2019 Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show

How to Train a Service Dog: What do you need to know to make this happen? (Room Oregon Ballroom 202)

30 Oct 19
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Business, Human Learning

Speaker(s): Sally Montrucchio, CPDT-KA, Chairman, Next Step Service Dogs

This session will discuss the overall view of training a service dog team. The demand is high, the dog skill level is high, and the trainer skill is high. Many facets will be covered: understanding the client’s disability; skills the dog will need, how to train the dog to those skills, and the skills the disabled handler will need; team bonding and leadership; temperament testing the dog for service; generalized socialization; interviewing the client, proofing the dog and team. What is the trainer’s liability? Is there money to be made? All this and much more.