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Susan and Skip Daynes
Welcome to the first issue of The Wasatch Wag, a quarterly
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the newsletter. By popular vote, the Wasatch Wag was selected.
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A testimonial about CCI from ADP’s out. As your editor, I want YOU to tell me what to do! Please
Richard Murray.
send suggestions, input, ideas, etc. to wasatchwag@gmail.com.
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Current status of Wasatch Champions to add to the newsletter. If you would like to write something
graduate and puppy raiser teams.
we would be happy to feature it! Happy Tails! -Dawn
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Graduate Pete Wolcott writes
about his experience with CCI from
past to present.
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Training Schedule
Classes for CCI Puppies in Program – Graduate Teams and Observers
Welcomed!
RoxAnn Ball (left) volunteers her time to help PRs meet their 2 -class per
month training requirement. Classes are held at the Brickyard Kennel,
1221 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84106.
www.brickyardkennels.com
You can contact RoxAnn at perfectpoochestraining@yahoo.com
Classes are typically held on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM. The class days, times, and
locations are subject to change. Many of the classes for the older pups are held in
the field (i.e., Library or Gateway) to give them training in public places. Please find
the updated schedule at http://wasatchchampions.blogspot.com/. Dawn Thorne,
Puppy Program Chairperson, also sends out e-mail reminders about class times and
places, changes to the schedule, etc. If you are not on the e-mail list please send your
e-mail address to dashbridge@hotmail.com.
**PRs of female pups: Remember that you must board your pup while she is in heat. CCI will reimburse
you for the boarding charges. Brickyard Kennel is experienced at boarding CCI females in heat.
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Amazing ADP!
Richard J. Murray, Director of Human Resources at ADP in Utah wrote the
following testimonial about CCI service dogs and puppies in program.
I’m pleased to share with you ADP’s positive experience with Canine Companions for Independence and
ADP’s enthusiastic support of the organization, its mission, and our mutually beneficial relationship with CCI.
Our partnership with CCI began by happenstance. Last spring, our associate Kelly contacted me about the
possibility ofutilizing a service dog at work, which she anticipated getting in approximately 18 months. This led
to an amazingly well-receivedpresentation from several members of the Wasatch Champions (the local chapter
of CCI), which was voluntarily attended by nearly 200 associates.
To everyone’s surprise, Kelly got her opportunity to train andmatch with a service dog much earlier than
expected, and her dog Tadaki has been a part of ADP since July 1st. Having learned about CCI and their highly
skilled dogs earlier in the year, any business concerns we had about having a dog on premises were minimal,
and disappeared entirely as soon as Tadaki arrived and we saw how he benefitted our business. CCI dogs are
well trained and highly skilled. Unless and until they are “released” from their jobs, they are entirely focused on
their work – moreso, in fact, than most people are. He is not a distraction. He’s clean, quiet, and trained not to
bark or wander. CCI only uses two breeds – Labradors and Golden Retrievers – both of which are well known
for their friendliness and gentle natures. There was no financial outlay, facility or scheduling modifications.
Any potential costs, liabilities, or risks one might reasonably associate with having a dog in the workplace
simply never materialized.
We had a valued associate that suddenly became much more effective and engaged. That engagement spread to
her entire team,who saw ADP’s commitment to our associates and our efforts to become an employer of
choice. We were aligned with an organization – CCI – whoseService Dogs for Wounded Veterans Initiative
reflected our own culturally ingrained support of the armed forces and our veteran associates. Lastly, although
this is hard to quantify, ADP simply became a much better place to work with Tadaki around.
Our experience has been so positive that we began allowing associates to “puppy-sit” CCI dogs at work and are
actively encouraging our associates to become CCI puppy raisers. This decision was a simple one that made
good business sense. Our openness to partnering with CCI helped our associate engagement, our employer of
choice initiatives, and a gave us a strong partnership with a respected,community organization that shares our
corporate values ofability, opportunity, support of veterans, teamwork, and success. CCI is a unique
organization that exists solely on private donations and an array of volunteer trainers, veterinarians, puppy
raisers, and ambassadors, and we are proud of our association with them.
I would like to invite you to visit our facility and see one of CCI’s skilled service dogs in a work setting. I would
also like to invite you to see more about this organization and the dogs by visiting www.cci.org and
http://wasatchchampions.blogspot.com/.
Please contact me with any questions or to arrange a visit. I would welcome the opportunity to show you how
our partnership with CCI has benefitted our business and our associates.
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Team training used to be called, “Boot-Camp”. And while team training today is two weeks long, in those
days "Boot-Camp" was a three-week process. It was far more rigorous in those days, and prospective
graduates, if they did graduate, were very unwilling to report any subsequent problems they might have
been having with their dogs because it was feared that dogs might be taken away. As a result, the
leadership of CCI realized there was a need for change and the training of prospective graduates has
become highly collaborative now and the trainers have made "Team-Training" a fun process. They all
really do want everyone to graduate and will do whatever is necessary to see that it happens.
The list of commands has also evolved over the years and I looked over the command list from 1992 and
commands have either been eliminated altogether or command phrases with several words have been
retooled with single words, wherever possible. The rationale for this change was that graduates who had
speech difficulties would have an easier time with single word commands.
"Watch Me" which was used to get the dog's attention and to let them know that you were talking to him
or her has been eliminated. In its place we’re told simply to say the dog’s name.
"Look" told the dog to search the area for the item it was to pick up. This command has been eliminated
we now use "Get."
"Go to Bed", "Jump on", ”My Lap” have all been modified to single word commands. Several commands
have been renamed. Examples are:
"Hurry" has replaced "Better Go Now" as the toileting command (I will be retraining Connor to the old
"Better Go Now" because we use "hurry" in our vernacular in a completely different context.) This is my
personal preference and I did the same thing with my second dog. CCI encourages us to train our dogs to
respond to our own preferences that better fit our lifestyles-this is a prime example. In fact, continued
training is an expected part of our daily routine. I am very fortunate that Connor is such a smart dog and
is so willing to learn. He is a prime example of what a service dog should be.
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Speaking for all graduates, I want to again express my gratitude to all puppy raisers. Miracles and Angels
do exist. My miracle is sitting next to me on the couch, and puppy raisers are all angels. God has a very
special place in heaven for all volunteers, puppy raisers, and trainers!
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Dawn Thorne
dashbridge@hotmail.com
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