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How To Teach A Blind Dog To Go Into Crate

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on February 14, 2011 in How to teach a blind dog
It isn’t difficult to teach your blind dog to go into crate. Anybody can teach it if he doesn’t try to teach it. (more…)
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Cues To Give Notice

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on February 8, 2011 in How to help a blind dog
Cues to give notice have a huge role in the comfortable life of blind dogs. I call those “notice cue”. Notice cue is one of tools that blind dog can depend on as substitute for the eye. (more…)
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Essential Exercises For Blind Dog To Keep Physical And Mental Health

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on February 7, 2011 in How to teach a blind dog
Many of blind dogs need to undergo regularly eye-drop treatment and eye exam to avoid exacerbation or progress of their eye disease or/and to detect those early. In most case, those continue throughout life. (more…)
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My Blind Doxie Nono Got New Trick “Figure 8”

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on January 15, 2011 in What blind dogs can do
My sweet blind doxie Nono got new trick “Figure 8”. It’s very difficult to understand and do the trick without the sight! (more…)
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The Pet Blogger Challenge

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on January 11, 2011 in Our life
Edie of Will My Dog Hate Me? and Amy of GoPetFriendly.com gave pet bloggers the fun opportunity “The Pet Blogger Challenge” to write same theme post. I decided to participate in it. (Barely met the deadline!) (more…)
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Any Tool Has Not Only Advantages But Also Disadvantages

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on January 10, 2011 in Understanding blind dogs
This linked article covered the story of a blind dog who wears the plastic whiskers (tie) collar. Blind dog can ‘see’ again thanks to a set of extra-long plastic whiskers I’m pleased that she got to enjoy going for a walk due to the plastic whiskers collar. However, in my opinion, to use the plastic […]
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How To Teach Blind Dog Hand Targeting

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on January 8, 2011 in How to teach a blind dog
“Hand Targeting” is a basic dog trick. You can teach it to blind dog too! (more…)
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New Blind Dog Training Game Video – Searching for the Tea Bag

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on December 20, 2010 in How to teach a blind dog
We made new training game video for blind dog. It’s nose work game using a tea bag. (more…)
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Tricks by Using “Touch Cue”

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on November 15, 2010 in How to teach a blind dog
You can use “Touching” instead of hand signal for blind dog. (more…)
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Two Cues for Improving Dog's Learning Efficiency

Two Cues for Improving Dog’s Learning Efficiency

By Miki Saito, CPDT-KA on November 2, 2010 in How to teach a blind dog
photo credit: Victor Bezrukov Both of “focusing on” and “taking a rest” are essential components of efficient learning. If you do training with your dog, you should signal the start and close of a training session. Those can show that he/she should work/think or rest, and help him/her shift consciousness. (more…)
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Hi! Welcome to our website. We offer information about blind dogs (visually-impaired dogs), ideas and tips for helping and training them. We hope to clear common misunderstandings about them and enrich their lives.

BlindDogTraining.comは、ブラインドドッグ(目の見えない犬)についての知識、トレーニングの方法や、彼らをサポートするためのアイデアやヒントを提供しています。ブラインドドッグに対する誤解がなくなり、彼らの生活が向上することを願っています。

Nono (2000.12-2016.04)

The first and only blind dog passed D.I.N.G.O. master handler test
(Miniature Dachshund, girl, Gone totally blind from PRA at 6 yrs old)

Miki Saito, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA

Tokyo, Japan

Animal Behavior and Training Consultant / Specialst in training blind dogs (visually-impaired dogs) / CEO of BAWedu, Inc.

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