Civilian Service Dog Training - Bring Your Own Dog
Train your own service dog with personalized coaching in our partnership program!
Description
If you have a strong bond with your dog and want professional support that follows Assistance Dogs International (ADI) standards and best practices, this program prepares you and your dog for Public Access, step-by-step with our guidance and support.
This Seminar is for: Civilians with a qualifying disability—including PTSD, TBI, and mobility challenges—who live within a 45-minute drive of our Cedar Park, Texas campus and want to train their own dog.
Dog prerequisites
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Age: 16 months to 4 years old
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AKC Canine Good Citizen (passed evaluation)
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Your dog must be suitable for service work (fitness/health and temperament screening required during application process)
In this Seminar, we cover
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More about Dog Alliance and Assistance Dogs International standards
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An overview of the pathway from foundations to public-access skills
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What tasks a service dog can perform (e.g., interruption, retrieval, grounding, mobility support)
Costs vary by class/session as listed in the Course Catalogue. Additional fees apply at steps from application through certification.
If you are a Veteran looking for a Program Trained Dog, please register for the Matched with a Trained Service Dog seminar.
If you are a Veteran looking to train your own dog for service work, please register for the Train Together Veteran Service Dog seminar.
Assistance Dogs International Disclaimer
Completion of a course/internship does not signify that the person is a qualified service/assistance dog trainer by Assistance Dogs International and the course itself is not endorsed or approved by ADI. The purpose of our program is to guide you as you train your own dog to be your service dog. The Dog Alliance is a fully accredited member of Assistance Dogs International.