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Types of
Service Dogs We Train
At Sherbert Service Dogs, we specialize in autism service dogs for teens and adult, and have expanded to offering several types of service dogs. Each dogs training is tailored to meet specific needs!
Mobility Service Dogs
Our mobility dogs support individuals with physical disabilities gain greater independence by:
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Retrieving items and picking them up
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Pushing buttons to open doors
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Pulling off clothing
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Opening drawers, doors and cupboards,
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Counter-balance support
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Forward momentum pull
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Wheelchair pull
We do not train brace work, we offer alternative tasks to this. If the client requires brace, we refer out for training that specific skill.
PTSD Service Dogs
Our PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) dogs offer support to hose struggling with trauma by:
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Anxiety alerts
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Nightmare interruption
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Finding a safe person
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Spacial creation in public
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Behaviour interruption
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Deep pressure therapy
These dogs are placed for those with civilian PTSD/CPTSD and Veterans
Autism and ADHD Service Dogs
Our Autism and ADHD service dogs provide vital support to their handlers by:
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Deep pressure therapy
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Tactile stimulation
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Grounding
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Behaviour interruption
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Alerting to oncoming meltdowns
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Spacial creation
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Facilitating social interactions
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Leading to parents or a safe person
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Medication retrievals
We place Autism and ADHD service dogs with children over age 6 years old, teenagers, young adults and adults.
We do not train anchoring tasks for bolting. we offer alternative tasks to this. If the client requires anchoring, we refer out for training that specific skill.
Hearing Alert Dogs
Our hearing alert dogs provide safety and support independence for individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing by:
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Alerting to the doorbell ringing and door knocking
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Alerting to fire alarm
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Alerting to phone-calls, alarms
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Alerting to your name being called
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Retrieving dropped items
Psychiatric Service Dogs
Our Psychiatric service dogs can be trained to assist handlers with a wide variety of mental health disorders by:
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Alerting to oncoming anxiety
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Room checks
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Deep pressure therapy
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Medication reminders
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Waking up their handler
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Hallucination discernment
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Finding a safe person or family member
These dogs are placed with individuals dealing with generalized anxiety (GAD), schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Medical Alert and Response
Service Dogs
Our medical alert and response dogs support individuals with diabetes, epileptic and non-epileptic seizures, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) by:
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Scent-based medical alerts
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Retrieving medication
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Retrieving an emergency phone
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Bringing a safe person to the handler
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Elevating legs
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Applying specific point pressure
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Finding and leading to an exit, bench or bathroom
We do not guarantee alerts and their accuracy, but will guarantee response work. Please reach out for details if curious about this program
Dogs we will not train:
At this time, we do not train guide dogs for the blind or visually impaired, allergy alerts for life threatening anaphylaxis, and gluten detection.