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Week 46
April 5, 2021

Week 46
April 5, 2021

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Daisy's Thoughts
This week found Daisy and I in the middle of developing her listening skills. She is in her final weeks of training as we gear up to transition from our home in California to her new family in Utah.
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There are a number of factors to determine Daisy’s readiness to begin work for her client. One of those factors is Daisy’s ability to understand her client as she gives commands. Over the past 10 months Daisy has primarily listened to me, hearing my voice over and over. Although Daisy has others who talk to her and ask her to perform tasks, I want to make sure Daisy’s transition to her new family is seamless.
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To accomplish this task, each day for the past month Daisy has been listening to and watching a 6-minute video of her client. It’s not something I force her to do, I just want her to hear and see her client so it becomes natural in Daisy’s world. Most of the time Daisy does stop to watch her client.
The ending segment of the video contains her client giving commands. Daisy is starting to respond to these without much help from me. I’ll continue this process each day in various ways so Daisy becomes comfortable with her client’s voice and pattern of speaking.
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In the first part of the video, I’m still assisting Daisy to respond to the commands. Later, she is taking the commands directly from the client but is still checking with me for approval. Eventually, I’ll be out of Daisy’s point-of-view as not to influence her.
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The majority of our time spent together is spent reviewing and practicing previously learned skills. Although Daisy has learned skills, she still needs to review and practice them.
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53 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
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Video commands