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You don't have to wait an eternity to get a Service Dog.
Our placement times range from weeks to a few months, depending on your needs. All of our Service Dogs are temperament tested and individually matched.
We believe in safety training all of our Service Dogs. We will show you how your dog can detect and ALERT TO FIRE.
For children, we have additional training for safety & security. Ask us how your PUPT Service Dog can help prevent your child from getting lost.
PUPT stands for Pawsibilities Unleashed Pet Therapy. We are a non-profit organization.
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 Service Dogs for Children and Adults |
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Service Dogs for Children
Service Dog Tasks
Need a Service Dog?
KY Service Dog Law
Resources for Service Dog Owners
Training Instruction for Service Dogs
Guidelines for Service Dogs
Dog Gear and Our Logo Shirts
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PUPT News from Indiana: "Toddler's family hopes canine will bring sleep"
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See the list of our Success Stories>>
We currently have a waiting list for diabetic alert dogs.
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We provide Service Dogs for children and adults for a tax-deductible donation of $3,000 (includes harness, leash, vest with Service Dog patches, a mobility harness or doggie backpack and a wire crate) or $2,500 (without the gear & equipment). Our method is a "train the trainer" approach, meaning that we teach you how to continuously enhance your Service Dog's skill set. That way, your new Service Dog can be placed with you quicker and then adapt to your changing needs for a lifetime of service.
Other organiations charge thousands of dollars, but we are able to keep our costs to you down because of, (1) low overhead costs, (2) strong volunteer participation, and (3) donations from supporters. |
Liz Norris has over 30 years of specialized dog training and animal behavior experience, including 20 years in the military as a K-9 unit trainer. Liz thinks outside the box with her training program.
“When you’ve trained a dog to detect a dangerous gas leak 20 feet underground or to rescue a fallen comrade in crossfire, it is natural to me to teach a Service Dog to detect and respond to a seizure,” says Liz, Master Trainer for PUPT. |
Ask us about how you can sponsor a Service Dog, or how you can raise money for your own dog.
PUPT now has the highest success rates of any service dog placement facilities for seizure alert. Every one of our seizure alert dogs has or is consistently alerting.
 What is a Service Dog? Service dogs are legally defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act, 1990, and are trained to meet the disability-related needs of their handlers who have disabilities. Federal laws protect the rights of individuals with disabilities to be accompanied by their service animals in public places such as, but not limited to, movies, restaurants, hospitals, schools, offices, places of recreation, public transportation, commercial facilities and any other place that the public might enter. Title III of the Act prohibits discrimination based on disability in public accommodations. Private entities are also covered. Service animals are not considered "pets."
Service Dogs also assist people that suffer from deafness, seizure disorders, mobility constraints, psychiatric conditions or severe medical conditions.
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We specialize in selecting and training Service Dogs for children with special needs such as autism, diabetes, seizures, panic attacks, mobility and hearing disorders.
These dogs attend school with children every day and are guaranteed access and rights under the ADA. In addition to doing their official "jobs," these Service Dogs are giving children the gift of freedom. For example, children with Service Dogs tend to feel more connected with other children.
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“If it weren’t for Hobo waking
us up when our daughter stopped breathing during a night-time seizure, she would not be alive today,” says Melorah's mother.
Here are some of our heroes:
Hobo, Seizure Alert Dog
Mist, Seizure Alert Dog
Cha Cha, Seizure Alert Dog
Harmony, Panic Response Dog
Butch, Seizure and Panic Response |
We have placed Service Dogs with children as young as 18 months old to do jobs like detecting seizures before they strike. That gives the parents and teachers time to get the child to a safe place and administer medication.
Whether it’s Domino, a Great Pyrenees mix, helping a disabled girl to walk for the first time… or Hobo, the Border Collie mix, alerting before his little girl has a seizure, the Pawsibilities Unleashed Service Dogs are performing miracles every day.
“If it weren’t for Hobo waking us up when our daughter stopped breathing during a night-time seizure, she would not be alive today,” says Mom.
These dogs work because they love it, even in spite of their desperate starts before being rescued.
Hailey, a Yellow Lab, was mercilessly thrown from a moving car. She now cares for a teenage boy with mobility challenges just as compassionately as her Pawsibilities Unleashed rescuers cared for her.
The Pawsibilities Unleashed dogs are all rescued dogs that have passed rigid temperament and aptitude tests and they love to serve.
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We specialize in
providing Service Dogs to assist with seizure alert, hearing alert, autism, panic issues (such as post-traumatic stress disorder), mobility assistance, diabetic alerts and medical alert. Service Dogs can help people both indoors at home, in public and outdoors in multiple conditions. Below are some examples of some of the tasks these assistance dogs can perform.
- Seizure Alert Service Dogs / Seizure Response Service Dogs
- alert to impending seizure so person can get to safe place
- dial 911 or notify someone for help
- provide comfort during post-seizure moments
- retrieve medications
- Hearing Alert
Service Dogs
- alert to fire alarm, crying baby, person's name, computer beep, arrival of school bus, alarm clock, etc.
- retrieve unheard dropped items such as keys, wallet, etc.
- Autism
Service Dogs
- "find and return" with autistic adult or child
- help person snap out of autistic cycle
- Psychiatric Service Dogs (like panic disorder support)
- bring medication and bottle of water
- answer door, turn lights on, "watch my back"
- call 911 or suicide hotline, bring help indoors
- Mobility
Service Dogs
- carry groceries, carry other objects
- pull person up from seated, prone or supine position
- provide balance support over stairs or unsure terrain
- pull a wheelchair
- put items on countertop
- Diabetic Alert Service Dogs
- alert to impending hypoglycemia (low blood glucose)
- retrieve medication or phone
- dial 911
- remind person to take medication at pre-set times
- Service Dogs for Children
- alert and respond to health conditions
- alert to fire
- mobility assistance, panic response, seizure response, diabetic alert
- Autism support and canine assisted teaching possible
- Child safety and security
enhancement through non-aggressive means
- custom training for each individual
- Service Dogs for disabled children can aid in safety and security, such as blocking exterior doors, alerting if the child leaves a perimeter or preventing a child from exiting an area without permission, carrying identification at all times, responding to emergency situations by alerting or actually bringing help
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We provide Service Dogs to adults and children nationwide.
The cost to train a Service Dog has been estimated by many organizations to be $10,000 and up. However, at Pawsibilities Unleashed, our goal is to provide Service Dogs to people who cannot afford it otherwise. Our Service Dogs are available for a tax-deductible donation of $3,000.
We can instruct you how to raise money to get a Service Dog through us.
We are able to provide you with an assistance animal for much less because our program allows you to be involved in the training process. We offer Service Dog training in Kentucky - the course length depends on your needs, but generally includes a one week intensive training course for you, with followup assignments to be done at home. You to get your assistance animal quicker and that means you get help sooner. We, unlike many organizations, will place Service Dogs with special needs children.
One of our criteria is that you, the Service Dog recipient, put in some sort of "sweat equity" into the process of getting your Service Dog. Owning a working Service Dog takes time and effort, so we want you to show us that you are dedicated to this endeavor. Sweat equity includes raising money in your community before you get your new Service Dog. Fundraising also helps raise awareness about how Service Dogs can help people with disabilities.
The process for getting a Pawsibilities Unleashed Service Dog is:
1. Contact us via email
2. Complete the application so that we can get to know you and your needs.
3. You raise the $3,000 ($2,500 without the Service Dog gear and equipment) donation fee and we can even show you how to fundraise.
4. Our Master Trainer matches you with a carefully selected Service Dog that matches your lifestyle, needs and personality. That means that we pick the dog that is best suited for you. The wait to receive your dog can range from a week to several months.
5. You attend the intensive one-week training course or the regular schedule six-week course. The material covered is the same for each. You are responsible for your food, hotel and related expenses during your stay.
The tax-deductible donation for each Service Dog covers: the application process, seletion of your Service Dog, the care of your Service Dog until the designated pick-up date, initial vetting, spay or neuter, initial vaccinations, either the one week intensive training course or the 6-week training course, Service Dog certification, ID badge, and helps us continue to run the Service Dog program.
We are now offering to suit up your Service Dog with the necessary gear and equipment (recommended harness, leash, vest with patches, either a speciality harness or a backpack and a wire crate).
View the lesson plan. We have placed Service Dogs in many states throughout the U.S.
If you think that a Service Dog could help you, please email liz@dcr.net
| Resources for Service Dog Owners |
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Check out International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) for great information and networking opportunities. Service Dogs are not required to register with any organization, but many people find it a useful resource.
Supplies: Pets Only, a PUPT sponsor, gives a 10% discount on dog products for our Therapy and Service Dogs. You can also shop online for vests, backpacks, "Service Dog on duty" patches and more.
In Kentucky, 1st Degree ASSULT ON A SERVICE DOG is a FELONY. Read the law >>
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 You can help make a difference. Volunteer and sponsor opportunities are available and all donations are tax deductible. Learn more >>
Email: liz@dcr.net
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