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.
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.