Yeah! Well done very clever Doodle and mummy.
You must both be very proud.
Can we send Olga to you for some lessons please?

Sue x

Congratulations what a clever doodle you have

I'm sending Marmite over....! Doodles can sort her out for me.

Well done on stage 1, good luck tomorrow!

Congratulations Doodles, not that I ever doubted for a moment that you would pass with flying colours. Time for Mummy to write a training manual for the rest of us.

Well done Doodles,bring it on.

Well done!

We are working on KCGDS Silver and that is hard work, so you must have worked really hard and be so proud of the pair of you!!

Good luck for the next stage.

WELDONE to you both and al the best tomorrow,cant you find the bus with the baby on ha ha,would be nice ,but im sure you will be fine keep us posted.
redheadreddog heather

Congratulations , good luck tomorrow.

Well done! And best of luck for the rest of the assessment.

Fandablosis! Good Luck for today

Anna

Awww Doodles sounds just like a doodle I once knew of, he was called Muffy and was a canine saint. Good luck with the rest of your's and doodles assesment....he sounds wonderful.

Aww Doodles sounds lovely

Good Luck with stage 2 I'm sure Muffy will pass with flying colours

Goodness, this is all happening quickly. i thought it took months. Who is assessing you?

Hiya

Usually it does take a long time however I have two things in my favour

a) it is who you know in my case

and

b) it is the actual training of tasks that often takes the time and depends what you need them to learn.

A lot of people think it is pointless to teach your dog other things than sit down and come which I guess sometimes it is. Many dogs do get bored at training classes which I guess I am lucky my dog never did.

I taught him for fun at first to stop him ripping up my socks and eating my carpet and mobile phone instead of ripping up my socks and knickers put them in somewhere I want them and you will then be rewarded.

Hence my dog could empty the washer, take clothes off the liune, bring me a ringing phone, pick things up off the floor, find things, get the post etc.

Then before xmas I fractured/displaced my coccyx and already having diabeties this made things hard for me.

I couldn't even bend down to take my socks/shoes off hence where my dog came in.

So what he had been taught for fun 18 months turned into being a lifesaver for me living in a 3 story house having no kids or anyone. He would run upstairs and get things, empty my washer, get the post in, drag the shopping bags in from ASDA internet shop, put things away in my cupboards.

So you see the conditions that people need medical assistance dogs for they need to be taught which is what takes the time but my dog is already taught.

Never ever think teaching your dog to do something is a waste of time as you never know like in my case when you will need it.

You may be able to see in my foldable dog bowl thread I have a assistance dog jacket, these are not given out lighly and to just anyone. My id pass is government issued.
My dog next week is going on a easyjet flight as a passenger would do again not all dogs have this priviledge.

I will never ever regret training my dog how to do as some people think a waste of time things as he has now become my helper and carer, it is pretty sad when you have to sit and admit that one day you can't even bend down and take your socks off but hey your dog can lol