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Training Tips for Service Dog Teams
Published 12 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to Day 4 of the Service Dog Handler Symposium!
Today as we wrap up we are focusing on training tips that enhance teamwork starting with selecting the right dog for you all the way up to deciding which tasks are best. Then we end our symposium with a special live panel that is open to all Service Dog Handlers to share your opinions, ask questions from our experienced SD Handlers, and begin to build a SD Community founded on teamwork.
We hope this Symposium has encouraged you to think about you and your dog as a TEAM navigating life together, helping each other out, and becoming the best SD Team you can be.
Amanda is a certified dog trainer and walking specialist who helps dog moms transform chaotic walks into calm, connected adventures.
Neurodivergent and living with a disability herself, Amanda brings a deep understanding and inclusive approach to her work.
She’s trained and certified a therapy dog, earned certificates in Service Dog Training, and now supports others with disabilities in building their own micro businesses in the pet industry.
With a focus on reward-based methods, she teaches busy dog guardians how to train in just 10 minutes a day. Amanda is the creator of Pawsitive Strides, a signature training approach that builds better behavior through confidence, connection, and consistency. Her mission is simple: to help you and your dog enjoy every step of the walk—together.
You can check Amanda’s Social Media & Website Here:
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Jamie Robinson, a spirited “old lady” with over 50 years of training dogs, cats, horses, parrots— and even otters and seals! My Marine Biology background (with a thesis on Marine Mammal Behavior) kicked off a wild career, from training medical alert service dogs and cats to mastering agility, Treibball, competition obedience, and rally. I’ve coached pets for sports, basic manners, and my true passion: giving dogs a job that lights up their lives.
You can check Jamie’s Social Media & Website Here:
Erica C. Boling, PhD, is a former Associate Professor from Rutgers University and the owner and founder of Northeast K9 Conditioning, LLC and Northeast K9 Conditioning Academy. Dr. Boling helps sport and working dog handlers create peak performing, canine athletes by teaching them how to integrate canine fitness into their training programs. Erica is a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT), Certified Canine Massage Provider, member of the United States Federation of Sleddog Sports (USFSS) and a former member of their USA National Team. She is also one of the founding members of North Pocono Search, Rescue and Recovery. When living in New Jersey, Dr. Boling taught canine fitness to officers at the Atlantic County “John Sonny Burke” K-9 Academy. She also has personal experience working and training dogs for SAR work, narcotics detection, and protection/patrol work.
You can check Erica’s Social Media & Website Here:
Thank you for attending the Service Dog Handler Symposium!
We hope we inspired you to think about how you and your dog are a team in life and provide you with ways to enhance that team to the best of your ability throughout your journey together.
Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches wish to support you on that journey. You’ll have access to all these presentations for 30 days following the Symposium via the daily emails that are sent out. You can make a 1 time donation to Crazy2Calm via patreon to have access to the presentations for 1 year.
We’ve got a VIP Access Pass, and it’s basically the golden ticket!
🎉 Here’s what VIPs get: ✔️ Access to all the Symposium presentations for 1 year ✔️ The exclusive SD Handler Symposium Workbook ✔️ Access hosted on our Patreon – so it’s easy to revisit anytime ✔️ A warm fuzzy feeling for supporting the work we do at Crazy2Calm 💛
This is a one-time donation that helps us keep events like this accessible, high-quality, and community-driven.
It’s not required to attend—but if you want to soak in all the wisdom at your own pace and support our mission, this is a great way to do it!
Please feel free to reach out to the Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches if you need help with anything that has been discussed in the SD Handler Symposium via our C2C Working Paws FB Group.
Crazy2Calm Canine Coaches is a collaborative effort that brings together various resources created and shared by our network of Trainers, Team Coaches, & Behavior Consultants.
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