06/20/2024
This is a friend of mine in the dog training industry. She does amazing work! If you’ve ever been interested in a service dog or still interested here’s some vital information that you’re going to need to know.
We have had a couple people reach out about this topic so I thought I would educate:
** Three Lakes LLC Service Dogs: **
• We only train Service Dogs directly out of our breeding program- we specialize in producing Labrador Retrievers for Service work. We know our dogs, our bloodlines and our puppies produced. Three Lakes Labradors
• We only train 1 Service Dog per year and this is on a case to case basis. Training a Service Dog takes an extensive amount of time and focus so that the dog can be trained to assist their handler. We need to make sure we have the time and schedule to dedicate to this dog and their handler.
• We only train Pysch/PTSD Service Dogs, POTS Service Dogs and Mobility Service Dogs.
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FINDING A SERVICE DOG TRAINER:
Unfortunately Service Dog handlers are widely taken advantage of/scammed. Training a Service Dog is expensive and some “trainers” see this as a “cash cow”. Some “trainers” will scam handlers out of money, or claim the dog is trained to XYZ standards when the dog is not- I could go on and on…
• find a trainer who specializes in training service dogs
• find a trainer who has extensive proof of success rates in service dogs they have trained
• find a trainer who can give referrals of previous clients that have service dogs from their program
** We can refer you to trainers **
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SERVICE DOGS AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA):
Definition of a Service Dog according to the ADA:
Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
• must be task trained for their handlers specific disability
• must go through extensive training both in obedience and public access (typically a minimum of 2 years).
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) are not Service Dogs and do not have the same rights as Service Dogs.
Therapy Dogs are not Service Dogs and do not have the same rights as Service Dogs.
In the United States there is no such thing as a “registered Service Dog”, a “National Service Dog Registry”, a “Certified Service Dog” or “Service Dog papers/ID”.
When you see this information advertised online this is NOT REAL. This is not recognized. And when you flash your dog’s fancy ID or papers you are now putting legitimate Service Dog teams following ADA guidelines at risk due to falsified information.
Below are the links for the ADA guidelines for Service Dog handlers and businesses as well as ADA Service Dog FAQs and more!
We are always happy to help educate individuals and businesses! Please reach out if you have any questions!
https://www.ada.gov/topics/service-animals/
https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-faqs/
https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/
https://www.ada.gov/resources/?filters=service-animals
