Prices

Course Donations

Our training course prices for our complete service dog training program are structured as donations. As a non-profit, we are committed to assisting people with disabilities to access the resources and develop the skills they need to successfully train their own service dogs, regardless of their financial situation. We request donations from these volunteer trainers, but we never turn away anyone who can’t afford these donations. We happily work with individuals to set up a customized donation plan with smaller donations spread out over longer time periods. In our experience, people who pay what they can take greater pride in their accomplishments and work harder to achieve their goals. We accept donations from generous supporters to make up the difference between the costs of operating the nonprofit organization and what our trainers can afford to give.

From people with disabilities training their own service dog or ESA (or from a person training a service dog or ESA for a dedicated recipient with a disability), we request a tax deductible, nonrefundable, charitable donation of $200 at the beginning of each of our 3 courses, so a total of $600 spread out over several months or more. That’s it; there are no additional fees for testing or support from our certified dog trainer. For participants in our complete service dog training program, our Puppy Basics course is included free of charge for those beginning with younger dogs.

Course Fees

From anyone wishing to train pets or Therapy Dogs (in other words, those people who aren’t working through our complete service dog training program), we charge a nonnegotiable fee of $200 for each of our 3 courses: Foundational Obedience, Public Access, and Tasks & Work. The Puppy Basics course is available to anyone for a fee of $50, which includes email support with our certified dog trainer for individual questions/answers.

Test Fees

Our tests are included free of charge to those working through our complete service dog training program. For those trainers outside our program, the following non-negotiable fees apply:

Foundational Obedience – $50
Public Access – $200
Tasks & Work – $100