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 Choosing the right puppy is the first step toward future service work. This puppy selection service evaluates temperament, confidence, resilience, and natural aptitude with an eye toward medical or psychiatric service potential. Through structured assessments and observation, we provide personalized recommendations to help match you with a puppy best suited for the demands of service training and long-term success. 

 Start your puppy’s journey toward service work with a strong, confident foundation. Beginning as early as 8 weeks old, this program pairs you with a professional trainer once a week to build essential puppy obedience while introducing early service skills. Each puppy receives an individually designed positive reinforcement training plan, focused on confidence, focus, and engagement. Programs run from 12 weeks to 6 months, setting your puppy up for long-term success with a path to service.

 Designed for dogs 9 months and older, this program focuses on transitioning adolescent dogs into reliable service dog candidates. Each dog is individually evaluated for suitability, temperament, and readiness for service work. Training targets the reduction of unwanted adolescent behaviors while building advanced obedience, focus, and emotional regulation through positive reinforcement. Dogs must successfully complete the Household Adolescent Obedience Program before advancing into this program

 Medical Alert training focuses on developing reliable, task-specific skills for qualified dogs, including diabetic alert, cardiac alert, guiding, and weight-bearing assistance. Using science-based, positive reinforcement methods, each dog is individually trained to recognize and respond to specific medical needs while maintaining confidence, precision, and emotional stability. Training prioritizes safety, consistency, and clear communication to support greater independence and quality of life.

 Psychiatric Alert training prepares qualified dogs to perform reliable, task-based support for psychiatric disabilities using science-based, positive reinforcement methods. Each dog is individually evaluated for suitability and trained to recognize and respond to specific cues or behavioral changes while maintaining emotional stability, focus, and confidence. Training emphasizes clear communication, consistency, and ethical practices, supporting greater independence, safety for handlers.

 This program is designed for adult dogs transitioning into service work and begins with a comprehensive evaluation to determine suitability for service-level training. Using science-based, positive reinforcement methods, we focus on building advanced obedience, task foundations, and emotional regulation. If a dog is not an appropriate candidate for service work, we provide customized home care and lifestyle training to ensure they remain confident, well-mannered, and successful as a home a dog.