Service Dogs
New Training Program at AZ Dog Sports

Dogs With a Job!

In today’s world dogs are included in more households than ever before.  And not all dogs are just pets anymore.  More and more people now have a working dog!  Working dogs can have multiple rolls in the community such as, mobility assistance, diabetic alert, facility dogs, detection dogs, search and rescue, and many more.

Mobility Assistance Dogs

Mobility Assistance dogs are used to help people with household chores and create independence.  Some chores include retrieving objects, assisting someone in getting dressed, bracing to stand or balance, opening and shutting doors, cabinets, and light switches.

Diabetic Alert Dogs

A life saving career that is relatively new for some highly sensitive and social canines is the role of diabetic or seizure alert dogs. In the case of type 1 diabetic individuals, these animals are trained to detect and alert when blood sugar levels become too high or too low for the person to withstand safely at any given time. Seizure alert dogs can alert prior to a seizure allowing them to take safety precautions. Seizure response dogs are trained to assist their owner recover from a seizure or get help. It is the super scent detection of dogs that allows them this superior ability to detect and/or alert health changes before they occur.

Therapy Dogs

Therapy dogs are another category of workers.  Therapy dogs belong to everyday people who train their dogs to visit people who are medically fragile and sometimes help work towards a therapeutic goal. Therapy and emotional support dogs are utilized in assisted living homes, cancer wards, hospice, court rooms, and schools.

Service Dogs Help the General Public

Even greater skill and drive can be used for scent detection in airports, schools, public buildings, subways, and court houses. Everyone has seen police dogs, border patrol dogs, drug enforcement, and search and rescue canine companions working with first responders and public service officials.

Training Service Dogs

The demand for Service Dogs is high, and the ability to train these dogs requires a very specific skill. A level of commitment, training hours, and a monitoring system are required every step of the way to insure the success of the canine-human team.

How Does AZ Dog Sports Help with Service Dogs?

At AZ Dog Sports, we have always trained individual teams for specific tasks.  Due to a high demand from our clientele and the public interest, we have now formalized a program to allow motivated people to participate in training their own Service Dog in conjunction with our team of professional trainers. We follow all APDT training guidelines.

We look forward to providing this new exciting Service Dog training to our clients for mobility and diabetic alert dogs.

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