STEADFAST SERVICE DOGS
Steadfast Service Dogs is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. We provide service dogs to those who have a diagnosed need for a service dog, but cannot afford the entire cost of dog, training, certifications, and maintenance training.
Our Service Dog program is designed to provide purpose-bred, quality service dogs that are tested and selected specifically for each handler. Puppies are whelped in our family room, and we do not warehouse our puppies in kennels. From day one, our puppies have constant contact with humans, are socialized and neurologically stimulated continuously throughout the day, and are carefully monitored.
At 8 weeks, we have a K9 Master Trainer who has never had contact with the puppies come out to do service dog aptitude testing. We will only place puppies as service dogs if they test out with service dog aptitudes. Our process includes an 8-week period through which puppy and handler forge a bond that will provide a foundation for the training to follow. Our program takes approximately 12 to 18 months to complete, with an initial "board-and-train" session, including a 2-3 day "train the handler" session. Subsequent training modules are highly handler-involved, to insure that dog and handler are both capable and confident in performing the training objectives.
Steadfast Service Dogs has a proven track record of successful service dog placements for various disabilities, including PTSD, heavy mobility, diabetic alert, seizure alert, other psychiatric and neurological disabilities, and for survivors of extreme violence and trauma. We have dogs placed with survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of the Parkland Shooting. We have dogs performing dual roles as service dog for a handler and peer support or emotional support for a group the handler works with.
Our dogs are life-altering!
