This structured 6-week group class is designed for owner-trained service dogs working toward reliable public access and task readiness. The class focuses on advanced obedience, calm neutrality, impulse control, and service-dog-appropriate behaviors in a controlled group setting.​This is an ideal next step for teams who have completed basic obedience and are ready to build real-world working skills with professional guidance.​

 

What This Class Covers

• Calm focus and neutrality around other dogs and people

• Advanced obedience needed for public access environments

• Impulse control and confidence around distractions

• Environmental stability (noise, movement, tight spaces)

• Task foundations that are safe to teach in a group setting

• Public access skills such as settling, ignoring food, and polite movement through spaces

 

​What This Class Is (and Is Not)

✔ Designed for service dog prospects and in-training service dogs

✔ Supports owner-trained teams

✔ Emphasizes public access standards and working behavior

✖ Not a pet manners class

✖ Not appropriate for reactive or aggressive dogs

✖ Does not teach full medical alert or mobility tasks (foundations only)​

 

Prerequisites

Dog must have basic obedience skills (sit, down, leash manners)

Dog must be comfortable working around other dogs

Handler must be physically able to manage their dog

Dogs must be healthy and up-to-date on vaccinations

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​Important Notes

This class supports service dog training but does not guarantee service dog status or public access rights. Progress depends on the individual dog, handler consistency, and continued training beyond this course.

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