Service Dog Training
It can take 9 to 18 months to train a dog to be a service dog.
Service Dog vs. Emotional Support Dog
Emotional support animals, comfort animals, and therapy dogs are not service animals under Title II and Title III of the ADA. ... Psychiatric Service Dog is a dog that has been trained to perform tasks that assist individuals with disabilities to detect the onset of psychiatric episodes and lessen their effects.
Does my dog meet the requirements to be a service dog? In order for your dog to be considered a service dog, the handler must have a disability. The dog must be able to do one or more tasks for the person that the person is not able to do for themselves.
Does my dog need to be certified? No. A service dog is federally protected. But no U.S. law requires ADI accreditation, or any other kind of certification for service animals. The Americans with Disabilities Act only defines a service animal as "a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability."Apr 2, 2016
Can I train my own service dog? Yes, however it is recommended that you hire a professional service dog trainer. You can teach your dog to tell you when it's time to take your medicine, alert you if you are going to have a panic attack, a seizure or even a heart attack. A trained service dog can tell you if your blood sugar is too high or low.
Types of Service Dog Training I provide
- Alert- seizure, heart, diabetic, panic
- Psychiatric- examples of psychiatric service dog training. Bi polar, generalized anxiety disorder, ptsd. Examples of work include a psychiatric service dog alerting its handler to an impending panic attack
- Public Access Test
Helpful links
- 2017 Updated Service Dog Laws
- Public Access Test
- Psychiatric service dog tasks