Keep Calm & Waffle On

The Training Log of a Breakfast Menu Item

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  • This week, skills start picking up speed, and building blocks of future tasks start being introduced: ACTIVE CUES PASSIVE CUES BUTTON CUES (PASSIVE) OTHER BITS AND BOBS Waffles is looking at a big step up in training this week: lots of words are now assigned to cues he knows and understands how to perform, and Read more

  • Week 1 Roundup

    Waffles has had a stellar first week at home. Here are the notes from my logbook! New people met: 23 active encounters (including house visitors, neighbors, and “training assistant strangers” at the grocery store), plus 34 more as passive interactions outdoors. Building people-neutral skills, where strangers invited to pet him are ignored while he focusses Read more

  • Introducing Waffles!

    Behold! The breakfast food that will work for you. At least, that’s the hope. Waffles hopes to become an ADI-certified service dog and all-around balanced breakfast. Dream big, aim high, and pass the maple syrup, little buddy! Waffles (Water’s Edge Keep Calm and Waffle On) was born on August 12, 2024 to proud mom Wit Read more