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  1. J

    Service Dog training sign for sit

    It rather does in our situation, and for my preferences, as I've said. At any rate, I've used the sign for small animal sitting and have successfully integrated it into her vocabulary.
  2. J

    Service Dog training sign for sit

    Yes. I know this. I am no stranger to training this dog. It's largely about me. I've said as much. I'm going to be taking up learning ASL soon, and using it in my daily life will help motivate that, and beyond that it's important for me to be able to use commands that fit into a broader...
  3. J

    Service Dog training sign for sit

    There are definitely standard hand signs professional trainers use for various reasons, but I am trying to use ASL.
  4. J

    Service Dog training sign for sit

    Maybe my wording was confusing. Presently, all her handsigns are just made up nonsense, but I would like to replace them one by one with actual, functional signs. I'm using the 'bent-v' right now, but we've only just started replacing the signal so its not too late to switch. All of her...
  5. J

    Service Dog training sign for sit

    I am not deaf, but have recently decided to learn sign language because I am autistic and think the visual/movement natures of sign language will help me turn my words into thoughts better. I have a service dog that I have trained, and she has hand signs for all of her tasks. They're totally...
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