Our Service Dog program is fully customizable to meet the diverse needs of our clients. You can choose to fully owner train with guidance,  have a dog trained for you, or create a program with a combination of the two options. 

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Before you start this journey, please reach out to talk about ways to find the perfect candidate for your needs. We can help you look for the right breed, the right breeder, and temperament test the candidates to find out which puppy is the best match for you. Temperament testing can also be done on adult candidates. Service dog training is a long, and expensive process; starting with the right dog can help you avoid heartbreak later on. 

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We offer training in group classes, private lessons, and board and train, so that we can help fit into your budget, and lifestyle, and assist you in the way that makes the most sense for you. 

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Most service dog training projects that begin with an 8 week old puppy take 18-24 months to complete. This allows time for your puppy to grow into a confident, and well behaved adult, navigate all the ups and downs of adolescence, and learn all the obedience, public access, and task training skills required to pass the certification test.

 

Our certification test is based on the MSAR standardized tests. We test the dog and handler team over the course of multiple days, and in multiple locations (mall, grocery store, restaurant, city bus, workplaces, schools...). General obedience, as well as comfort in public places is assessed, along with the ability for the dog and handler to work as a team in different situations. At completion, the team will be issued a letter detailing the extent of the training that meets the requirements of the Canadian Transportation Agency for air travel. Most school boards also list the MSAR standards as suitable for entry into their classrooms. Please contact your school board for details on what they require, as they can differ from county to county.   

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The focus of our program is to produce service dogs for people with psychiatric illness, and less recognized, and therefore less serviced disabilities. We regularly train dogs for anxiety, depression, autistic adults, ADHD, bi-polar disorder, PTSD, POTS, mobility issues, medical alert, diabetic alert, allergen detection, and reduced vision or hearing. Don't see it on the list? Feel free to contact us anyways because if you have a clear idea what you would like your dog to do to help, we can help you train it. 

 

We will train any breed of dog to become a service dog as long as it displays the correct temperament, is healthy, and is capable of safely performing the required tasks. 

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