Service Dog Training in Chicago
Task-specific service dog training including mobility, medical alert, and psychiatric support work.
A service dog is a working dog with a job. Mobility support, medical alert, psychiatric support, and similar tasks. This is task-specific training, not a category you graduate into after obedience class. We build the foundation, then we train the specific tasks the handler needs.
Not every dog is a service dog candidate. The dog has to have the right temperament for public access work and the focus to handle long days on the job. We screen during the consultation. If your dog is a candidate, we map out the timeline and the tasks. If not, we'll tell you straight and recommend a different path.
What's included
- Honest temperament screening before any program starts
- Public access work that holds up in stores, restaurants, and transit
- Task training for mobility, medical alert, and psychiatric support
- Owner training so the team works as a unit
- Long timeline, often a multi-stage build