Each specially trained Service Dog is teamed with an individual Student based on the Student's physical needs and his or her personality and lifestyle. Our dogs are taught tasks such as opening and closing doors, turning lights on and off, picking up dropped objects, counter exchanges at stores and banks, pulling wheelchairs, and more. The process begins with an interested individual contacting our school for an application packet. Once accepted into the program, each student is given a start date for classes. The Student will participate in a month of intensive training on the care and use of his or her new canine partner.
Classes consist of a mixture of lectures, exercises, and public exposure.
Our commitment to our Students continues with our follow-up support services. Those services can include telephone support, home visits, additional training when necessary, and more, based on individual needs. Our Puppy-Raisers are given extensive and very specific orientation and training in order to provide their puppy with as much experiences and environments as possible while allowing us to constantly evaluate the puppy's suitability to a lif e of service. Dogs As carefully as we select, nurture, and train our Service Dogs, we can't guarantee each dog is perfectly suited to a life of service. There are many variables involved in the process of training such as size, strength, work ethic, activity preference, medical issues, social issues, and so on.