Commands
For Service Dogs, these two things are required before giving certain commands like Take It, Free Time, and Better Go Now.
What are a sit and eye contact.
This is the name for service dogs that NEADS trains to work with professionals in classroom, ministry, therapeutic, hospital, courthouse, and first responder settings.
What are Assistance Dogs (or facility dogs).
To get into the Puppy Raiser Portal at NEADS.org, you will need this password.
What is PuppyRaiser.
To regain your SDiT's attention, you can make noises and sounds, but you should avoid saying this too often.
What is the dog's name.
This command asks your dog to hesitate and fall behind you.
What is Wait.
NEADS is constructing a new building on campus, which will contain a veterinary clinic and the ELC, which stands for this.
What is the Early Learning Center.
In each facility region, this person is a designated resource for all raisers to connect with and ask questions to.
What is a council member.
When you are nearing a distraction and your dog pulls toward it, no longer responding to redirection such as noise or commands, then you should increase your this.
What is distance from the distraction.
These 3 commands can be repeated.
What are...
1. Get it/Yes
2. [Dog's Name], cookie!
3. Stay
NEADS is accredited by this internationally recognized governing body that establishes industry standards and practices.
What is Assistance Dogs International.
To be in good standing as a Weekend Puppy Raiser, it is expected that you attend in-person classes this often.
What is once a month.
You know you should ease up on an outing if your dog starts to exhibit excessive panting, yawning, lip-licking, itching, shaking, etc. which would all be called these.
What are stress signals.
This command means to give you eye contact.
What is Leave It.
The NEADS Prison Pup Program is currently active in these 5 New England Correctional Centers.
What are
1. The Northeastern Correctional Facility in Concord
2. The Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Framingham
3. The North Central Correctional Institution in Gardner
4. The Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk
5. The Rhode Island Department of Corrections John J. Moran Facility.
To communicate a Service Dog-in-Training's progress, WPRs fill out this sheet every week to return to the incarcerated handler and email it to their NEADS instructor and council member.
What is a Weekend Communication Sheet.
When your SDiT doesn't follow through with a command, you can get them into the position by using your hand as a this.
What is a fake treat lure.
These 4 commands require you to say the dog's name first.
What are...
1. [Dog's Name], Let's Go!
2. [Dog's Name], Cookie!
3. [Dog's Name], Left.
4. [Dog's Name], Right.
NEADS Service Dogs was established in this year.
What is 1976.
These bits of advice are sent out biweekly to raisers and can be found in the raiser portal.
What are Training Tip Tuesdays.
When a male dog is marking without permission to BGN, the best way to stop it is to do this.
What is anticipate the dog starting to mark and stop it before it happens.