Emotional Support Training

Our Emotional Support Training focuses on helping dogs develop the calm, reliable, and comforting behaviors needed to provide emotional support to their handlers. This training emphasizes confidence‑building, appropriate social behavior, impulse control, and strong human‑dog bonding using positive, humane methods.

Dogs in this program work on skills such as polite leash walking, settling calmly in various environments, responding reliably to cues, and remaining composed around distractions. The goal is to help dogs become steady companions who can provide comfort and emotional stability while fitting appropriately into daily life.

This training does not replace service dog training nor does it grant public access rights, but it helps ensure dogs are well‑mannered, emotionally balanced, and prepared to support their handlers responsibly.

Requirements to Apply for Enrollment:

We do not require a medical diagnosis to qualify for ESA Training. If you do not have a medical diagnosis then we require proof of active or previous experience in the Military, Law Enforcement, Health Care, or Education. Individual will need to commit to training hours to learn proper handling, commands, and bonding with the dog.

Our Training Programs

Therapy Training

Our Therapy Dog Training program prepares dogs and their handlers to work together as a team, bringing comfort, connection, and calm to people in need. Therapy dogs provide emotional support through supervised visits to settings such as hospitals, schools, libraries, senior communities, and community events.

Training focuses on excellent manners, emotional stability, confidence in new environments, and safe, positive interactions with a wide range of people. Dogs learn to remain calm and friendly around medical equipment, mobility devices, crowds, unfamiliar sounds, and varying energy levels—all while maintaining gentle, predictable behavior.

Equally important, handlers learn best practices for advocacy, safety, canine body‑language awareness, and respectful engagement during visits. This program uses positive, force‑free methods to ensure dogs enjoy their work and thrive as therapy partners.

This training does not grant public access rights and is distinct from service dog training, but it prepares teams for therapy visits through approved organizations and programs.

Requirements to Apply for Enrollment:

We do not require a medical diagnosis to qualify for Therapy Training. If you do not have a medical diagnosis then we require proof of active or previous experience in the Military, Law Enforcement, Health Care, or Education. Before training is completed, community outreach partner and schedule must be arranged. Requires at least 2 hours a month of community outreach for a minimum of two years. Individual will need to commit to training hours to learn proper handling, commands, and bonding with the dog.

Service Training

Our Service Dog Training program prepares carefully selected dogs and handlers to work together as reliable, task‑trained teams that assist individuals with disabilities in their daily lives. This program focuses on building advanced obedience, customized task work, emotional stability, and appropriate public behavior using humane, positive‑reinforcement training methods.

Dogs in this program are trained to perform specific tasks that mitigate a handler’s disability while maintaining calm, controlled behavior in a wide range of real‑world environments. Training includes distraction resilience, impulse control, safe navigation of public spaces, and strong handler‑dog communication. Handlers receive education on teamwork, canine body language, advocacy, and ethical service dog handling.

Upon successful completion of the training program, teams will complete a Public Access Test (PAT) to evaluate the dog’s ability to behave safely and appropriately in public settings. Passing the PAT demonstrates that the team meets recognized public behavior standards; however, it does not replace legal requirements or grant automatic public access rights beyond what is allowed by law.

Service Dog Training is an intensive, ongoing process that requires suitable temperament, health, and commitment from both dog and handler. Not all dogs are appropriate for service work, and progression is based on individual readiness rather than guaranteed outcomes.

Requirements to Apply for Enrollment:

Service Dog Training Enrollment requires an official medical diagnosis that states a service dog would better quality of life. In-depth conversation about what type of services would provide a better quality of life. Individual will need to commit to training hours to learn proper handling, commands, and bonding with the dog.