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Eligibility for a Service Dog

Canines for Service works with individuals who experience functional limitations due to a variety of disabling conditions, which include, but are not limited to the following:           

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Stroke/Traumatic brain injury
  • Severe heart conditions
  • Limb Amputation
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Arthritis
  • Spina bifida
  • Ataxia/poor balance
  • Post Traumatic stress Disorder (Veterans ONLY) 
Canines for Service specializes in working with people with mobility limitations.  We do not provide services in the following areas:

  • Visually or hearing impaired or non-verbal individuals
  • Seizure Disorders
  • Bi-polar, multiple personalities or schizophrenia
  • Autism
  • Train or certify a persons pet 
  • Children under the age of ten years 
  • Diabetic detection 

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.

Having a service dog is a commitment by the person with the disability.  If the person are not willing to continually work to with the dog to maintain the dogs skills and training, then a skilled service dog is not for the person. 

 Apply for a service dog from the Canines for Service program (civilians) 


Apply for a service dog from the Canines for Veterans program (service members/Veterans) serving or retiring 1991 or later.


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