Tahlmus's Tricky Training

Obtaining a Service Dog

Obtaining A service dog

Obtaining a service dog requires several steps

  1. Discussing and determining the need for a service dog with your medical care team.
  2. Obtaining a letter from your medical care team detailing the need for a service dog.
  3. Finding the funding to train the dog.
  4. Finding, a competent trainer to train both you and the dog. 
  5. Determining the best service dog candidate for your needs.
  6. Initial training. 
  7. Public access, Advanced, and task training.
  8. Continued maintenance of training.
Service Dog
or ESA
Sample
Letter
Funding
Sources
Training
Courses