A service animal or dog is individually trained to perform work or tasks for a person with a disability, including:

• physical
• sensory
• psychiatric
• intellectual
• other mental disability

Service dogs exist and are trained by professional service dog trainers to accompany a disabled person. Dogs are the most common animals trained to perform tasks, aiding persons with disabilities.

Service dogs training

Although you are aware of service dogs, yet you don’t know about the training specific for a service dog. Service dog training incorporates several areas of study and a long period to complete.

Service dog training for puppies

Service dog training should begin with puppies. The dog training service puppy training program is working with the breeders and adopting puppies. These adopted puppies are trained in full obedience and ready to undergo huge socialization and extra training to fit service needs.

Yes, service dogs are working animals. They are not only ordinary furred animals but responsible ones. Service dog training focused on 2 main areas:

• Public access behaviors. It refers to how a service dog would act in public. These dogs remained calm in public situations and helped handlers to stay calm as well.
• Do work or perform tasks (assist persons with disabilities). Service dogs are trained to take specific actions needed to help the PWD.

What breed qualifies a service dog?

All breeds of domestic dogs undergone and completed the training can legally be service dogs. There is no officially recognized service dog breed. Also, there are no age or size requirements to become a service dog. As long as the dog has experienced service dog training and completed it, it qualifies as a service dog.

Common service dog breed

Labrador retrievers are the most common service dog breeds. These are friendly and easy-going dogs to be with. Labradors have the characteristics that make them an ideal service dogs, such as:

• sociable
• devoted
• eager to please

These characteristics of these dog breeds are blended with high levels of intelligence making them attentive and easy to train. When thinking of the best gender of dog for a service dog, the answer is both, male and female. Gender doesn’t matter when it comes to service dogs. The breed is the most considered since dog breeds have different traits and characteristics.

Although there is a list of friendliest dog breeds, they have different levels of intelligence. The levels of intelligence of a dog breed are one factor during service dog training.