Oliver was born on a farm in MN to a golden retriever sire and a black lab dam. At 9 weeks of age American Assistance Dogs received him as a trainee for there program.
In the beginning the trainer works on the usual things such as house breaking, being aware of what the pup is chewing on and good behavior with the family.
In Oliver's case he had to overcome the urge to chew on the legs of the kitchen table not to run away with balls of yarn. This was very time consuming on the part of the trainer but with patience and replacing the item he had stolen with a treat or chew toy paid off.
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