Dog Training done THE NATURAL WAY - Working Service Dog Tasks

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RETRIEVE BASED TASKS
• Bring portable phone to any room in house
• Bring in groceries - up to ten canvas bags
• Unload suitable grocery items from canvas sacks
• Fetch a beverage from a refrigerator or cupboard
• Fetch food bowl(s)
• Pick up dropped items like coins, keys etc., in any location
• Bring clothes, shoes, or slippers laid out to assist with dressing
• Unload towels, other items from dryer
• Retrieve purse from hall, desk, dresser or back of van
• Assist to tidy house or yard - pickup, carry, deposit designated items
• Fetch basket with medication and/or beverage from cupboard
• Seek & find teamwork - direct the dog with hand signals, vocal cues to: retrieve an unfamiliar object out of
partner's reach locate TV remote control select one of several VCR tapes atop TV cabinet, other surfaces
• Remove VCR tape from machine after eject button pushed
• Use target stick to retrieve an indicated item off shelves in stores retrieve one pair of shoes from a dozen in
closet
• Use laser pointer to target an item to be retrieved
• Drag Cane from its customary location to another room
• Pick up and return cane if falls off back of wheelchair
• Pickup or fetch Canadian crutches from customary location
• Drag walker back to partner
• Fetch wheelchair when out of reach

CARRYING BASED TASKS (non retrieval)
• Move bucket from one location to another, indoors & outdoors
• Lug a basket of items around the house
• Transport items downstairs or upstairs to a specific location
• Carry item(s) from the partner to a care-giver or family member in another room
• Send the dog to obtain food or other item from a care-giver and return with it.
• Dog carries a prearranged object to care-giver as a signal help is needed
• Carry items following a partner using a walker, other mobility aids
• Pay for purchases at high counters
• Transfer merchandise in bag from a clerk to a wheelchair user's lap
• Carry mail or newspaper into the house

DEPOSIT BASED TASKS
• Put trash, junk mail into a wastebasket or garbage can
• Deposit empty soda pop can or plastic bottle into recycling bin
• Assist partner to load clothing into top loading washing machine
• Dirty food bowl [dog's] - put into kitchen sink
• Put silverware, non breakable dishes, plastic glasses in sink
• Deliver items to "closet" [use a floor marker to indicate drop location]
• Deposit dog toys into designated container
• Put prescription bag, mail, other items on counter top

TUG BASED TASKS
• Open cupboard doors with attached strap
• Open drawers via strap
• Open refrigerator door with a strap or suction cup device
• Open interior doors via a strap with device to turn knob
• Answer doorbell and open front door with strap attached to lever handle
• Open or close sliding glass door with a strap or other tug devices
• Shut restroom door that opens outward via a leash tied to doorknob
• Close stall door that opens outward in restroom by delivering end of the leash to partner
• Shut interior home, office doors that open outward
• Shut motel room exterior door that opens inward
• Assist to remove shoes, slippers, sandals
• Tug socks off without biting down on foot
• Remove slacks, sweater, coat
• Drag heavy coat, other items to closet
• Drag laundry basket through house with a strap
• Drag bedding to the washing machine
• Wrestle duffle bag or other objects from the van into the house
• Pull a drapery cord to open or close drapes
• Assist to close motel room drapes by tugging on edge near bottom of drape, backing up
• Operate rope device that lifts blanket and sheet or re-covers disabled person when he or she becomes too
hot or cold.
• Alternatively, take edge of a blanket and move backwards, tugging to remove it or assist someone to pull
the blanket up to their chin if cold

NOSE NUDGE BASED TASKS
• Cupboard door or drawers - nudge shut
• Dryer door - hard nudge
• Stove drawer - push it shut
• Dishwasher door - put muzzle under open door, flip to shut
• Refrigerator & freezer door - close with nudge
• Call 911 on K-9 rescue phone - push the button
• Operate button or push plate on electric commercial doors
• Turn on light switches
• Push floor pedal device to turn on lamp
• Turn on metal based lamps with touch-lamp device installed - nudge base
• Assist wheelchair user to regain sitting position if slumped over
• Help put paralyzed arm back onto the armrest of wheelchair
• Return paralyzed foot to the foot board of a wheelchair if it is dislodged

PAWING BASED TASKS (some dogs prefer it to nose nudge)
• Cupboard door - shut it with one paw
• Dryer door - shut it with one paw
• Refrigerator & freezer door - one forepaw or both
• Call 911 on K-9 rescue phone - hit button with one paw
• Operate light switch on wall - jump up, paw the switch
• Depress floor pedal device to turn on appliance(s) or lamp
• Jump up to paw elevator button [steady dog if he tries it on slippery tile floor]
• Operate push plate on electric commercial doors
• Close heavy front door, other doors - jump up, use both forepaws

BRACING BASED TASKS (no harness)
• Transfer assistance from wheelchair to bed, toilet, bathtub or van seat - hold Stand Stay position, then brace
on command, enabling partner to keep their balance during transfer
• Assist to walk step by step, brace between each step, from wheelchair to nearby seat
• Position self and brace to help partner catch balance after partner rises from a couch or other seats in a home
or public setting
• Prevent fall by bracing on command if the partner needs help recovering balance.
• Steady partner getting in or out of the bathtub
• Assist partner to turn over in bed; have appropriate backup plan
• Pull up partner with a strap [tug of war style] from floor to feet on command, then brace till partner catches
balance

OTHER KINDS OF ASSISTANCE IN CRISIS
• Bark for help on command
• Find the care-giver on command, lead back to location of disabled partner
• Put forepaws in lap of wheelchair user, hold that upright position so wheelchair user can access medication
or cell phone or other items in the backpack
• Wake up partner if smoke alarm goes off, assist to nearest exit