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Guidance for Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists to Help Clients Decide if a Service Dog is an Appropriate Health Care Treatment Option
Guidance for Medical Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Psychiatrists to Help Clients Decide if a Service Dog is an Appropriate Health Care Treatment Option
Here are a series of questions as a starting point to consider and discuss with clients to explore if...
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How Do I Talk to My Health Care Provider About Getting a Service Dog?
In many regions, you need a note (presciption)from your Doctor, Psychiatrist or Nurse practictioner as...
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6 Key Components Needed to Build a Successful Service Dog Team
Over the years, we at SDTI have watched many service dogs teams successfully train to working in public...
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Do You Have Your Assistance Dog Support System?
Creating An Assistance Dog Support System It takes a broad community to successfully raise and train...
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How Long Does it Take to Find a Service Dog Candidate?
Many people get impatient when they start looking for an assistance dog candidate. How long it can take...
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2.5 to 3 YEARS to Become an Owner-Trained Assistance Dog?
Most people reading this would think this is ridiculous! Hold off on your judgment until you have read...
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8 Levels of Training a Service Dog
We are often asked what things a service dog needs to focus on, in what order to teach them and how much...
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Enjoy the Service Dog Journey: Progress Not Perfection
One of the most important things that crossover trainers (trainers who are changing from a correction-based...
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The Secret to Creating a
Successful Service Dog
What Does a Dog Need to Know to Be a Good Service Dog? When thinking of training their own medical service...
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