We can use luring (food lure) also when training blind dogs. Luring works for teaching them to sit and lie down but doesn’t work well to stand. So I recommend this way. (more…)
Blind dogs can’t visually and instantly recognize the situation they are in and what is going to happen to them. It’s disturbing to them. It’s natural that some dogs become overly sensitive and reactive to be touching and/or sounds after they have eye trouble or lost their sight. (more…)
Each visually impaired dog has different difficulties. Eye condition, such as one-sided blindness, amblyopia (low visual acuity), complete blindness, and process of vision loss produce different fears in dogs. (more…)
Here is our new clicker training tutorial video for blind dogs and people living/working with them. This video shows you how to teach a blind dog to raise her paw using capturing which is one of clicker training techniques. You can teach also a vision dog in the same way. (more…)
Most people come up with using a “smell hint” to train a blind dog. Some books, websites and trainers introduce a “smell hint” as a good way to help a blind dog. But I don’t recommend to use “smell hints”. Smell is difficult for us to manage because of its specific property, and adding a […]
Are you enjoying a game using your dog’s nose with her? Nose work game (Scent game) is not only fun for a blind dog but also it helps to develop her self-confidence and abilities. (more…)
This is one of videos by Rolling Dog Farm which rescues and shelters disabled dogs and horses. We can learn about what the better help for dogs is from this video. (more…)
