Services
Service TrainingTask training, support, coaching, and guidance for Handlers and their dogs to mitigate disabilities.
"Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. Examples of such work or tasks include guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling a wheelchair, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack, or performing other duties. Service animals are working animals, not pets. The work or task a dog has been trained to provide must be directly related to the person’s disability." https://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm Whether you're unsure if something can be task trained, or afraid to begin this journey, it starts with a phone call. |
Therapy TrainingHelping your furry friend bring joy to the city of good neighbors.
**Therapy dogs are dogs that have the important purpose of bringing enjoyment to many people. There is no current standardization of testing for Therapy dogs, though the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen has come to be widely recognized as a standard of 'good behavior'. Many programs now exist that are trying to push for a standardization of behavior for Therapy dogs (and animals) that expand upon the AKC CGC and seek to not just prepare dogs in the way of cues, but emotionally as well.
Therapy dogs DO NOT have the same Public Access Rights as Service dogs. Therapy dogs are only granted access to public places when specifically asked to come in by the business or medical center. **It is OUR firm belief that any dog that will be entering the public should be on their best behavior, be emotionally sound and should pass through all stages of the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Program. |
Foundation TrainingWhether you've brought a new family member home or manners are lacking with an existing furry friend, we're here to make sure the Foundation is set!
Your dog is NEVER too old to learn some 'new tricks'! It's important that walks are a good thing and they aren't a stressful time; we can help you there too! Foundation Lessons are for everybody; fearful, shy, or just poor loose leash manners we've got you covered!
|