Our Services

Service Dogs

A service dog is a dog trained to perform specific tasks which mitigate the symptoms of their handler’s disability.

  • Looking to train your dog yourself but need some guidance? We offer customized packages to fit your needs at any stage of training, from puppyhood to adulthood. Training a service dog of your own is a significant time, financial and emotional commitment. Have questions? We would be happy to meet with you to discuss specifics so you can decide if this is the right option for you.

  • Prelude Assistance Dogs offers fully trained service dogs that can then be paired with you. Training a service dog from start to finish can take approximately two years and there is often a wait. If this seems like the right option to you, please reach out to us so you can begin the application process.

Therapy Dogs

A therapy dog is a dog trained to comfort and support others. Therapy dogs do not have public access rights to accompany a person into non-pet friendly places unless invited, such as to offer pet therapy to those in assisted living, visiting hospitals, etc.

  • Hour long lessons with dog and handler to help them learn the skills needed to successfully pass a therapy dog certification test.

  • We pick your dog up and train them throughout the day while you are at work. At the end of the day, we will have an hour long private lesson to show you the skills they learned, and hone your skills so you can continue to work with them until your next Day School.

  • Two 1-hour long group classes leading up to a certification test. This gives you the opportunity to run through various items on the test and get feedback, but does not include one-on-one instruction

AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing

The AKC Canine Good Citizen test shows your dogs skills in basic obedience and soundness of temperament. Most therapy dog certifications, including ours, will require this as a prerequisite.

  • One 2-hour class that gives you the opportunity to run through every test item, ask questions, and get feedback.

  • Already feeling confident? Call to schedule today.