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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. We match you with one of our preferred breeders to pick a dog for you.
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 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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PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION
To receive our program overview and an application immediately via our automated system, send an email with the subject line "SD application request" to: [email protected]
If you have additional questions, send an email to [email protected] or call our office phone at 1-888-759-4920.
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We provide Service Dogs for children and adults. 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 organizations charge $10,000 to $20,000 and up for Service Dogs. We try to keep our costs down with, (1) low overhead costs, (2) strong volunteer participation, and (3) donations from supporters.
Our Service Dog training program depends on donations. Clients are required to fundraise $5,500 as part of training with us for a service dog. |
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 us as you prepare to get 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 are deaf or have seizure disorders, mobility constraints, psychiatric conditions and/or other 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.
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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.
We specialize in training you how to train your 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
Read about our program and view the application (PDF) >>
We provide Service Dog training to adults and children nationwide. We work through the nation's top Labrador Retriever breeders to help you get the right dog.
We have placed Service Dogs from coast-to-coast in the U.S. and in Canada.
If you think that a Service Dog could help you, please email [email protected]
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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.
You can 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: [email protected]
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