milestone series
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Calm in the Chaos: The Building Blocks If you haven’t yet read Part 1 of this HHN service dog series, catch up here! Around this same time, Lady Priscilla started showing signs of dog reactivity. Not aggression. But BIG feelings. She’d bark and lunge and throw herself 6 feet in the air. Not exactly ideal…
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Trial by Fog Machine Every autumn, as the sun sets over Universal Studios Florida, the park undergoes a chilling transformation. For those training a service dog for Halloween Horror Nights, this season marks more than just festive fear—it’s a proving ground cloaked in fog, chaos, and sensory overload. From late August through early November, HHN…
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Finding Her Footing in a Ghost Town Final post in the Traveling with a Service Dog series, featuring our most advanced public access with a service dog yet. The Procedure Room and the Paper Hat Doctor’s offices were already old news to Lady Priscilla. She’d spent enough time with Dad in exam rooms to understand…
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Hotels, Restaurants, and Training Truths Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2.1 of this real world service dog training series, if you haven’t already. Checking In (and Checking Herself) Check-in at the St. Augustine hotel went smoothly. Lady Priscilla walked in like she belonged there and settled by Dad’s feet in perfect “Relax”…
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Packing, Road Tripping, and an Airbnb Be sure to read The Trip That Changed Everything, Part 1 of this road trip with a service dog travel series. We didn’t have time to “get ready.” Not really. This road trip with a service dog came together fast — a medical procedure three hours away, turned into…
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Traveling with a service dog in training? At the last minute? Sure, why not! Lady Priscilla had been doing well with public access. She navigated stores and doctor’s offices like a pro, handling each new environment with quiet confidence. But traveling with a service dog is a whole different challenge, one we hadn’t tackled yet.…