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Service Animals
Service Animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities such as guiding people
who are blind, alerting people that are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure,
or performing special tasks. Service dogs are working dogs and NOT Pets.. Under the Americans with Disability Act businesses
and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animal into all areas of
the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. Refusal to provide equal access is a federal civil rights violation
and violators can be required to pay monetary damages & penalties.
Service Dog Students
Dog
Must be temperament tested and approved by the Director of Training to be in the program.
Application
An application must be filled out and returned to the School for admittance considerations to the program.
Services the School offers:
* Service Dog Certification
* Therapy Dog Certification
To Include but not limited
to:
* AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy - Test
* AKC Canine Good Citizen - Test
* Public Access Testing
* Manners and Obedience Testing
* Behavior Adjustment Training: Designed for dogs for Service or Therapy Dogs
that have developed Reactive Issues
Group classes or Private
Instruction
Philosophy
Dogs speak to us everyday but we just have not learned how to listen. We teach you to listen to what your dog has to
say. Through body language your dog tells us everything we need to know to make life with our canine the best.
Whether
you come to us to become a Service Dog Team or just to learn how to communicate with your dog, you will receive the best our
trainers can offer. We are committed to bridging the communication gap that all too often results in either the dog being
euthanized or sent off to a rescue for placement when, with training and exercise this relationship could have been harmonious.
We must teach our canine friends proper manners
Our Program
My program teaches the person with disabilities how to train their own service dog using positive training techniques.
With patience, understanding, love and time your dog will learn through positive reinforcement. Given the proper environment,
cues, and communication; all the things your dog needs to learn to assist his/her partner can be achieved. By training
your own service dog you have an understanding as to how your dog learns and after graduation as your needs change you have
the ability to teach your dog even more skills to help you. The school does not abandon you after graduation if you
need assistance after graduation by joining LADS Brush Up Club you can get assistance for as long as you want and/or just
stay part of the Leashes family and mentor new students. Students find that staying involved keeps their dog attentive
on learning and dogs love to help new dogs learn.
This program was developed out of the
love I have for my wife, Terri and her service dog, Heidi. This team taught me anything is possible with love, kindness, understanding
and patience.
Service Dog Team
Pictured above is my wife Terri and her service dog Heidi (standard Poodle), they graduated from Leashes for Living
Assistance Dog School, Inc in March 2005. I saw Terri's disabilities decrease her confidence and ability to function
on a daily basis. She felt isolated indoors and felt vunerable and uncomfortable leaving the house without me. Terri
was introduced to this program and it was life changing. Terri and Heidi go shopping and for walks. Here a few things that
Heidi does for Terri.
1) Helps Terri get dresses/undressed.
2) Turns lights on/off including touch lamps
3)
Retrieves dropped items
4) Retrieves paper from printer, items from counters, and other out of reach areas.
5) Unzips
purses retrieving medicine & wallet; gives money to clerk & returns with change
6) Opens refrigerator & gets
things asked for
7) Opens/shuts doors, pushes buttons to automatic doors & elevators
8) Helps with shopping; gets
things out of freezer, off shelves & places items in cart
9) Helps with laundry & housecleaning
10) Picks
up her toys & puts them away
11) Goes & gets help when Terri needs assist
12) Loves going to restaurants,
flying & cruises
The list goes on. Heidi loves to learn.
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