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Week 45
March 29, 2021

Week 45
March 29, 2021

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Daisy's Thoughts
Another big week for Daisy! One of the many jobs she will have for her client is traveling with her using local public transportation.
Daisy has had several trips riding the bus with me, sniffing the bus and hearing all the associated noises. This week Daisy experienced the whole package. For the first time she rode the lift up and down. In addition, we traveled to the city of Cambria up the coast to explore.
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To get her ready for this skill, Daisy has been working on numerous pre-skills. Early in her life we started having her make eye contact. Simple, but very important for Daisy to look back and check with her client. This lets her client know she is engaged in the activity. Daisy is comfortable walking beside the walker at about heel position, this came from months of practice. She has had hours of walking with noise practice, from cars, machines, airplanes, children screaming to animals barking. In addition, to aide in preparing for the movement of the platform, Daisy has experience riding elevators, moving staircases, walking bridges and riding a skateboard. All of these tasks made it easier for Daisy to be successful on her first time on the public transportation bus lift.
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Overall, the day's training was very successful. Over the next several weeks Daisy and I will continue to use the bus as we go train. The next trip will to head to San Luis Obispo to work in more crowded situations and to practice using the round door opening button at the bank.
52 weeks old
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Daisy continues her foundation skills:
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Sit
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Down
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Wait
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Heel
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Look at me
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Doorbell
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Shake
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Leave it
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Nice walk
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Off
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Come
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Kennel
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Stay
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Backup
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Open & Close Door
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Confidence
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Home
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Off leash
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NOW!
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Ramp walking
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Distractions
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Walker
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Bring it
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Give it
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Elevator
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Airplane
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Take-off and landing
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University campus
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New house
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Hotel
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City transportation sniff
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City transportation ride
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Advanced Walker training
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Door open
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Door close
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Traffic light button push
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Confidence
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Opening doors
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Closing doors
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Carrying items
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Crossing Highway 1
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Working with distractions
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Door opening with button
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Crosswalk button in SLO
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In store carry items
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Sequence of tasks
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Holding automatic doors
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Restroom 4-step task
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Happytime
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Albertsons training
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Tournament Skills
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Sequencing
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Pressure
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Retrieve items
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NOW! in public
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Saddlebags
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Public transportation