Psychiatric service dogs for trichotillomania, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviors
I wrote about the general context of what I’m doing and Why I Want to BFRB A Psychiatric Service Dog Trainer. But what has that actually entailed so far? At the time of this writing, Bellie (officially Annabelle), my first foster dog, has been adopted by my brother-in-law, his long-time girlfriend, her nine year old daughter, … Continue reading Learning to Train Dogs: What Bellie Can Do
The idea was originally inspired by Sarah Pennington 1, an outspoken member of the BFRB community with trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder), when I met her and her psychiatric service dog, Daisy, at a one-day BFRB conference 2 in Washington, D.C. a couple of years ago. Daisy alerts and tries to interrupt Sarah whenever she starts … Continue reading Why I Want to BFRB A Psychiatric Service Dog Trainer