The Service Dog Connection places fully trained custom service dogs with families all over the United States to fit their needs and lifestyle. We specialize in Psychiatric, Autism, Mobility and Medical Response Service Dogs, and combinations of these. Service dogs must pass the ADI Public Access Test and are task trained to assist an individual with their disability. Individuals who want assistance from The Service Dog Connection in obtaining a fully trained service dog must have proof of a documented disability.
Our biggest goal when placing service dogs with people is making sure that the dog and the individual are a great match. We make sure that the dog is willing and able to help with the disability need, but we also look at lifestyle, activity level, and personality of the dog AND the recipient! Every dog and person is different, and we do our very best to match you with the best dog for you. Because of this, we ask recipients to describe themselves and their lives as accurately as possible and understand that we do not let people pick out their dog from our available program dogs. While we train service dogs for a wide variety of disabilities, we do not train service dogs for visual impairments.
If you are wanting a fully trained service dog from The Service Dog Connection, the first step is to fill out the SDC Recipient Application in the link further down on this page and email it to theservicedogconnectionprogram@gmail.com. We will review your application and then schedule a phone interview to get a better sense of your needs and what dog would be best for you. During the phone interview we will also give you a specific quote for the total cost of the service dog, which includes the cost of a SDC trainer traveling to your hometown for placement. When we have a dog available that has passed its ADI Public Access Test and meets your needs, we will contact you. From there, we require a 50% deposit that is nonrefundable on the dog before custom training the dog to your needs, as well as our service dog contract signed.
Once matched with a dog, you will be regularly updated on the progress of the dog's training and we will schedule their placement date. The final 50% of the dog's cost is due at the time of placement. A SDC trainer will travel to your hometown and do training with you and your new service dog for about a week to ensure that everyone is transitioning smoothly and becoming a solid service dog team. The cost of fully trained service dogs from The Service Dog Connection is between $12,000-$25,000 based on the type of dog required, the amount of tasks required for the service dog to perform, and travel cost of placing a dog if the placement is not local to us. You can use the cost formula below to get an idea of how much a fully trained service dog for you would be, but an official quote will be given by one of our trainers once we review your application and have completed a phone interview. PLEASE NOTE: We do not do scent work training for medical alert anymore.
After placement, The Service Dog Connection team is still a text, phone call or email away for additional support. We are committed to the success of each service dog team, and will do what we can to offer continued guidance throughout the dog's entire life.
Our biggest goal when placing service dogs with people is making sure that the dog and the individual are a great match. We make sure that the dog is willing and able to help with the disability need, but we also look at lifestyle, activity level, and personality of the dog AND the recipient! Every dog and person is different, and we do our very best to match you with the best dog for you. Because of this, we ask recipients to describe themselves and their lives as accurately as possible and understand that we do not let people pick out their dog from our available program dogs. While we train service dogs for a wide variety of disabilities, we do not train service dogs for visual impairments.
If you are wanting a fully trained service dog from The Service Dog Connection, the first step is to fill out the SDC Recipient Application in the link further down on this page and email it to theservicedogconnectionprogram@gmail.com. We will review your application and then schedule a phone interview to get a better sense of your needs and what dog would be best for you. During the phone interview we will also give you a specific quote for the total cost of the service dog, which includes the cost of a SDC trainer traveling to your hometown for placement. When we have a dog available that has passed its ADI Public Access Test and meets your needs, we will contact you. From there, we require a 50% deposit that is nonrefundable on the dog before custom training the dog to your needs, as well as our service dog contract signed.
Once matched with a dog, you will be regularly updated on the progress of the dog's training and we will schedule their placement date. The final 50% of the dog's cost is due at the time of placement. A SDC trainer will travel to your hometown and do training with you and your new service dog for about a week to ensure that everyone is transitioning smoothly and becoming a solid service dog team. The cost of fully trained service dogs from The Service Dog Connection is between $12,000-$25,000 based on the type of dog required, the amount of tasks required for the service dog to perform, and travel cost of placing a dog if the placement is not local to us. You can use the cost formula below to get an idea of how much a fully trained service dog for you would be, but an official quote will be given by one of our trainers once we review your application and have completed a phone interview. PLEASE NOTE: We do not do scent work training for medical alert anymore.
After placement, The Service Dog Connection team is still a text, phone call or email away for additional support. We are committed to the success of each service dog team, and will do what we can to offer continued guidance throughout the dog's entire life.
