Author: Jillian Emerson
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How do I raise my puppy for…?
… Service? Therapy? Sports? A great companion? Actually, there is very little required raising specific to any one career – the big thing is teaching basic manners, socialization around many stimuli, and teaching the dog to remain responsive to their handler despite distractions.
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Why the Litter ‘Letter’?
You may have noticed each of our litters is assigned a letter from the alphabet, and most pups receive a name beginning with that letter – this helps in a variety of ways for us to track relationships and hereditary characteristics as we move through the generations.
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Training is Not Linear
While training your dog it is easy to feel like there should be constant (or at least regular) improvements in the areas you focus on teaching. But this is not how learning works – in most cases you will instead see fluctuation and occasional leaps ahead, and sometimes it’ll feel…
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The Importance of Names
Every APAW dog has a very special and unique name that is carefully selected for them; a name that wouldn’t even be _appropriate_ for the vast majority of other dogs in the program, never mind _perfect_ for another.
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Welcome!
Since our first litter in 2010 we have placed many wonderful Poodles successful in a large variety of roles including service and therapy, performance sports, tracking and search and rescue, conformation, and as loyal family companions.
APAW - Poodle Pups for Working Roles 