Service/Therapy Dogs

What is the Difference Between Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Dogs?

  • Service Dogs - Service Dogs provide a service or task for someone with a diagnosed disability. They have access to everywhere the general public has access to. This includes restaurants, museums, grocery stores, etc. The general public cannot go into the kitchen at a restaurants, employee restricted zones, etc. so service dogs don’t have access to these areas either. You cannot be denied entry to any public place while having a service dog unless they are disrupting the environment in which they are in. ADA Service Dog Requirements

  • Therapy Dog - Therapy Dogs typically will go to local nursing homes, hospitals, schools, etc with their owners to improve the lives of others! Therapy dogs do not have the same access as service dogs, and you still need to get permission to enter the premises.

  • Emotional Support Dog - Emotional Support Dogs are those dogs that provide comfort or support emotionally for the owner. Emotional Support Dogs don’t have the access of either Therapy or Service Dogs. They can only go where every other dog is allowed access to.

What Does Prospect Mean?

When a dog is called a “prospect” it means that they are in training. Therapy and Service work are areas that not every dog is capable of achieving and succeeding at. This could be due to confidence around certain environments, their temperament, a negative experience, etc. Therapy and Service work are one of the most intensive trainings you can put a dog through and there is little to no room for error so it’s important that we keep this in mind when training for service and therapy work.

Pricing:

Therapy Dog Prospect

$5,000 or $8,500

  • $5,000 Option: This package is private lessons only. If you are going to be getting a puppy and want me to come and help pick one out, I am willing to drive up to an hour and a half away from my home facility to help you. If not, I will give advice on things to look for in your new puppy. I will be coming to your home to teach YOU how to train your therapy dog. During this time, if you are starting out with a puppy, we will have sessions once every two weeks up until they are 5 months old and then we will have a session once every week until they are one year, or we are happy with where they are at. If you are deciding to do this with an adult dog, we will have sessions once a week for 6 months or until we are happy with where they are at. I do have a $1,000 nonrefundable deposit that does go towards your overall price for this package.

  • $8,500 Option: This package is for those that would like me to do a 4-week board and train to teach all basic obedience around varying degrees of distractions. For this package if you are getting them as a puppy, we will do private lessons once every two weeks until they are 5 months old. Once they turn 5 months, we will do our 4-week board and train, and then you will learn everything that they were taught. At this point we will continue doing private lessons every week until they are a year, or we are happy with where they are at.

    Service Dog Prospect

    $7,000 or $10,500

  • $7,000 Option: This package is private lessons only. If you are going to be getting a puppy and want me to come and help pick one out, I am willing to drive up to an hour and a half away from my home facility to help you. If not, I will give advice on things to look for in your new puppy. I will be coming to your home to teach YOU how to train your service dog. During this time, if you are starting out with a puppy, we will have sessions once every two weeks up until they are 5 months old and then we will have a session twice every week until they are one year, or we are happy with where they are at. If you are deciding to do this with an adult dog, we will have sessions once a week for 6 months or until we are happy with where they are at. I do have a nonrefundable $1,000 deposit that goes towards your overall price for this package.

  • $10,500 Option: This package is for those that would like me to do a 4-week board and train to teach all basic obedience around varying degrees of distractions. For this package if you are getting them as a puppy, we will do private lessons once every two weeks until they are 5 months old. Once they turn 5 months, we will do our 4-week board and train, and then you will learn everything that they were taught. At this point we will continue doing private lessons twice every week until they are a year, or we are happy with where they are at.