Tailored Service Dog Trainin to Meet Your Dogs Needs…

We offer three distinct programs tailored to meet your unique needs: Board and Train, Private Lessons, and Group Classes. In our Board and Train program, your dog receives expert training while residing with us. For a more personalized approach, our Private Lessons provide one-on-one guidance. If you prefer a collaborative learning environment, our Group Classes offer a supportive community. These programs are particularly beneficial for individuals who already have a qualifying dog or those who desire a specific breed for their service dog. Our dedicated trainers, through each program, impart essential skills, ensuring you and your canine partner not only meet but exceed the standards for service dog certification, all while fostering a strong and effective bond.

No prior training is needed. We’ll guide your though all the steps, from basic obedience to task training.

Our programs are geared for handlers who wish to train a dog for themselves. We are committed to helping people obtain a Service Dog in AZ that helps aid them in their daily lives and thus, enhances their overall quality of life.

3 tailored options to get your dog trained as your service dog

• Board and Train

• Private Lessons

• Group Classes

Service Dog Prep Program

If you have a new puppy and are waiting to join our group classes or Board and Train programs, we're here to help you with puppy training. This progam is for puppies age 4 months to 12 months. Our certified trainers will teach your puppy important skills like not biting, using the potty, getting use to a crate, walking on leash, meeting other dogs and people and more.

How to get Started:

Does Your Dog Qualify? Before enrolling in our classes, it’s important to determine if your dog is a good service dog canidate.

Dog Assessment:

We Welcome dogs as young as 6 months old. Prior to enrolling all dogs must undergo a temperament and trainablity evaluation. This assessment estimates your dog’s potential as a service dog. It’s crucial to understand that passing the evaluation doesn’t guarantee you dog being a service dog, as younger dogs encounter lots of challenges along the way.

FAQ:

Service Dog Certifications and the ADA: What you Need to Know

Certification is not required by the ADA for service dogs. Be cautios of website selling service dog vets an IDs without proper verification, as there’s not national service dog registry or official certifying organization under federal law. Thes sites are businesses selling gear, not legitimate organizations. The ADA does not recognize online certification or registration documents as proof of a service animal.

Can your dog be a service dog?

Assessing your dog’s temperament: Beyond training, it’s about their reactions.

• How does your dog react to strangers? Does your dog want to greet everyone or is he/she timid and needs time to warm up to new people? How would your dog react if random people/kids came running towards him/her?

• How does your dog react when seeing another dog? Does your dog pull or bark on leash? Does your dog try to engage the other dog in play or simply ignore the other dog?

• How does your dog react to loud noises? Does her or she run away? When he/she startled does your dog quickly recover and invesigate the souce of the sounds?

• How would your dog handle going into stores and other public places?

• Does your dog pick things up off the floor: food, toys, paper, treats?

Assessing these questions is crucial to evluating your dog’s anilities to remain safe and focused in a public setting on their handler. Whie some ddgs are egar to begin training, others may require additional support, while some might find the demands overwhelming, making then unsuitable for service dog work.

While we are committed to supporting your sucess and welcoming your business, it’s important to note that is your dog doesn’t possess the necessary temperament for service dog work, regrettable, we won’t be able to accommodate them into our service dog training program

Why Train with Pawsitive Connection Dog Training?

Our program takes about a year and covers different dog behaviors and training methods. We teach you to train your dog roughly 25 obedience commands. We follow strict guidelines to insure your success. The duration of training depends on your needs and goals. We aim for training at a minimum of 120 hours of obedience/task training, including 30 hours in a public setting. By the end, your dog will be ready to assit in your daily activites.

Do you know the difference?

Service Dogs (SDs): For individuals that need a dog to help them live their life. An intensive lifestyle that requires constant training and management. Service Dogs are defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act as dogs that are specifically trained to help people with disabilities. Service Dogs are allowed in many places where ordinary pets are not permitted.

Emotional Support Animals (ESAs): Are not the same as Service Dogs. Legally allowed on planes, trains, and automobiles.  For the most part, ESAs are not allowed in places where ordinary pets are not permitted.

Therapy Dog: A Therapy dog does not have the same access rights as a Service Dog. Provides comfort to the general public during stressful life events. They go to schools, nursing homes, hospitals, retirement centers, or hospice on a pre-arranged schedule to visit the staff and individuals in these facilities.