Psychiatric Service Dog Training

We’ll train your dog to become a Psychiatric Service Dog.

Our goal is to promote mental health through specifically trained Service Dogs.

We coach you from start to finish in training your new puppy (or partly trained dog) to be a Psychiatric Service Dog.



Psychiatric Service Dogs

A psychiatric service dog is a recognized sub-category of service dog trained to assist their handler with a psychiatric disability or a mental disability, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. The training to have your dog become a Service Dog includes everything from new puppy training to task specific Service Dog Training. Our Psychiatric Service Dog Training Program is one of the most unique programs in the world, as we coach clients through training their dog to become a Psychiatric Service Dog. The training process can be very therapeutic for our clients because they learn to use positive reinforcement to train their dog, with us coaching, teaching and supporting along the way. We hold weekly sessions around San Diego where your dog will learn to be a Service Dog. We are proud to be partnered with the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) where we uphold the most prestigious standards in the service dog training industry.

What does the program include?

  • We train YOU how to train your pup to be a Service Dog with individualized training, and weekly lessons

  • We meet once a week in person for an hour at various locations in the community.

  • We offer virtual support in between in person sessions

  • We can train as few as 2 tasks or as many as you would like

  • Customized Training plan that takes your puppy from as young as 8 weeks to Service Dog. This includes puppy training, public access training and task specific training

  • Weekly homework and video submissions for you and your pup

  • Access to SDSD throughout entire process

  • Specific Psychiatric Service Dog Task Training depending on your needs

  • Public Access test training sessions with you

  • Public Access Test

  • Service Dog Task Specific Test

  • Official San Diego Service Dog Vest upon completion of exam

  • Cost $760 per month

Tasks we train

 

Interruption Tasks

  • Interrupt self-harm

  • Interrupt crying

  • Interrupt dissociation

  • Interrupt flashback

  • Interrupt freezing behavior

  • Interrupt nightmare

  • Interrupt repetitive behaviors

  • Interrupt scratching/skin picking

  • Lick face/hands

  • Interrupt panic attack

Alert Tasks

  • Alert family member

  • Alert handler to another person or child crying/calling/yelling

  • Alert for help

  • Alert to alarm

  • Alert to intruder

  • Alert to panic attack

  • Respond to anxious behaviors

  • Routine reminders (remind handler to take medicine, go to bed, etc)

  • Wake up handler

Grounding/Tactile Stimulation

Dogs can be trained to provide deep pressure therapy and tactical stimulation accordingly to the client’s triggers and needs.

Retrieval in Emergency

Dogs can be trained to retrieve a phone, medication, another person, or anything a client needs

Positional Cues

Dogs can be trained to put themself between a client and a trigger in public. This can help client’s gaining exposure to difficult situations

Room Search

Dogs can be trained to search a room (and/or turn on lights) before a person enters a house.

 

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