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Service Dog Information
At CFS, our dogs change lives. We offer specialized programs that cater to the physical needs of people with disabilities.
Canines for Service DOES NOT work in the following areas: Visually or hearing impaired or non-verbal individuals; Mental Health, Seizure Disorders; Autism; Train or Certify a persons pet; Diabetic detection or serve children under the age of ten years.
Canines for Service and Canines for Veterans does not train a persons own dog or certify a dog trained by an individual, trainer or another organization. Our organization selects, trains, certifies only dogs we have trained within our organization.
Service Dog ProgramsFoster Training – volunteers raise a service dog in their home for 24 months while undergoing a service dog program.
Canines for Service - providing people with physical disabilities specially trained service dogs.
Canines For Veterans –a national program that teaches military prisoners to train service dogs for wounded veterans.
WHAT IS A SERVICE DOG?
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
APPLY FOR A SERVICE DOG
ACCESS IT'S THE LAW
Points to Consider.
The ADA defines a service dog as one individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability There are many organizations that train service dogs, but the standards are not the same.When evaluating an organization consider the following:
- How long has the organization or person been training service dogs?
- How old are the dogs when provided to a client?
- How have the dogs temperaments and health been evaluated?
- Are the dogs hips assessed by x-ray?
- Can the dog handle the public settings or is it timid or fearful?
- Is a contract provided with defined deliverables?
- When training is done with a client is it provided in a group or individually?
- Is follow-up training provided?
- Who owns the dog after it is placed with a client?
- Is there liability insurance coverage?