More and more, I have come to realize that training a service dog is almost like parenting or having a child. It has it's ups and it's downs. When they don't get something right, you have to ask them to "Try again" and you are constantly checking in to make sure that they aren't getting into something you don't want them to. Whenever I go anywhere, I set up things for Benji (like his water dish and make sure he's all comfortable) before I even begin to pay attention to the things I need to set out or need (like food) and I always have a bone on me now so that he has something to do on our long days. We also have talks about what's appropriate and not appropriate in public because Benji likes to fart randomly throughout class and drink water really loudly. I have also seemed to have grown eyes in the back of my head, letting me see and know whatever could set Benji off or make him nervous. However, I wouldn't change anything at all because the reward of knowing that they'll go to help someone is enough.
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