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The Dreaded Tick Check - Part II (or… grooming?)
Using a constructional approach allowed me to identify where the behavior was already occurring, and to transfer stimulus control to new contexts. AND that when I did that, I got a lot more than I had planned for, in a good way. I taught a tick check procedure and a new grooming one was developed. In addition to this lovely new grooming routine, I have expanded my training repertoire beyond the use of some of my go-to strategies in a way that I think has substantially increased the joy in our training interactions (and peace - I mean did you watch those grooming videos?!).
Why Disability Pride Month Hits Differently This Year
Last fall we were delighted to apply for and be accepted to their Team Facilitator Certification program with Atlas Assistance Dogs. In this program, we were trained to work directly with Atlas clients to help them prepare their dogs for service work, including taking and passing a Public Access Test (PAT). I couldn’t have been more excited to participate in the program. What I didn’t realize at the time I applied was that I would soon become much more intimately familiar with disability than I could have imagined when we started this process.