Bergin College of Canine Studies

09/01/2026

This Is What Purpose Looks Like.
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These are Service Dogs in training. Imagine learning beside them—and helping bring out the skill, confidence, and steadiness that can one day transform peoples' lives and communities.
Join Bergin this October in Canyonville, Oregon for the 7-week, on-campus Service Dog Training Seminar—Certificate Program.
For 35 years, Bergin has helped people turn a calling to work with dogs into a Career with Purpose.
Come for the certificate. Leave with the foundation for the work you were meant to do.
Oct. 5–Nov. 20 | Canyonville, Oregon
Explore the seminar:
https://www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html
Questions? Contact Connie at :
[email protected] | 707-971-3236 S

09/01/2026

Maybe you have felt it for a long time.
That being with dogs is not just something you love.
It is part of who you are.

At Bergin College of Canine Studies, you can turn that feeling into a life of purpose.

In Canyonville, Oregon, you will learn in a place shaped by trees, open space, wagging tails, and people who understand the quiet power of a dog choosing to trust you. Here, learning is hands-on. It is early mornings, patient repetition, small breakthroughs, muddy paws, shared laughter, and the moment you realize that a dog is beginning to understand you, too.

You will study the human–canine partnership not as an idea, but as something living—a bond that can help a person regain independence, feel safe in the world, return to community, or simply believe in tomorrow again.

And you will become part of a legacy that reaches far beyond this campus.

Every dog nurtured here, every student prepared here, and every partnership formed here carries something forward—into families, workplaces, veteran communities, schools, and the lives of people who need hope to show up beside them.

Bergin is more than a place to learn about dogs.
It is a place to learn what love, skill, patience, and partnership can make possible.

Bergin teaches your heart to lead.
Canyonville is where purpose takes root.
Learn more. Begin the work that changes lives.

www.berginu.edu

08/24/2026

A Service Dog gives more than help.
They give someone their life back.
For a veteran finding their way home, a child discovering confidence, a person with a disability moving through the world with greater independence, or an older adult staying connected to community—a trained service dog changes what everyday life can be.
For 35 years, Bergin has prepared people to make those partnerships possible.
Join our immersive, seven-week, on-campus Service Dog Training Seminar Certificate Program in Canyonville, Oregon. Learn beside dogs and experienced instructors at the college founded by Dr. Bonita Bergin, pioneer of the modern Service Dog movement.
Build the skill, judgment, and compassion for a career that helps dogs change lives.
Come for the certificate. Leave ready to give someone more of their life back.
Oct. 5–Nov. 20, 2026 | Canyonville, Oregon
Explore: www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html
Questions? [email protected] | (707) 971-3236
Applications are open. Apply now.

Earn a degree from the only college dedicated to canine studies!

08/24/2026

You were meant for more than a job.
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You have always known dogs belong in your life.
Now make them your life’s work.

At Bergin College’s Service Dog Training Seminar, you will build the knowledge, discipline, and real-world perspective behind professional Service Dog development—work that can help create greater independence and possibility for people with disabilities.

Founded by Dr. Bonnie Bergin, Pioneer of the Service Dog movement, Bergin College of Canine Studies is where purpose becomes practice.

Fall 2026 Cohort
Oct. 5–Nov. 20, 2026
Canyonville, Oregon

Applications are open.
Take the first step toward work that changes lives.

You Were Meant for More Than a Job.

Fall 2026 Service Dog Training Seminar | Certificate Program

Questions? Contact Connie at [email protected]
| 707-971-3236

Apply Now

www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html

Earn a degree from the only college dedicated to canine studies!

08/19/2026

This Is What Purpose Looks Like.
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These are Service Dogs in training. Imagine learning beside them—and helping bring out the skill, confidence, and steadiness that can one day transform peoples' lives and communities.

Join Bergin this October in Canyonville, Oregon for the 7-week, on-campus Service Dog Training Seminar—Certificate Program.

For 35 years, Bergin has helped people turn a calling to work with dogs into a Career with Purpose.

Come for the certificate. Leave with the foundation for the work you were meant to do.

Oct. 5–Nov. 20 | Canyonville, Oregon
Explore the seminar:
https://www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html

Questions? Contact Connie at :
[email protected] | 707-971-3236

Bergin College Earn a degree from the only accredited college dedicated to assistance dogs and canine studies. We are Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and place service dogs with Veterans and people with physical

08/18/2026

For 35 years, Bergin has helped people turn a calling to work with dogs into a Career with Purpose.

This October, come to Canyonville, Oregon for the 7-week, on-campus Service Dog Training Seminar—Certificate Program. Some programs you have to be there in person.

At Bergin, learning happens where this work comes alive: beside dogs, with experienced instructors, and within a community devoted to the skill, ethics, and compassion behind life-changing human-canine partnerships.

Founded by Dr. Bonita Bergin, Pioneer of the Service Dog Movement, Bergin College is home to the Assistance Dog Institute - where Service-Dog education began in 1991.

Come for the certificate. Leave with a foundation for the work you were meant to do.
Follow Your Calling with Dogs.
Oct. 5–Nov. 20 | Canyonville, Oregon
Explore the seminar at www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html
Questions? Contact Connie at [email protected] [ mobile: +1(707)971-3236 ]

Bergin College Earn a degree from the only accredited college dedicated to assistance dogs and canine studies. We are Accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools and place service dogs with Veterans and people with physical

08/15/2026

They may look like they are just having fun.
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But every new surface, sound, movement, and challenge is helping build the confidence, curiosity, and resilience a future Service Dog needs.

For 35 years, Bergin’s Service Dog Training Seminar has carried forward the pioneering work of the Assistance Dog Institute, founded by Dr. Bonnie Bergin in 1991 and now known as Bergin College of Canine Studies.

In this immersive, seven-week certificate experience, you will learn the skill, judgment, and compassion behind meaningful human–canine partnerships.

Because when you teach him, you are preparing him for something far greater than command systems or positive behavior trajectory,

You are preparing him to change a life.

That's not just a job, a simple career - but a Calling to work with dogs at a truly purpose driven level for a lifetime.

Fall 2026 / October Cohort
Registration is now open.

Learn more :

www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html

Contact Connie at [email protected] for all inquiries.
+1(707)971-3236

08/15/2026

A tiny kitten needed help, and Carrollyn, a member of the Bergin College staff, could not leave her behind.

She brought the little rescue to campus, where the kitten found a warm place to land—and an unexpected friend in Erin, our gentle Campus Dog.

Our dog came close and softly nudged the kitten with her moist nose. It was a small moment, but one that made everyone nearby smile: a big dog, a tiny kitten, and the quiet kindness that can pass between them.

At Bergin College of Canine Studies, we are surrounded by dogs every day. They remind us to slow down, pay attention, and make room for those who need care.
Dogs are unconditional and unbiased. We hope to be like them too.

Love knows no species.
That is the Legacy of Dogs.

Bergin College of Canine Studies

www.berginu.edu

08/13/2026

Teach Her so She can change lives.
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At Bergin, a Service Dog in training is more than a dog learning tasks. She is becoming a trusted Junior Partner—prepared to stand beside her Human Senior Partner ( You ) with skill, confidence, and heart.

In our immersive 7-week seminar, you will learn, teach, and experience partnership with a dogs & puppies at a whole different level.

For 35 years, Bergin graduates have carried this work into the world—helping dogs help humans.

October 5–November 20, 2026
Canyonville, Oregon |on-campus housing available

LEARN MORE & APPLY NOW
https://www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html

Questions? Connie: [email protected]
+1(707)971-3236

08/13/2026

What if your work with dogs could change someone’s life?
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For 35 years, Bergin College’s Service Dog Training Seminar has prepared people for meaningful careers helping dogs help humans.
At Bergin, we do more than train service dogs. We help create partnerships that change the status quo belied of what has been possible or not. Our Dogs are Partners who make that happen.
A Service dog is never just trained for tasks. The person is the Senior Partner. The dog is the Junior Partner. Together, they grow into a trusted team—built on patience, respect, skill, and love. A partnership that can bring greater independence, confidence, and freedom. Paw in hand. It’s not about the more than 100 proprietary SMARTEST commands we teach. It’s about Trust that can only be born out of genuine partnership – One that says I have your back no matter what,

Join our hands-on 7-Week Service Dog Training Seminar and build bonds both human and canine that will be with you for a life-time.

October 5–November 20, 2026
Canyonville, Oregon
On-campus housing available

If you feel called to work with dogs—and to do work that truly matters—this is where you begin.

Learn moe about us at www.berginu.edu

Apply Now for the Seminar Certificate Program at :

www.berginu.edu/certificate-programs.html

Contact Connie at [email protected] for all inquiries.

+1(707)971-3236