Trained Service Dogs

Centre Stage Dog Training understands the profound impact a trained service dog can have on your life. For individuals who need already trained assistance or prefer not to go through the training process themselves, we offer partially-trained or fully-trained service dogs that are ready to be placed directly with clients. Our trained service dogs undergo rigorous training to ensure they can navigate public spaces confidently and provide reliable, task-specific support from day one. Trained service dogs master skills such as navigating crowds, public transportation, retrieving objects, opening doors, and alerting to medical conditions, or whatever individual task the clients plan includes. 

Trained service dogs are offered on a limited basis and can be matched as either a started service dog or a fully-trained service dog. We train and match allergen detection and medical alert dogs, and can adjust or add tasks based on applicants and matches or help you find a program that fits your needs! Centre Stage Dog Training will work with you to find and train the perfect service dog to help with your unique needs.

Trained Service Dog Options

  • Started Dogs: These partially-trained service dogs are placed between 10 months and 18 months. They have had foundational obedience, public access skills introduction, and task training foundations. They are not fully trained and will require ongoing training. By working with a partially trained dog, you’ll have the chance to build a stronger bond through the final stages of training while benefiting from the structure already in place. These dogs can be trained to perform more specific and complex tasks that you may need. This collaborative approach deepens the bond between you and your trained service dog and ensures that the dog’s abilities are perfectly suited to your real-life day-to-day challenges.

  • Fully-Trained Service Dogs: Fully-trained service dogs are placed around the age of 2 years old. These trained service dogs have undergone all foundational skills, task training, public access training, and program testing. They are ready to integrate into your life, offering you greater independence and peace of mind from the moment you meet your service dog. Please note public access tests are not required under the ADA but are a part of our trained service dog program.

A waitlist for either of these options is up to 36 months

Current Dogs In Training

CSDT Astro, DOB 07/24/2024

Astro is a male, black lab that is currently in our service dog training program. He is currently working on foundational public access work, generalizing obedience and adding more advanced cues, and diabetic alert scent work in hopes he will become a diabetic alert service dog. If you are interested in getting on our waitlist or owner training your own dog, please contact me at contact@centrestagedogtraining.com. Astro’s training journey can be followed on our instagram, @centrestagedogtraining

Centre Stage Dog Training’s placement process includes personalized consultations to match you with the perfect trained service dog, ensuring a smooth integration into your life. Whether you’re looking for a fully-trained service dog or want to complete the journey with a partially-trained service dog, Centre Stage is here to make sure you and your service dog are set up for success from the start. Reach out today to learn more about how our trained service dogs can transform your life!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Service Dogs are dogs that have been trained to perform a task(s) that directly mitigate their handlers' disability. Service dog teams have public access rights under the ADA and can go anywhere the general public can go (excluding sterile environments).

  • Service dogs can alert to medical events/conditions, alert to the presence of allergens, alert to sounds and bring the handler to the source, retrieve items, open and close cabinets and doors, deep pressure therapy, forward momentum pull, turn lights on/off, and more! If you are curious about what tasks may be most beneficial for you, contact us for an owner-training consultation!

  • Being a service dog requires confidence, resilience, drive, and a very stable temperament. At Centre Stage Dog Training, we help owners train their service dogs; however, they will first have to undergo an evaluation to determine if they are a suitable prospect to begin training. We can also help you find a prospective dog to begin owner-training with!

  • Service dog training generally takes 1.5-2 years to get to fully-trained service dog status!

  • The first step is scheduling a consultation with Centre Stage Dog Training! From there, we will discuss your needs and goals in detail, evaluate your dog if you already have one, or develop a plan to help you find the right prospect for owner training or a fully-trained service dog.