You're probably wondering about the title of this post. Until a few months ago, I firmly believed that there would be no therapy dog work without Casey. I have had another dog(Chester) for about 4 years. Chester has a great, friendly personality. However, although I've had him for about 4 years and he's 8 years old, he just won't listen. It's imperative that a dog listen, if he is to pass the therapy dog test.
Recently, I got a new ILST(Independent Living Skills Trainer). It just so happens(I wonder if God had anything to do with this?) that Bill, the ILST, recently completed training his third service dog. Bill has met Chester and really likes him. Not only has Bill offered to work with Chester, but more importantly, he'll be showing me his training techniques so that Chester will receive training 24/7. Hopefully, we can train Chester to pass the Therapy Dog Test and become a therapy dog.
