assessment

recovery

healing

Lima compliant program
IN COMPLIANCE WITH ADA
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To begin your new chapter, let's start at... the end

Benefits you can expect

Be in public without feeling threatened or hypervigilant
Having a buddy by your side, on duty 24/7, ready to alert at the onset of anxiety
Have a second set of trained eyes 'watching-your-6'
Get to sleep and stay asleep because your dog is vigilant and ready to comfort
Enjoy and contribute to your children's social and sporting events
Relieve much of the burden your spouse has had in 'taking care of you'

151

Graduate Service Dog Teams

51

Graduated Companion Dog Teams

52

%

Avg. Symptom Reduction
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This is how you'll achieve it

OUR 8 MONTH SERVICE DOG TRAINING PLAN *

As an organization regulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we will focus on training the dog to do specific tasks that will mitigate the Veteran’s diagnosed symptoms.

Our goal at SD4V is to build strong Veteran Service Dog Teams that will have a positive impact on the Veteran’s quality of life.

* If a Veteran Joins with a puppy, add six weeks for a puppy class when fully vaccinated. An online puppy class is also included.

Program
Intake

2 Weeks

Paperwork
Training Goals
Lifestyle
Award Scholarship
Dog Procurement (If needed)

Companion Dog

3 Months

Dog is 6 months or older
Can be the end goal, or the prerequisite to join the Service Dog training phase.
Beginner Obedience
Intermediate Obedience

Service
Dog

5 Months

Requires successful completion of the Companion Dog training phase
Dog is spayed / neutured
Advanced Obedience
Public Access Training
Graduation

* Please note that if you want to train your own dog, SD4V does not accept Bully Breeds (purebred or mixes) into our Service Dog Program. These breeds can be accepted into the Companion Dog program. The suitability of any dog that a Veteran wants to enter the Service Dog program with will be discussed with our trainers during the intake process.

Border Collie laying down with attentive ears and big brown eyes waiting for a treat

What is being said about our program...

From Therapists:
"Therapy is often critical to a Veteran’s recovery. They learn important coping skills: being present, intentional, and under control.  Learning to train and care for their own service dog can be a ‘force multiplier’ because the same skills are required."
From Students:
"I’ve learned how to work the 45 min a day of training into my routine, and logging that into my training journal. I’m amazed at our progress. After only 3 months I’m seeing great changes in my dog and myself. I can do this!"
From Graduates:
"Best decision of my life to train my dog in this program. It’s given me purpose & belief in myself again.  And it’s the first thing I’ve started since being discharged that I finished.  I did not expect the amount of support and camaraderie I had all the way through, it was amazing. I highly recommend this program."
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Reach out to us

If you and your therapist think you’re far enough along in your therapy to take on the added responsibility of owning a dog and training in our program, you might consider this an opportunity whose time has come for you.

Request an application

Your journey starts with sending a message

SD4V Training Center
109 Woodruff Industrial Lane
Greenville, SC 29607

* When considering this program keep in mind that we recommend that program participants be within a
2 Hour  driving distance

** Please note: If you want to train your own dog, SD4V does not accept 'Bully Breeds' (purebred or mixes) into our Service Dog Program.

These breeds can be accepted into the Companion Dog Program. The suitability of any dog that a Veteran wants to enter the Service Dog Program with, will be discussed with our trainers during the intake process.

Cute puppy with tilted head and a tennis ball between legs while laying down waiting for you to play

How is all this possible?

SD4V is community based

Serving local veterans, rescuing local dogs, with strong community support both financially and with events.

Financial Support

100% from our community. There is no financial support received from the Federal, State, or Local government.

We are a high-impact 501c3 Public Charity

Run by business professionals and certified dog trainers, supported by an amazing team of over 20 volunteers, most of whom are veterans and SD4V graduates.

Program vs. Administrative

Our charity creates confidence in donors because 94.8% of every dollar goes to Program versus Administrative costs

Superior Training Model

LIMA Compliant. Employing incentive based training, and produces the best ‘bag for the buck’ of any model out there.

When Veterans ‘earn’ their service dog by being taught to train their own dog, they experience on average a 50% reduction in their symptoms by the time they graduate, and other significant quality of life benefits.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

With the help of our local merchants

SD4V is grateful to all our local merchants who allow us to conduct Public Access training and welcome our Service Dogs in training.

Lowe’s, Walmart, Cabela’s, Target, Kohl’s, and TJ Maxx have also been great facilities to train in.

Thank You!

Cute Siberian Husky puppy

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