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✅ Step-by-step preparation before placement

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✅ Build confidence for life with your service dog

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✅ Create a smooth transition from day one

Why This Course Matters

Receiving a service dog is life-changing, and long-term success begins well before delivery day. This course was created to guide handlers and families step by step through the preparation process, allowing time to learn, practice, and build confidence along the way. Rather than overwhelming students with everything at once, lessons are released in a structured progression so key concepts can be understood and retained. By the time your dog arrives, you’ll be better prepared for partnership, leadership, and a smooth transition into life together.

Guided by Experience

This program was created by professionals with real-world experience in service dog development, handler preparation, and successful long-term placements. Our goal is simple: help every client feel confident, prepared, and supported before their dog arrives.

Curriculum

17 Chapters · 106 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Getting Started

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Disclaimer

  2. 2

    Resources

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Supply List

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Scent Detection Kit - DAD's ONLY

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      FAQ's

  3. 3

    Welcome to the Journey

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      The Journey Ahead

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      How Service Dogs Learn

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Early Training Foundations

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Expanding the World Around Your Puppy

  4. 4

    Growing Together as a Team

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      Becoming a Great Handler

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      Learning to Read Your Dog

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      Walking Together Successfully

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      Confidence in New Places

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      Everyday Skills That Build Service Dogs

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      Assignment One

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    Advancing Toward Public Readiness

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      What Your Dog Is Learning This Month

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      Vehicles, Parking Lots, and Safety

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      Store Confidence and Public Expectations

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      The Role of the Handler in Team Success

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      Assignment Two

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    Session Four

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      Session Four

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      Taking a Dog to School

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      Quiz One

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    Session Five

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      Session Five

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      Phase One Public Access Criteria

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      Assignment Three

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    Session Six

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      Session Six

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      Story Time

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    Session Seven

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      Session Seven

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      Handler Training

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    Session Eight

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      Session Eight

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      Handler Training

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      Quiz Two

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    Session Nine

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      Diabetic Alert Dog Scent Training

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      Diabetic Alert Scenarios

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      Psychiatric Task Training

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      Task training Scenarios

  12. 12

    Session Ten

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      Preparing for Your SD to Come Home

  13. 13

    Delivery & Beyond: Service Dog Delivery Training

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      Introduction

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      Delivery Training Agenda

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      Your Initial Introduction to Your Service Dog

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      Supplies Your Service Dog Will Come With

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      Use of Marker Words and Treats

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      Leadership and Trust

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      Safety With Children

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      Homework Day One - Your First Night Together

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      Homework Day Two & Day 3

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    Delivery & Beyond: Public Behaviors

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      Pet Store Products & Behaviors

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      Shopping With Your Service Dog

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      Restaurant Behaviors

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      Riding in Cars

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      Flying With Your Service Dog

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    Delivery & Beyond: Adjustment Phase

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      Adjustment Phase Expectations

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      Laying the Foundation During the Adjustment Phase

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      Daily Needs

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      Phase Two Training

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      Scent Training for Diabetic Alert Dogs

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      Task Training for Psychiatric Service Dogs

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      Problem Prevention

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      Final Exam

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    Troubleshooting & Support

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      Introduction

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      Marker Words & Treats are Necessary

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      Behavior Modification Techniques

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      Kennel Barking

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      Barking Our Car Windows

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      Dog reactivity

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      Running in the House

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      Inappropriate Chewing

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      Potty Concerns

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      Counter Surfing

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      Growling/Barking at People

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      Nervous of an Object

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      Scent Alert Challenges

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      Task Challenges - PSD's

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      Won't Recall

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      Pulling on Leash

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      Coprophagia

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      Distraction from Other Dogs

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      Concluding Thoughts

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    New lessons

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      Nutrition Foundations

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      Handler Awareness

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      Handler Cues

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      Positive Training and Reinforcement

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      Dog Communication and Body Language

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      Zone of Responsiveness

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      Supporting a Nervous or Fearful Dog

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      Marker Training

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      Impulse control

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      Tolerance to Handling

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      Socialization

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      Generalization

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      Watch Me

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      Tethering Tool

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      The Sit Cue

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      The Down Cue

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      The Stay Cue

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      The Release Cue

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      The Wait Cue

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      The Recall Cue

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      Loose Leash Walking

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      The Heel Cue

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      Vehicle Behavior

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      The Place Cue

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      Environments and Visual Change

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      Environmental Sound Exposure

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      Navigating Obstacles in New Environments

Included With Your Placement Program

Every approved client receives access to this step-by-step training course as part of the preparation process for life with their service dog.

Access provided to enrolled service dog clients.  (opens email in new window)