About this episode

Riley shares her four-year journey of training her German Shepherd to become a certified Service Dog, including challenges and successes leading to validation in British Columbia.

Riley started training her German Shepherd Dog to be a certified Service Dog at 8 months old. Her journey spanning over 4 years pushed her to her limits. There were moments of success and triumph, but not before nearly giving up on her dog and hitting a wall with training. Validating at the JIBC in 2022, Riley received some of the highest praise from the validator. Hear her journey in detail and learn more about what a recognized service dog is in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Major

Topics covered

• service dog training
• German Shepherd
• personal journey
• validation process
• British Columbia regulations

Keywords

• service dog
• training
• German Shepherd
• validation
• British Columbia
• JIBC
• journey
• success
• triumph

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JIBC

Places: British Columbia, Canada

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