Service Dog School of America “Where Lives Get Better & Miracles Happen”
✓How Service Dog School of America Compares to 30,000+ Other Dog Trainers Nationwide
● There are over 30,000 dog trainers in the United States.
● There are 78 service dog trainers are accredited charities.
● Only 7 trainers are NOT A CHARITY and sell fully-trained psychiatric service dogs. Comprehensive Side-by-Side Comparison of Service Dog Providers
Feature / Provider
Service Dog School of America
Trainer #2
Trainer #3
Trainer #4
Trainer #5
Business Type
For-Profit
Nonprofit
For-Profit
Nonprofit
Nonprofit
Years in Business
27 years
19 years
10 years
37 years
50 years
Breed Specialization
Golden Retrievers
Labs & Goldens
German Shepherds
Rescue Dogs
Lab/Golden Mix
Sells Service Dogs (Not Free)
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
❌ No
❌ No
Off-Leash Obedient Dogs
✅ Yes
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No
Medical Alert Dogs
✅ Yes
⚠️ Limited
✅ Yes
⚠️ Some
❌ No
Psychiatric Service Dogs For Sale
✅ Yes
⚠️ Limited
✅ Yes
❌ No
❌ No
Photo Evidence of Past Dogs
✅ Yes
⚠️ Some
❌ No
❌ No
✅ Yes
Nationwide Availability
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
⚠️ Limited
✅ Yes
Known for Safety and Transparency
✅ Highest in Category
⚠️ Moderate
⚠️ Moderate
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
Client Effort / Responsibility
✅ Turnkey
⚠️ Some involvement
⚠️ Medium involvement
❌ High burden
❌ Long onboarding
Support After Placement
✅ Lifetime
⚠️ Limited follow-up
✅ Offered selectively
❌ Minimal contact
⚠️ Policy-dependent
Stress to Client
✅ Low
⚠️ Medium
⚠️ Medium
❌ High
❌ High
Daily Life Impact
✅ Major independence
⚠️ Some assistance
⚠️ Moderate utility
❌ Narrow function
⚠️ Emotional support
100% Money-Back Guarantee
✅ Yes
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No
❌ No
Approximate Investment
$70,000
$60,000
$45,000
Free (Waitlist)
Free (Waitlist)
Overall Value Rating
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WE HELP PEOPLE LIKE YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONE who do not qualify to get a service dog from a charity.
OUR CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR US AND OUR DOGS. They go by who is the most likely to improve, or even save, their life or that of their loved one. They want the #1 service dog trainer, the one most likely to over-perform and give them the most return on their investment in somebody being able to live a more normal, productive and happier life.
✓How to Get a Service Dog from Service Dog School of America
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Why a Service Dog Is the Best Investment You’ll Ever Make
For someone living with a disability, no investment brings more lasting impact than a service dog that provides constant support, confidence, and independence. For many, getting a service dog is the only thing that will work to relieve their suffering and allow them to live a normal life.
Getting a service dog is about making somebody more productive, relieving their suffering, or saving a life. Just like you would want the best medical doctor or other top experts helping you or your loved one, you also want the most qualified and experienced service dog trainer.
Why Discerning Buyers Choose Service Dog School of America. . . .
✅ Not A Charity You Or Your Child Don’t Qualify For Anyway — Unlike nonprofits with years-long waitlists and inflexible bureaucracies that make it difficult, if not impossible, for most disabled children and adult to get an assistance dog even if you have all the money in the world, we are a lot easier to deal with and more reliable.
✅ Only provider selling fully-trained off-leash obedienct service dogs — Every dog is trained to be reliable, safe, and responsive on and off-leash so your service dog won’t run away from you and get hit by a car because it wasn’t really trained.
✅ AKC Golden Retrievers — The most intelligent, gentle, and emotionally intuitive breed, hand-selected and custom-trained for psychiatric and medical tasks.
✅ Transparent training history — No other provider shows decades of public documentation of every dog trained. Facebook.com/davethedogtrainer
✅ 100% Money-Back Guarantee— Service Dog School of America is the only service dog provider offering a full refund if the client is not completely satisfied. This is the safest deal in the industry.
✅ No one loves dogs and people more— Our training method is solely based on using love, affection, friendship, compassion, and kindness.
Why are service dogs so expensive?
Service dog training is the Olympics of Dog Training. 99.99% of professional dog trainers could not train a service dog for the life of them.There are very few excellent dog trainers with the credentials, education, training and experience to be able to provide a reliable, quality and consistent experience to disabled clients.
You tell us what your service dog should cost.
It takes a year to train a service dog, sometimes longer.
A) 365 days training X 24 hours = 8,760 hours
B) There are 8,760 hours in the year it takes to train a dog
Meaning, If we charge $75,000, we make $8.56 per hour before expenses.
At $131,400,we make $15.00/hour before expenses.
If we charge $175,200, we would make $20.00 per hour (the minimum wage for fast food workers in California) per hour before expenses.
Service dog training is more about helping people than training dogs or getting rich.
The Eight Dollars or so per hour includes. . . .
The $8.00 or so per hour includes all expenses: the best puppy money can buy, veterinary care, food, rent, insurance, toys, dog beds, transportation, utilities, a 6.4 acre facility, a three-year health guarantee, a 100% Money-Back guarantee, two college degrees, 57 years experience training dogs, 27 years professionally.
You get a well-bred trained service dog where everything has been done right from the day your puppy left the breeder.
3-year Health Guarantee on all our AKC registered dogs.
The most well-trained dogs available anywhere at any price.
The day you get your service dog, you will be able to take your dog to work with you, to school, to the mall, to church, you can travel with your dog, anywhere you go you can take your dog. You get a trained dog to perform tasks that assist you with your disability. Training and support is provided for the life of your service dog.
Is the cost of a service dog too high if you got one and you were a lot less depressed and anxious, or if you became a happier person?