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Service Dog FAQ

Everything you need to know about qualifying for, obtaining, or training a service or emotional support dog—answered clearly and compassionately.

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How To Get a Service or Support Dog

There are several ways to receive a service or emotional support dog—what’s right for you depends on your needs, qualifications, and timeline.

How do I get a service dog?

To qualify for a service dog, you must have a disability that significantly impacts your daily life. The dog must be individually trained to perform specific tasks related to that disability.

How do I get an emotional support dog?

A licensed mental health professional must provide you with a letter recommending an emotional support animal. Then you can adopt one from a trainer, breeder, or rescue organization.

How do I get a psychiatric service dog or a service dog for anxiety?

Most people purchase one from a professional service dog trainer or apply to a charitable organization (which can take years). Dogs for anxiety or psychiatric conditions are trained to detect and respond to changes in your body and environment.

How much is an emotional support dog?

Since ESAs don’t receive task-specific training, they are usually priced like pet dogs. Cost depends on the breeder, trainer, or adoption source.

How do I get a support dog for PTSD?

PTSD service dogs are trained to notice and respond to emotional and physical cues. You can apply through a trainer or a nonprofit organization.

Understanding the process

Making Your Dog a Service or Support Dog

If you’re considering training your own dog, it’s important to understand the legal and practical requirements for service and emotional support animals.

Can I make my own dog a service dog?

Only if you have a disability. Your dog must be trained for public access and to perform specific tasks. Without this, it cannot legally be a service dog—no matter how well-behaved it is.

How do I train my dog to be a service dog?

Training requires significant time and expertise. Most people struggle to meet the high standards of service dog behavior, especially for public access and off-leash reliability.

How do I make my dog an emotional support dog?

Unlike service dogs, emotional support animals don’t need specific training. You simply need a recommendation letter, and then adopt or purchase a dog.

What about therapy dogs?

Therapy dogs are not personal service dogs. They’re trained to provide comfort to others in places like hospitals, schools, or disaster zones.

What we train

Understanding Our Services

We specialize in training service dogs, emotional support dogs, and therapy dogs. Each is trained with love, consistency, and tailored guidance to help their future owner lead a better life. Whether you’re seeking a calm companion or a responsive task-trained dog, we focus on what you need most.

Choosing the Right Dog
While many breeds can be trained to perform essential tasks, we guide each client to select the right dog based on their physical needs and emotional goals. For those requiring mobility support, a larger dog may be necessary. For others, small breeds can be ideal. What matters most is the dog’s temperament and your specific lifestyle. Let us help you choose the right fit from the start.

Why does it help to let us choose?

We’ve worked with over 200 breeds—our insight goes beyond the basics.
We assess puppies for intelligence, calmness, and responsiveness.
We only work with trusted breeders who avoid inbreeding and poor temperament lines.

Professional process

How Our Training Works

Unlike programs that rely on volunteers, every dollar you invest goes directly to experienced, full-time trainers. We don’t outsource training to amateurs. Our team provides structured, emotionally connected training that fosters real trust between dog and human.

We also do not use shock collars—our dogs are trained using love, respect, and positive reinforcement only. Off-leash obedience is a real result, not a claim. If your dog is trained properly, it won’t need a device to listen.

You Probably Don't Qualify For Charity

Service Dog School of America is here to help you get a service dog perfect for you.

Service Dog School of America provides fully-trained psychiatric and medical service dogs for individuals who need a finished, reliable working dog. We do not train customer-owned dogs, we do not run group classes, and we do not require owner participation in training. Every dog is trained by us from start to finish and placed only when the work is complete.

Each service dog is trained for twelve to sixteen months using a one-trainer, one-dog method. One professional trainer works with one dog every day through all stages of development. There are no interns, assistants, or hand-offs. This produces consistency, reliability, and predictable behavior in real-world environments.

Our program focuses exclusively on psychiatric and medical service dogs. Training commonly includes support for PTSD, anxiety and panic disorders, autism, neurological conditions, emotional regulation, grounding tasks, interruption of harmful or compulsive behaviors, and deep-pressure therapy. We do not train diabetic alert dogs.

All training is conducted in real public environments rather than controlled classrooms alone. Dogs are conditioned to remain calm and responsive in crowds, during travel, and around everyday distractions. Obedience is taught to a standard that allows the dog to work reliably on or off leash, without pulling, reactivity, or dependence on physical restraint.

We train Golden Retrievers only. Dogs are selected for stable temperament, low reactivity, emotional resilience, and strong human focus. Breed selection is deliberate and central to producing service dogs that are dependable over the long term.

Unlike many programs that operate on multi-year waitlists, our dogs are trained continuously. When a dog is available, it is already fully trained and ready for placement. We do not promise future dogs or unfinished training.

Placement is not the end of the relationship. We provide lifetime access to professional support from the trainers who developed the dog. Support is direct and ongoing, not outsourced to call centers or third-party services.

Every placement is backed by a one hundred percent money-back satisfaction guarantee. If a dog is not the right fit, we address it directly.

This program is designed for individuals who need a completed service dog, do not qualify for charity programs, and value reliability, discretion, and time. What we provide is not a pet, a class, or a process. It is a fully-trained service dog developed over twelve to sixteen months and ready to work.

What path fits you best?

Buying, Adopting, or Training Options

Buy from a service dog trainer – Trained dogs are ready to support your needs and meet public access standards.
Adopt from a nonprofit or rescue – This route is often low-cost but can involve long waitlists.
Train your own dog – Feasible only with the time, skill, and legal qualifications (i.e., a documented disability).
Get an emotional support animal – ESAs are easier to obtain but don’t have the same public access rights as service dogs.

For those who want to help

Becoming a Trainer or Learning More

Interested in service dog training as a career or calling? Here’s where to start and how to connect with the right mentor.

How do I become a service dog trainer?

If you’re serious about pursuing service dog training professionally, contact us to explore opportunities and mentorship.

How do I find training help near me?

Click here to see our “Service Dog Training Near Me” page and vet local trainers carefully. Choose one with proven success in task training and public access.

Do you train emotional support animals (ESAs)?

Yes, along with service and therapy dogs.

Do I need a large breed for a service dog?

Not always. It depends on your specific needs.

Is this a charity?

No. We are a professional training business focused on results.

Will my dog obey off-leash?

Yes. We specialize in off-leash obedience without shock collars.

Can you help me choose the dog?

Absolutely—we prefer to help select the best pup from the start.

Begin Your Journey

How to Move Forward

Buying a trained dog shouldn’t be risky or overwhelming. We make the process clear, compassionate, and fast. You’ll get personal guidance, regular updates, and a lifetime resource for support after your dog joins your home.