Sheba's School of Dog Training

There are several different ways of teaching a Service dog. This is designed for specific needs and is not meant for evaluation only. You will want your dog to help you, so we work to make sure it can be the best partner you will need. This is why just observing you with your dog for a short period is not the best way.

*** Please note that time and fees are based on basic training and do not consider specialised classes or the additional time required. ***

• Cost are set on requirements and what is required for the level of service dog needed one-on-one training, certification and testing. Upon passing a certificate will be issued.

Obedience training is necessary for all dogs and your dog will need to understand basic obedience.

For your dog to be considered a Service Dog, they must be trained in a certain task that assists you with a disability. They must also be trained in proper obedience, good manners and public skills.

The Disability Act defines a service dog as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. Many people with disabilities use a service animal to fully participate in everyday life.

Dogs can be trained to perform many important tasks to assist people with disabilities including the following examples;

-providing stability for a person who has difficulty walking

-picking up items for a person who uses a wheelchair

-preventing a child with autism from wandering away

-alerting a person who has hearing loss when someone is approaching from behind.

Under the Disabilities Act, businesses and organisations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go.

This applies to all businesses open to the public, including restaurants, hotels, taxis and shuttles, grocery and department stores, hospitals and medical offices, theatres, health clubs, parks, and zoos.

Businesses are not permitted to ask individuals with disabilities to remove their service animal from the premises unless:

the animal is out of control and the animal’s owner does not take effective action to control it (for example, a dog that barks repeatedly during a movie); or
the animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others.

Individuals with disabilities may be asked:

if an animal is a service animal; and/or
what tasks the animal has been trained to perform

Accordingly, Individuals with disabilities often choose to voluntarily identify their service animals in an online registry and carry physical identifiers such as ID cards, and certifications

What is not allowed on the course:

• Choke Collar
• Prong Collar
• Electric shock collar

Full valid Vaccination certificates. A Chip is not mandatory but strongly suggested, especially when it comes to travel requirements.

To make your dog a Service Dog, they must be trained in a certain task that assists you with a disability. They must also be trained in obedience, good manners and public skills.

A full understanding of the requirements for you and your dog, making sure you know the limits of your dog and how the two of you can work together.

Service Dog Support

Special Training for Special Dogs