How to Train a One Way Alert to Service Dogs (hearing and medical alert dogs)

Learn how to train your service dog to alert you to sounds (hearing alerts) and do diabetic and other medical alerts.
Note the star (*) indicates when the clicker marks the behavior.

Note that barking is not a behavior that is desirable for an alert behavior for assistance dogs. In public is is disruptful and is only used for emergencies to call attention to a person that needs help.

Look for our two way alert video and check out a detailed 'how to' description on our blog:
http://viassistancedogs.blogspot.com/2009/05/training-one-and-two-way-hearing...

Provided to you by Vancouver Island Assistance Dogs. Nanaimo, BC

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• hearing dog
• sound alert
• clicker training
• positive
• service dog
• assistance dog training
• owner-trained dogs
• nanaimo
• bc
• medical alert
• diabetic alert
• Alzheimer alert

[ToMakeSilverSing]

how do you get the buzzer to go when you push the button? I've never seen a clock that could do that.

[supernaturalbc2008]

@ToMakeSilverSing If you set the time to be the current time, it will go when you hit it. Most of the old ones do this. I got mine from a second hand store.

[supernaturalbc2008]

@MsFluffle It takes at least several training session to teach each part of the ebhavior, then you combine them and add distance. If you train it 5 days a week, the dog should have a very solid understanding of the basic behavior in a month.

[supernaturalbc2008]

@MsFluffle Depends on the dog and the environment. Some catch on right away but take a long time to generalize, others take abit to get it but generalize more quickly.

[supernaturalbc2008]

@truemirror Glad to help! Donna

[truemirror]

@supernaturalbc2008 Oh Ok, I will go check it out, I don't have webcam hooked up yet, but ty sooo much for the offer (I may request later), what I didn't do was to thank you for generously sharing how to train our dogs properly, you are an amazing and very giving person, words do not express the gratefulness for people like you. Also, I am teaching my dog this on the video, and she loves that she can nudge me & get a treat, she is much happier, and so am I that we are starting to communicate.

[supernaturalbc2008]

@truemirror It's trained the same way. if you check out my assistance dog blog (listed on this channel) and do a search of the archives for diabetic alert, you will find your answer. If you want some help and have a webcam, we can set something up. Donna

[truemirror]

how do you train a medic alert dog such as blood sugar or seizures, I once had a dog that naturally notified me, but after 16 years she has passed away.