Training Service Dogs Illinois

Our goal is to bring hope inspiration and independence to individuals in illinois and the surrounding area with our custom trained service dogs.

Training service dogs illinois. Mobilizing the world four paws at a time. We are an illinois non for profit 501 c 3 serving the chicago metropolitan and suburban areas. Service dogs in training begin making outings with students staff and volunteers as young as 8 weeks of age as a part of a rigorous socialization program. Paws giving independence trains service dogs to assist people with a variety of different disabilities while providing support to encourage independence.

During this phase in their training they are afforded the opportunity to see smell and hear all of the factors that will become a part of their daily lives as service dogs. Illini service dogs is a non profit organization located in champaign illinois that provides mobility service dogs at no cost. Illini service dogs does not operate on a first come first served basis. The illinois criminal code however penalizes public accommodations that refuse to admit service animals and this law defines service animals more broadly to include dogs and miniature horses that are trained or in training as a guide animal hearing animal seizure alert animal assistance animal mobility animal autism assistance animal.

Pgi educates the public about the benefits of service dogs and encourages animal rescue by obtaining many of our animals from shelters and rescue groups. Canine companions for independence chicago satellite office po box 41 woodstock il 60098 847 816 7360 voice types of dogs trained. If a match is found we reach out to those individuals to begin the placement process. Midamerica service dogs foundation provides service dogs to children and adults with mobility disabilities free of charge.

I have 35 years of experience in training dogs ranging from all levels of obedience and behavioral modification through to therapy and service dog training. Illini service dogs champaign illinois. We are also training trainers our ptsd service dog trainer academy will help put more specially trained service dogs into partnership with veterans suffering from ptsd.