🐾 Luna’s Logbook
Welcome to Luna’s Logbook– a journal chronicling the adventures, training milestones, and everyday magic of one bright-eyed Australian Cattle Dog in training to become a medical alert service dog.
Here you’ll find updates on Luna’s progress, her favorite gear, stories from our outings, and all the lessons we’re learning along the way- together. Whether she’s chasing tennis balls through sunbeams or alerting with supernatural precision, Luna is always on the job (and always a little bit silly).
Sniff around, stay awhile, and join us on this tail-wagging journey- one paw print at a time.
🎒 Gear & Resources
A look into Luna’s working wardrobe and our favorite training tools.
🐶 Essential Gear
- Vest & patches: Sunflower Set Gillies.Gear on Instagram (Check them out, they’re AMAZING!)
- Leash: Mickey Mouse!
- Hands-free leash system: Waist Leash
🎾 Training Tools
- Clickers
- Mobility aids: Personally, I use a Hurrycane walking cane, and a rollator walker interchangeably.
🍖 Treats & Rewards
- Favorite high-value training treats: Anything salmon or fish flavored, or come from our favorite local barkery– Reese’s.
- Enrichment toys (KONGs, snuffle mats)
- Luna’s treasured tennis balls + glow-in-the-dark ball.
📚 Handler Resources
- As strange as it sounds, some of my absolute FAVORITE resources for handlers can be found on social media. Look up your local Facebook groups- you’ll find tons of handlers in your area, who are going through the same situations as you, and you may even make a couple of friends!
- TikTok [of course, with all social media, take this one with a grain of salt.]
- https://www.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/
- Service Dog Training Guide by Jennifer Hack
- The Ultimate Service Dog by Keagan J. Grace
