Welcome to Our Service Dog Training Program
We provide comprehensive service dog training for a variety of disabilities, including medical alert training. Our experienced trainers are dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities achieve greater independence and safety. We offer personalized training programs, from placing fully trained service dogs to training your pet dog to become a service dog and providing ongoing support. We prioritize ethical and effective training methods, adhering to the highest industry standards. We are working towards our Assistance Dogs International certification.
An outline of how the program is built
The first step is choosing the right dog, if you purchased a puppy they can enter our program at 6 months of age. During this time reach out to us for socialization exercises, as this window of opportunity does not last long! If you chose an adult dog we recommend taking our trainers with you to help you chose the right dog, then giving them a month or so to decompress before joining our program.
This is going to be the first step to having your dog trained as a service dog (if they are the right fit), we will start with an evaluation both for the dog and the needs of the handler. If this goes well we will start the training of your dog. This will take anywhere between 1.5-2 years on average. While we are training your dog we will also have homework for you, so that once the two of you start working together the transition from the trainer will be easier and smoother.
Once your dog graduates our program we will start working with you and your dog together, this can sometimes take up to 6 months, but with our program it is normally less. As the two of you get more confident we will have you take a Public Access Test which if you pass you will receive our patch on their vest, if not, you can always re-try. While this does mean a graduation, we would like you to think of this as life long learning; a dog is not a robot and requires constant training and fine tuning to keep up their skills and help them learn correct behaviors in different situations. We are your support team and we will be here to guide you!
"Good service dogs are both born and made."
- Dr. Cattet
