What's involved?

Our assistance dog program is designed to support individuals with a disability train their own pet dog to assist with their individual needs.

We offer compassionate, personalised support to people living with

- Mental Health Conditions (e.g. Bipolar, BPD, Depression, Anxiety etc)

- Autism

- Mobility Challenges (e.g. Wheelchair users, People who struggle to pick things up etc) 

- Hearing Loss

- Vision Impairment 

- Military-related Medical needs (PTSD, Physical disabilities)

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"There are currently 2 options how you can join our

Scottish Assistance Dog Program"

OPTION 1 - Puppies and young dogs under 2 years old

The program includes:

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Foundation Skills: We will guide you through our 4 Level training program to finish with a fully trained assistance dog!  From basic puppy manners, reaching to high standard assistance dog training we will make sure your reach each goal at your own pace, feeling empowered and confident at each step.

Public Access Training: Its not all class based training, Our assistance dog teams need to learn how to face real life situations, what better way to do that than in real life training opportunities! Once Level 3 has been reached its now time to step out your comfort zone (with guided support from us) and get out into shops and other public places your dog will be expected to go daily. 

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4 Level Training Program - ensuring your dog is trained

to the highest standards.

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OPTION 2- For dogs older than 2 years old

-    Your dog will be thoroughly temperament tested to ensure they would be happy to be an Assistance Dog.

-    Take a mock Assistance Dog Public access test and tick off what your dog can do.
-    If your dog doesn't pass straight away you then have the option to go home and work on the sections your dog needs more work on by yourself.

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-    You can then book in for our 121 sessions, parallel walking sessions, task training or attend some weekly, in person training Classes.
-    Finally, your dog will be able to take the final Public access test.

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Task Work

For your dog to reach Assistance dog Status, by law your dog needs to be trained to do tasks that mitigate your disability,

With Bond and Behave we require a minimum of 2 Trained Tasks your dog does on a daily basis.

"What is a trained task?"

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Here is a list of some of the tasks we can help you train at Bond and Behave - 

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Handler Education: We will support and give handlers guidance on welfare, access rights, Laws surrounding assistance dogs and assist in any access refusals you may receive - your never on your own.

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Please note - While we welcome a wide range of needs we are not currently able to support scent-based medical alert training (e.g. Diabetic or seizure alert).

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"Each dog- handler team receives respectful, individualised guidance at every step.

Our focus is on creating confident partnerships that are capable, well-mannered

and ready for the world together."

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Please contact us for more information.