What is a service dog?
A service dog is a dog who is task trained to mitigate their handlers disability. They may be used for Vision impairment, Hearing impairment, Mental illnesses, Seizures, Diabetes, Medical alert/response and many other things. A service dog is ONLY for one person. They only have one handler and only work for them.
Service dogs are allowed anywhere the general public is. The Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
TWO-YEAR SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM
It takes approximately two years from start to finish to fully train a working service dog. Our training is a two-year training program for potential service dogs that includes all basic and advanced obedience training, task training, public access training, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) testing, and access to work alongside other service dog teams. We take great pride in our Service dogs in training and fully trained Working Service Dogs and will be there with you every step of the way, from puppy temperament testing to the completion of the Canine Good Citizen Exam. Koba’s Four Paws Institute has you, and your pup, covered with all service dog training to accommodate the specific needs of you or your loved one.
Some of the available tasks include:
- Picking up, taking, and holding items
- Medication (or various item) Retrieval
- Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT)
- Blocking/Covering
- Diabetic Alert/Response
- Interruptions
There are many more tasks and benefits service dogs can offer to help mitigate their handlers specific disability or need. Several types of service dogs include: Psychiatric (PTSD, debilitating depression, anxiety, etc), medical alert/response, seizure alert/response, diabetic alert dogs and so many more that help improve their handlers quality of life. If you are in need of or think you could benefit from a service dog, send us a message! We are more than happy to help you.
In Koba’s Four Paws Institute Service Dog program, we can assist you anywhere from finding a breed and breeder that would be the best fit for your needs, to temperament testing and evaluating your current pet to see if they’re fit for service work. If you already have a breeder you’d like to work with, we can do a temperament test with the litters. If you do not have a breeder or puppy picked out, we can work with you in finding reputable breeders and getting the right dog for you. We can temperament test shelter dogs as well to ensure we have the absolute best fit to assist you and fulfil your needs.
