Help is Here

Our furry friends can help in so many ways. They help us function in daily life by interrupting a PTSD moment, deescalating an anxiety attack, getting us out of the house as they give us courage to be in public.  They pick up keys, open doors, get help when needed.  The tasks they can help with is unlimited thereby, always being here to help us. Service dog training is the foundation to creating this helping paw.

It is vital to know that you do have to have a documented diagnosis by a doctor in order to work with us.  You must provide a letter from your primary care physician or psychiatrist that states you need a service dog and the disability must be diagnoses and part of your medical history.  

There are many ways to train up a service dog.  One is to pay $20,000 -$60,000 for a dog that was trained by an organization, which is never a guarantee.  Owner trained, locally trained service dogs have become the viable affordable option.  

Just a note: your dog can not show any aggression, extra shyness, resource guarding, or lunging at people or dogs and it can not have a bite history.  The ideal candidate will love being in public, love people and love other dogs. They should be 2 years old or less so they can have a the longest possible working life for you. 

Paths to take:

1. You can do all the dog training with me coaching you every step of the way.  
2. A combination of you train in class and I do one on one with your doggo.
3. I train your doggo in a one one one setting. You then go home and work on some of it in between sessions. 

Any path you choose we are here to help and support you.

• An important piece of service dog training is support from others.  Quarterly the owners of the enrolled service dogs get together without their dogs to meet up, ask questions about training, process with each other and know that we are not alone in this journey. 

If you are still not sure we can sit down and talk through your goals, meet your dog and evaluate them, with a personal one on one initial consult which is $145 for about 45 minutes. 

• Please call me 719-238-8118, I am here to help.