No Additional Fees
We provide lifelong support and free follow-up services for each service dog team. Support is available via phone, email, virtual or in-person lessons.
Travel Fees Apply
If you are located outside of the Charlotte, NC Metropolitan area, travel fees will apply for your placement/delivery. On average, our clients spend between $1,000-2,000 on travel related fees.
No Additional Fees
We do not charge any training fees for Phase 4: Team Training. Certification testing fees are also included.
$3,500/month
Once your new dog is over a year of age, we will begin Phase 3: Task Training. Phase 3 training is $3,500 per month and is billed monthly.
Clients are responsible for their dog’s service dog vest, harness, and other equipment related to their training/care. On average, our clients spend between $300-700 for equipment.
$11,000
Typically about 8-10 months after the deposit has been made, the dog matching process begins. This initial payment is due once we have potential dog matches and it can be paid in full or broken down into monthly payments.
$5,000
We require a non-refundable deposit to be added to our waitlist to receive a fully trained service dog. This deposit goes toward the total cost of a fully trained service dog.
Skilled companions are dogs that are trained to work with an adult or child with a disability under the guidance of a facilitator. A facilitator can be a parent, spouse, or caregiver who lives in the same household as the recipient. The facilitator cares for the assistance dog, encourages a bond between the dog and the recipient, and is responsible for the training needs of the team. Skilled companions are well bred, calm dogs that are reliable and affectionate. They are eager to please and enjoy providing assistance to their handler.
Skilled companions can receive full service dog training in order to have ADA access rights, or they can receive task training only, so that they can provide assistance in the home. Skilled companions that receive task training only are not full service dogs with ADA access rights, and are referred to as Assistance Dogs. They may accompany their handler to pet friendly places, and are well behaved in public, but they do not receive full public access training like fully trained service dogs. Task only assistance dogs are less expensive due to the shorter training requirement.
Requirements for a skilled companion dog:
- Must be at least 5 years old
- Must have a physical or developmental disability
- Live full time with facilitator
- Facilitator Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Be able to demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively control, manage, and care for a dog
- Be willing to take full responsibility for the care and management of the service/assistance dog team
- Be willing to participate in the training, placement, and follow up visits for the service/assistance dog team
Guide Dogs are specially trained service dogs that are trained to lead blind and visually impaired people. They are taught to navigate around obstacles, stop at any change in elevation, target specific objects in the environment, help maintain their handler’s orientation, and keep their handler safe during travel. We train and place Guide Dogs for non-profit organizations and for private clients.
We offer specialty trained dogs to assist children or adults with Autism. These service dogs can:
- Provide emotional and psychological support
- Alert to, and provide support during tantrums or episodes
- Provide Deep Pressure Therapy to assist with overstimulation
- Help improve sleep problems
- Provide tactile stimulation
- Retrieve medication or other items
- Provide anchoring to help prevent bolting behaviors
A mobility assistance service dog can:
- Provide balance support via a balance/stability harness
- Provide a brace in the event of a fall
- Physically pull in harness to help someone up steep inclines, or to get out of a seated position
- Retrieve dropped items, open doors, turn on/off lights
- Provide emotional support and comfort for their handler
- Help their handler achieve greater independence
A mobility assistance service dog can:
- Provide balance support via a balance/stability harness
- Provide a brace in the event of a fall
- Physically pull in harness to help someone up steep inclines, or to get out of a seated position
- Retrieve dropped items, open doors, turn on/off lights
- Provide emotional support and comfort for their handler
- Help their handler achieve greater independence
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