Thank you for visiting our blog. I noticed and corrected a typo in the section you quoted. However, it seems you are not seeing the link. Here’s what it should say:

QUICK TIP: For several years we’ve been clicker training our puppies. Stay tuned for more blog posts on how to clicker train your puppy.

Before clicker training we just used a the word “YES!” to mark all behaviors rather than use the clicker. We used all the same principles of clicker training just without the clicker. Over time we found our puppies learned quicker with the consistency of a click.

FYI, we do phase out the clicker as our puppies get older and mostly use a marker word with our older dogs.

Hopefully that helps. Good luck with your training!

In the puppyintraining.com/what-commands-do-you-teach-a-service-dog
it says:

QUICK TIP: For several years we’ve been our puppies. Stay tuned for a more a blog post on how to clicker train your puppy.
0. NAME – to get your puppy’s attention.

WHAT WAS OMITTED at “we’ve been our puppies”. ?
After five Dobermans and now a German Pinscher, I choose to NOT use clicker training.
So, I want to know what you used to use before you started clicker training.

Thanks for setting me straight.
Thanks for an EXCELLENT list of basic dog CUES !

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Patt Anderson and Copper GP

Unfortunately, we haven’t had the funding to raise service puppies from beginning to end. Since publishing this post we’ve raised two litters and started the service dog training process for 3 puppies. One was career changed, one is still in training, and one is working as a service dog.

We have this post abut service dog costs that goes into more detail about the expenses of a service dog.

Best of luck to your 9 week old yellow lab.

I thank you for your service and am sorry for the wounds you endured to keep us safe. Hope you find the answers needed to help train.

Early congratulations on your new puppy! You could and should start training your puppy as soon as you get him. I’m putting together a blog post that will cover things you can teach your puppy at 8 weeks old. If you have the means you might consider working with a local certified professional dog trainer. They can help you put together a training plan and give you tips while you work with your puppy. When we first get our puppies we start working on good house manners, basic obedience, and socialization. We don’t worry too much about task training until our puppies are a little older. Service dogs don’t need to be registered they just need to be able to perform a task that mitigates your disability. Here’s a post that we put together that includes many of the commands we teach our service dog puppies: https://puppyintraining.com/what-commands-do-you-teach-a-service-dog/ Hopefully that helps. Good luck with your training!

Oh, I see. Ah well, I’m still going to follow and read a lot here on the blog anyway. The process is exciting and really fascinating. After all, by april my pup is still just a pup – and there’s still A LOT to learn. For now, as my generel guide, I’ve downloaded several puppy raiser manuals, my favourite so far being the one from the Guide Dog Foundation, and secondly, the Guide Dogs for the Blind – very informative and excellent material for raising a pup, on top of all the dog-puppy-training books (the Dummie’s editions being excellent reads, thank you for the recommendations!).