Current:Home > Contact-usPuppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Puppies training to be future assistance dogs earn their wings at Detroit-area airport
View Date:2024-12-23 22:04:34
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Five puppies learning to be assistance dogs had a howling good time Tuesday during a training exercise at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
During the training, the quintet of pooches and their trainers walked through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, rode an elevated tram and boarded an airplane.
It was all part of an effort to acclimate the dogs to one of the many settings they may experience later in life. The training was led by Paws With A Cause — a Wayland, Michigan-based nonprofit that oversees the custom training of puppies that become assistance dogs for people with disabilities. The group pairs puppies with volunteers who raise and socialize the dogs for the first year of their lives.
“Eventually, when they’re placed with our clients, they may well need to fly with them,” said Liz Hood, who coordinates foster puppy curriculum for the organization. “So, if they have this exposure now while they’re young, then it means it’s not going to be a big deal for them when they’re with their clients when they’re older.”
The trainers also take the puppies to grocery stores, libraries, restaurants and doctor’s appointments, Hood said. But the airport provides a unique experience because of its distinct sights and sounds.
The five puppies — Labrador and golden retrievers, and a papillon among them — bounded through the airport, earning more than a few quizzical glances from airline passengers. The dogs shuffled down a jetway and onto a plane, where they nestled at the feet of their trainers, who were seated and provided the pups with treats to stay still.
“One of the main reasons for doing this type of training is so that our puppies become calm and confident in all types of different social situations,” Hood said.
veryGood! (71678)
Related
- NBA players express concern for ex-player Kyle Singler after social media post
- Many ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change
- Chef Sylvain Delpique Shares What’s in His Kitchen, Including a $5 Must-Have
- Denver Nuggets defeat Miami Heat for franchise's first NBA title
- Kathy Bates likes 'not having breasts' after her cancer battle: 'They were like 10 pounds'
- Anti-fatness keeps fat people on the margins, says Aubrey Gordon
- Addiction treatments in pharmacies could help combat the opioid crisis
- Short on community health workers, a county trains teens as youth ambassadors
- MVSU football player killed, driver injured in crash after police chase
- Inflation grew at 4% rate in May, its slowest pace in two years
Ranking
- Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight odds will shift the longer the heavyweight bout goes
- Donald Trump’s Record on Climate Change
- The FDA no longer requires all drugs to be tested on animals before human trials
- 24-Hour Flash Deal: Save 42% On This Attachment That Turns Your KitchenAid Mixer Into an Ice Cream Maker
- Disney Store's Black Friday Sale Just Started: Save an Extra 20% When You Shop Early
- Matty Healy Resurfaces on Taylor Swift's Era Tour Amid Romance Rumors
- Global Warming Is Messing with the Jet Stream. That Means More Extreme Weather.
- Tom Steyer on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands
Recommendation
-
Republican David Schweikert wins reelection in affluent Arizona congressional district
-
Get Budge-Proof, Natural-Looking Eyebrows With This 44% Off Deal From It Cosmetics
-
Here are 9 Obama Environmental Regulations in Trump’s Crosshairs
-
CBS News poll analysis: GOP primary voters still see Trump as best shot against Biden
-
The ancient practice of tai chi is more popular than ever. Why?
-
Video: The Standing Rock ‘Water Protectors’ Who Refuse to Leave and Why
-
27 Stars Share Their Go-To Sunscreen: Sydney Sweeney, Olivia Culpo, Garcelle Beauvais, and More
-
MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?