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Service Dog Training Austin TX
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Here's What Our Service Dog Training Program Offers
Our Service Dog Training Program is dedicated to transforming your canine companion into a highly skilled and reliable service dog capable of providing invaluable assistance and support to individuals with disabilities. Our program combines advanced training techniques, specialized instruction, and a deep understanding of service dog requirements to create exceptional partnerships between dogs and their handlers.
Here’s what our Service Dog Training Program offers:
Comprehensive Assessment: We begin with a completely Free Service Dog Training Session. In this free session we will be conducting a thorough assessment to evaluate your dog’s temperament, behavior, and suitability for service work. This assessment helps us tailor the training program to meet the specific needs and requirements of both you and your dog.
Specialized Skills Training: Our program covers a wide range of specialized skills tailored to the individual needs of our clients. This may include mobility assistance, retrieving items, alerting to medical conditions, guiding visually impaired individuals, and more. We utilize positive reinforcement techniques to teach these complex behaviors with precision and reliability.
Public Access Training: Service dogs must be well-behaved and confident in various public settings. Our program includes extensive training in public access skills, teaching your dog to remain calm, focused, and obedient in crowded environments, restaurants, stores, and other public spaces.
Task Training: We focus on teaching specific tasks that are directly related to your disability or needs. Whether it’s opening doors, retrieving medications, providing stability, or alerting to seizures, we tailor the training to address your unique requirements.
Handler Education: We provide comprehensive education and training for handlers, empowering them with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively work with their service dog. This includes learning proper handling techniques, understanding service dog laws and etiquette, and building a strong bond with their canine partner.
Guaranteed Results, Continuous Support and Guidance: With our Results Guarantee we promise to reach the goals set forth at the start of the Service Dog Training program and we will provide unlimited lessons until those goals are reached. Our commitment to your success doesn’t end with the lessons. We also provide unlimited ongoing phone and email support, to address any challenges or refine skills over time.
With our Service Dog Training Program, you’ll not only gain a highly skilled and reliable service dog but also experience newfound independence, freedom, and companionship. Our goal is to empower individuals with disabilities to live fuller, more fulfilling lives with the assistance and support of a well-trained service dog by their side. Get started today with a Free service dog training session by filling out the 2 part form at the top of the page!
Reviews
Adrienne Catlos2024-02-12Brice is simply the best. His goal is to be every customer’s last trainer and he is definitely ours. My pup momo is very smart but also very independent (read: stubborn) and in just two weeks she was an obedient little working dog. Regardless of the challenges you have have with your dog, I’m confident Brice can help you solve them.
Amanda Dorner2024-01-02Brice helped teach my dog and me several life-changing walking skills in our first 1-hour training session. I went from having extreme anxiety about walking my dog, to feeling much more in control and able to handle him.
Jaime Lanka2023-03-15I am very grateful to have had Montreal spend time with my dog who I was beginning to think I had no control over. He has thoroughly explained the behavior and how to change it and given me all I need to keep the work going so that I can feel more confident walking my dog!! Totally recommend Montreal.
Melissa Ramirez2023-03-07
William Parry2023-02-23Great experience with Total Dog. I have a stubborn as hell Bull Terrier and Montreal, one of the behaviorist trainers did an outstanding job with him. From obedience commands to walking on a leash (which he outright wouldn’t do before). Very impressed and very grateful. Montreal is one of the best.
Renee Bagneris2023-02-17Montreal trained my mom’s dog Elvis who was at the time showing aggressive/reactive behavior. We thought we had no hope. We were going to re-home him or put him down. Montreal taught us that patience and leadership is the key to success. In two weeks we had a changed dog. We knew that we had a lot more work to be done also by us as pet parents it has now been four months and Elvis is doing great thanks to Montreal for showing us how to have patience with our fur baby I would definitely recommend him as one of total dogs best trainers
Christine West2022-03-24
Kate Gross2022-03-19I have had a WONDERFUL! Experience with Total Dog. Caleb was our trainer and he did a fantastic job. I highly recommend using them.
Anastasia Johnson2022-03-19Cassandra was thorough in her research about what I wanted and the results of her very well explained instructions are wonderful!
Jennifer Wroten2022-03-16
Why Choose Total Dog!
Our Core Values
At Total Dog! Austin, we believe every dog has potential. Weʼre committed to nurturing that potential through methods that encourage trust and respect between you and your furry friend. Our trainers are not just experts, theyʼre dog lovers who understand that patience, positivity, and passion make all the difference. Join us to see why love is at the heart of every lesson we teach!
Guaranteed Results
At Total Dog! We offer Guaranteed Results. We guarantee that the goals you set at the start of the Service Dog Training Program will be reached. If it takes longer than expected we will provide you with unlimited lessons until those goal’s are reached.
There’s a reason we offer a lifetime guarantee plan at Total Dog! Not only do we know how to effectively train and communicate with our clients’ dogs, but we offer an unlimited lesson plan to ensure they retain what they’ve learned over time. Whether your dog is a quick study or needs more time to pick up new skills, we’ll continue to work with you until they reach the goals set forth at the start of the program.
Head Trainer
SGT Brice Cavanaugh
SGT Brice Cavanaugh founded Total Dog! and is on the Board of Directors for the National Tactical Police Dog Association, Operation Overwatch and The Pink Berets. He is a Professional Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals and is an Evaluator for the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen multi-tiered program.
LOCATION & SERVICE AREA
We’re happy to provide Total Dog! Service Dog Training for locals in both the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas. Call today or claim your Free Private Obedience Lesson to get started!
Austin: (512) 580-3364
San Antonio: (210) 722-9919
FAQ
Most Commonly Asked Question's
At Total Dog! We provide our clients with custom-made training programs designed around your specific goals and your dog’s unique learning style. Our training programs vary from dog to dog in structure, layout, duration and cost.
That’s why we don’t offer a one program fits all solution. Instead we offer a Free Consultation so that we can meet with you and your dog to evaluate factors such as lifestyle, goals, age, temperament, breed and previous training. That way we can develop a custom-made training program that perfectly fits your goals and needs!
We offer a Total Dog! dog training package that includes unlimited lessons until your dog reaches the goals identified at the start of the program. Following the program’s completion, you’ll have the opportunity to extend your dog’s training to help them reach new goals.
No, we don’t impose any breed restrictions. Total Dog! is an all-inclusive dog trainer that specializes in private dog-training for all kinds of dogs.
Right away! It’s true: you can teach an old dog new tricks and puppies are sponges for new information. While each dog has their own unique learning style and levels of maturity, as long as they’re awake, they’re learning.
At Total Dog!, we’re a truly all-inclusive dog training service. We work with dogs of all breeds and all ages.