Posted March 7, 2023

Jackson

DOB: 7/18/21
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Career-Changed from: Guide Dogs for the Blind
Training Phase: C
Scent Training Phase: 1
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Fun Facts:

Jackson is a petite male labrador with a sweet, yet serious disposition. He enjoys silly time playing with a toy and then napping on the softest bed in the training center.

Jackson’s Journey

Active Training

Placement with Client

Ready for Graduation

Working Life-Saver

Jackson’s Updates

Training Status Update: 1/28/24

Congratulations Team Jackson has been placed with Jason Feinberg as a diabetic alert dog. Jackson was fostered by Sue Lindquist.

Training Status Update: 12/19/23

Jackson spent a couple of weeks travelling across the united states and he is becoming a frequent flyer.

Training Status Update: 10/23/23

Yahoo……Jackson is waiting for placement

Training Status Update: 7/10/23

Jackson is with a finishing home to spend some time solidifying his alert behavior and building his confidence with the odor on a person

Training Status Update: 6/11/23

Jackson has completed training and he is now waiting for placement. Check this video

Training Status Update: 4/30/23

Jackson is a natural at scent detection. he learned the odor and pattern very quickly, and how to ignore distractions in the training room. He is now in intermediate scent work and has been introduced to his first decoy odor

Training Status Update: 4/1/23

Jackson was introduced to the target odor and started to learn the pattern of training. He began recognizing the odor very quickly and is stopping at the odor on his own without assistance from the trainer.