Training Your Own Service Dog: Second Edition

The Complete Guide Series: Volume I

By: Megan Brooks CDT

Narrated by: M.L. Conyers

You will not find a more complete and comprehensive collection of valuable information covering a wider range of topics on owner training an assistance dog!

Volume I is packed full of updated content, including several sections of brand new material to get you well on your way to the impeccably trained service dog team you envision. Volume I is designed to be used with any and all of the titles in the series.

Topics covered in this series include:

• Options on where to obtain a service dog and how to screen and evaluate potential candidates
• Step-by-step blueprint for more than 25 foundation behaviors and commands just to get started!
• Training the “Mega Learn” way - No gimmicks or fads, just the same science we already know explained in smart and simple terms
• How to be ready in 2 weeks or less for public access work when you follow the program
• Current ADA laws included, directly from the source
• How to confidently glide through access challenges, educate the uninformed, pave the way for future service dog teams, and get what you want
• How to file a DOJ (Title II or Title III) complaint and get results fast!
• Ensure you are well informed on laws regarding Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Therapy Dogs (TD), Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSD), and Service Dogs (SD). Learn the crucial differences of the service dog types under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Fair Housing Act (FHA), The Aircraft Association Act (ACAA), The Department of Transportation (DOT) and The US Department of Justice (DOJ)

©2020 Megan Brooks (P)2020 Megan Brooks

Good to a point, but...

I was disappointed to hear alpha/pack and dominance theory quoted in a book claiming to be based on the latest training science.
Good information on ADA, AKC, and such but some of the training advice is seriously outdated and offensive.
The narrator is really annoying with her misplaced emphasis. Background noise and recording quality are really bad.
I do not recommend this book for beginner trainers who don’t actually know the latest science available regarding dog training.

Disappointed

Quality-wise, the audio was scratchy and difficult to listen to. Content was essentially just reading the ADA website, state websites, and touting the author's preferred program. Disappointed to hear veterinarian-bashing (vaccine schedules are not about money for vets...) and dominance-based behavior theories. Wasted a credit on this.

Nothing about training

There was nothing in this book in regards to training your own service dog. I do appreciate the amount of information that was given on pet food quality and ingredients.