Comfort K9 & Service Dogs
Comfort K-9 and Service Dogs can improve your quality of life. By carefully choosing the puppy that has the right temperament, personality, drive and then encouraging the appropriate behavior to fulfill a variety of needs.
We offer training programs to create the foundation to get your pup started on the right path. We can help your dog develop the skills to prepare for Therapy, Started Service or Service work.
Therapy and Comfort K-9 Program:
An Gentle or Classic Dog that completes this program will:
*Have a calm, gentle demeanor.
*Basic Obedience Skills ( here, heel, down and sit stays)
* Sit before and after going through doors
* Sit until released to eat
* Fun Retrieves on land and water
* Crate trained and started on their house training.
* Exposed to high-stress environments, frequent field trips, store settings etc
* Comfortable in family settings, car rides and new experiences
* Exposed to travel and new terrain.
* Comfortable working in large groups of people.
After completing this program, your dog will be a strong candidate for CGC, Therapy, or Comfort programs. They can go on to work in nursing homes, municipalities, schools, or libraries.
*Approximately 9 months of age
Started Service Dog Program:
A Gentle or Classic dog completing this program will have the following:
* A calm, quiet demeanor
* Easily directed and looks for cues
* Formal obedience of here, heel, sit
* Advanced obedience: extended sit /stays, down /stays, off-leash recall
* ” Ready to Learn” task skill sets with their handler
* Sit before and after going through doors
* Sit until released to eat
* Fun Retrieves on land and water
* Crate trained and started on their house training.
* Exposed to high-stress environments, comfortably wears a training vest
* Frequent field trips to stores, car rides etc.
* Comfortable in a Family setting.
* Exposed to travel and new terrain
Upon completing this program, your dog can begin learning task skills with their handler. With an excellent foundation in obedience, frequent public access exposure, and looking for the ” next right choice to make.”, these started service dogs can learn assistance skills for : Medical Alert, Psychiatric, Mobility, Gluten Detection and more.
*Approximately 11 months of age
Health Insurance Payments are accepted
Service Dog Program:
A Gentle or Classic dog completing our Service Program for Mobility, Gluten Detection, PTSD or Anxiety will have the following:
* A calm, quiet demeanor
* Easily directed and looks for cues
* Formal obedience of here, heel, sit
* Advanced obedience: extended sit /stays, down /stays, off-leash recall
* *Examples of assistance skill sets: Assistance skill sets: Lateral front heel, Lateral back heel, Lead out position ( if needed), crowd blocking, exposed to and taught to work with a brace/harness, tug to open / close doors, exposed to and working with panel light switched to turn lights off / on and gluten detection alert.
* Sit before and after going through doors
* Sit until released to eat
* Fun Retrieves on land and water
* Crate trained and started on their house training.
* Exposed to high-stress environments, comfortably wears a training vest
* Frequent field trips to stores, car rides etc.
* Comfortable in a Family setting.
* Exposed to travel and new terrain
Upon completing this program, your dog can begin working with you in the home and around town . They have the self- confidence and maturity to be an asset to your life. ** Assistance skill sets can be customized .
*Approximately 22 months of age
Health Insurance Payments are accepted