduction Welcome to the Leader Dogs for the Blind puppy raising program. As a puppy raiser, you are providing an invaluable service to Leader Dog. Your efforts directly affect our ability to provide high quality, well-trained dogs to approximately 200 clients who attend our Guide Dog Training program annually. Raising a puppy demands a huge commitment of time, effort and love on your part. Leader Dog is dedicated to making this experience a rewarding and memorable adventure. Leader Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1939 by three Detroit-area Lions Club members, we have become one of the largest guide dog training facilities in the world. Our Canine Development Center can house up to 350 dogs and our Polk Residence facility can house up to 24 clients at a time. Over 15,000 clients have graduated with their guide dogs since our founding. The puppy you will raise belongs to Leader Dogs for the Blind. All puppies are from Leader Dog’s breeding colony or donated from select private breeders of Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers and German shepherds. The adult dogs in our breeding colony are housed in volunteer host homes. The puppy will be your special responsibility to love and socialize as you provide the foundation for its future as a guide dog. Your goal is to raise a happy, confident, trusting, well-behaved dog who excels in skills necessary to meet the In-For-Training Standards that you will be asked to focus on over the year with the puppy. As you enjoy the puppy’s companionship, you will be exposing him to a wide variety of social situations, building his resilience and adaptability, and training him to develop the skills he will need to be a successful Leader Dog. Our guide dog mobility instructors depend upon this dog’s ability to trust and bond to train the dog to successfully work with someone who is blind or visually impaired. The coming year is a time for growth at both ends of the leash. Puppy raisers expand their own skills, become better dog trainers, model kind, responsible dog handling in public, and act as ambassadors for Leader Dog. Social interaction and training are important
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