Adding a Bringsel Alert

from Laurie:

Personal choice for alert signals.  We train a paw alert to the pups because it is easy when they are very young to pair with the scent sample and the real events.  If we had used the bringsel with our very young pups they would have played with it.

Crystal is doing fetch and hold with Jedi after he has lived with his diabetic.  Jedi had a paw signal until Crystal felt it was age appropriate for fetch and hold conditioning.  The progression for a dog that does not have to live with a diabetic could be bringsel from the beginning if the scent was introduced at adolescence.  

"Jedi is learning something new and very important while he is away. He is learning to alert with a bringsel instead of a paw. Prior to this training session, if he sensed a high or a low he would give me a paw to tell me to check Luke. Then a wave for high and a bow for low. Everything will stay the same except he will now bring me a bringsel to tell me to check Luke. It is a new skill so we will be continue to work on it when he gets home. A bringsel is a tube covered in cloth that we will put around the house and bring with us places so that Jedi can grab it and bring it to us when there is a problem."

 

Here is our good friend Raven taking care of her girl Stella by alerting with a bringsel. 

Raven alerts to blood sugars over 180, watch how accurate she is. 

Good high Raven!