Service dog training for children and adults
We train psychiatric, seizure alert, diabetic alert and mobility service dogs, then train you and your dog to work as one team. Trained with heart. Matched with care.
Before a panic attack or a seizure, the body releases chemical changes in breath and sweat. People cannot smell them. A trained dog can, often well before the person feels anything.
With your consent, scent samples are collected during real episodes and on calm days.
Your dog learns to pick your episode scent out of a lineup and to alert to it every time.
A paw or a nose poke, discreet in public and impossible to miss, gives you time to get safe.
You and your dog train as a team until you pass our public access test and graduate.
We raise our own dogs from puppyhood. Foria is the first, in training now to become the school's seizure response demonstration dog.
Every placement includes temperament-tested dog selection, task training, the six-week team program, the public access test, graduation paperwork and follow-up visits at 30 days, 6 months and yearly.
$24,500
For panic disorder, anxiety, depression and PTSD. Alerts to early signs of an episode, then provides deep pressure, guides to a quiet exit, grounds and gives medication reminders.
$28,500
For epilepsy and seizure conditions. Alerts before a seizure by scent, braces the handler, goes for help or presses an alert button, and stays close until recovery.
$32,000
For type 1 diabetes and hard to manage blood sugar. Detects scent changes from high or low blood sugar and alerts the handler or a caregiver, day and night.
$26,000
For people with limited mobility. Retrieves dropped items, opens doors, turns lights on and off, carries items and provides steady support while walking.
Already have a dog? Team training with your own dog is $6,800 for a dog that passes our $150 evaluation. Alert training and team certification for a dog with completed foundation training is $12,500. Three-year recertification is $450.
Payment plans and help finding grants are available. Ask us during your application.
Foundation trainer
Owner of Greenleaf Pet Resort in New Jersey with more than 40 years as a trainer and behaviorist. Former member of the U.S. Schutzhund World Team. Shelly lays the obedience and public manners foundation every team builds on.
Clinical requirement
Every placement starts with your treating psychiatrist or neurologist confirming medical need. They provide the letters handlers use for housing, travel and work.
Lead trainer, SPdogs
General Manager and Trainer at Green Leaf Pet Resort in Oakhurst, NJ, trained in Shelly Leibowitz's Control Through Kindness method. Matt leads our six-week program, where handler and dog learn to work as one team before the public access test.
The gear our teams use every day, in our colors.
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No. A psychiatric service dog is trained to perform specific tasks, like alerting before a panic attack, and has public access under the ADA. An emotional support animal provides comfort but has no task training and no public access rights.
No. The ADA has no registry or official certification. Your proof of training is the graduation certificate, public access test record and ID card our school issues.
Research using the scent method our dogs learn reports warnings of up to 45 minutes to an hour. Every team logs its alerts so we know the warning time for that handler.
Children and adults with a diagnosed psychiatric or seizure condition whose clinician confirms a trained dog is appropriate. Children under 14 work the dog with a parent as co-handler.
Tell us a little about yourself and we will call you within two business days to talk through next steps.
Address: 211 Monmouth Road, Suite 104B, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
Phone: (732) 419-5141
Email: stanalberto76@gmail.com
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Instagram: @spdogs