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1)Be at least 12 years of age unless service dog is needed for a child with autism. 2)Have a diagnosed physical disability, anxiety disorder such as PTSD, debilitating chronic illness, or neurological disorder affecting at least one limb.

Companion dog certification generally means your dog has passed a series of basic obedience tests, allowing him to progress to a higher level. A companion dog isn't the same as a service dog. The latter is an animal specially trained to aid people with disabilities.

3 Easy Steps. Registering your service dog, emotional support dog, or therapy dog and getting your kit is very easy. 1)Customize Your Kit 2)Provide Your Info.  3)Submit Your Order.

With a dog who has advanced behavior skills, task training can take four to six months depending on the complexity of the tasks. The dog will need to demonstrate the ability to perform the task in various environments. Most dogs require 1-2 years to become a service dog and be fully trained in public access skills.

He should be at least 18 months old and have been doing public access training (performing his already mastered skills and tasks) in public for at least six months reliably before being transitioned from "service dog in training" to full service dog.

All in all the cost of service dog training can vary from $7000, which includes training them to perform basic tasks, to $20,000 for more intensive training. As an example the average cost of training a dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind runs about $30,000  fortunately their clients are not charged this full amount.