How to Train a Psychiatric Service Dog 

Grateful for people like you making this information free. Also able to understand in practical terms for people who are not dog intelligent. 😊

More tutorials on all the specific psychiatric tasks you mentioned would be super helpful!

Could you do a focus on how to teach a service dog to help the handler leave a social situation? Also my social anxiety can lead to anger management issues, could my dog remind me in some way to keep calm if I rise my voice? It would mean a lot to me if you could give some advice! 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Helpful to gain a greater understanding of expectations for training a service dog. Thank you

I struggled finding an already trained dog for diabetes alert and psychiatric care. A confidant asked why I can't just train one to do both, as it would give me something positive to work toward in the day time. I'll get my pup in a few weeks and start on scent training early on.

Thank you so much. I’ve been looking into service dogs for awhile now to help me get a grip on everything (I often get disoriented and will need to leave asap). I have a couple tasks in mind for a service dog, but I never knew they could help me remind my medication since I forget it a lot. 😅

REMARKABLY helpful. After some fifteen years, this is the first channel to which I've ever subscribed.

Helpful! Very helpful. I would love to see more videos on the specifics if you are able. Also links to hybrid training programs you recommend would be great 😊 Thank you for making these videos and helping to educate not only those needing service dogs, but also the public! Keep up the great work. It is highly appreciated 😁

Extremely helpful, thank you for choosing to publish these videos.

I really like this video! Very helpful and informative for many people! This also will educate those that are confused between an Emotional Support Animal and a Psychiatric Service Dog too, since that can be a controversial and gray area for quite a bit of people. I’m Visually Impaired and have a Guide Dog from the organization, Guiding Eyes For The Blind. I really appreciate this from a professional Dog Trainer perspective because it’s not misinformation that We have on the internet and it’s telling people what to look for when considering this responsibility too.

thank you so much for this! I’m turning 18 in a month and a half and will be starting the process of getting a psd for my autism, since i’m a late diagnosis. I’m bad at my words and this video is very helpful with helping me know what words to use when going through the process. Thank you!

I’m working with a private trainer currently to help me train my standard poodle pup for psychiatric service/medical alert. It’s gone so well thus far, though we’re in the very early process since he’s just 5 months old, but it’s incredible the intelligence the breed possesses. Guess that’s why they’re part of the fab 4! He’s learned his basic manners and now we’re working on focusing on me in high stress situations and I think it’s important to add that it’s stressful for the handler even working with a trainer half of the time, because Im doing all of what we’ve learned so far on my own most of the time. That’s been really triggering for my anxiety which can trigger a mood cycle or total mania for me. Which I think is important for people to understand before going it alone or using a private trainer. Something I didn’t think about at all before I started.

Just starting out...very helpful. Grateful for people like you to make this info free, especially for low income support.

Thank you for making this video, it was very helpful.

Very helpful. I just got a puppy to train myself. My ESA was trained by me and was cgc b(2) certified. She passed from cancer at 11 years old just before Christmas. A PSD better suits my needs.

Such a helpful video in defining what is a Psychiatric Service Dog & whether one is useful for your situation plus all it entails. Thank you so much!

I really loved your video. Im in the UK and I have the cutest pomeranian service dog for my depression and anxiety (Im on highest daily dose for both). The worse thing apart from access questions i get is members of the public trying to touch my dog, take pictures, and distract him. It's a double-edged sword to have to explain to people, which sets me off into a major panic attack on the spot.

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Thanks for mentioning the DOT. I recently learned that the rules are stricter now for travel, including forms needed prior to air travel.

Thank you for these infos!

Helpful, thank you!

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What's up Lisa. Great Video. Thanks for the info. Colorado here as well, would love to hear more about the laws in Colorado and service dogs. Thanks!

Thank you. This was helpful.

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Amazing! Thank you!

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Vert interesting video. I started doing this with a trainer 2 weeks ago.

Yes please to training videos for all 5 of the common support behaviours!

HELPFUL. I subscribed and will use your channel to train my dog. Thank you!

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#helpful .. Thank you. I am diagnosed with PTSD, GAD, ADHD and severe MDD, I am also disabled with back and neck issues. it is extremely hard for me to go anywhere in public (mentally and physically. I have a new puppy and am strongly considering doing this with her. I believe I will try to get on the list to adopt a service dog but there is no harm in training my dog even if she doesn't pass the test.

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I am going to get my dog to pass the Canine Good Citizen test prior to psych service training. Then I know we will have this skill down pat. And a cute little patch for the vest.

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VERY HELPFUL. It took me forever to think of looking so something so difficult to find, on YT.

helpful, thanks!

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Thank you for the video. We trained out own service dog and the most important thing was having the right dog. Our dog is a border collie. They have been tested to be 10 times smarter than the second smartest dog breed, the standard poodle. Border collies almost train themselves. I say that, but keep in mind that she gets TONS of attention, so maybe it's more a matter of us enjoying spending time with her and her enjoying spending time with us. We didn't use a single dog treat in her training, but we also made sure there weren't things we had to "untrain". For example, she never gets treats, anywhere. She eats from her foot bowl twice per day, period. Also, we didn't use store bought play toys when she was little. She played with bones from the butcher, avocado's from our avocado trees, and sticks from the property. She learned that these things are her toys, and we never had to teach her the difference between a pet shop plush toy and one of our shoes. YOU have to learn that the pet industry will not make it easier for you. Because BCs want to please, you have to be very careful with negative reprimands. I would suggest NEVER spank a border collie, it is counter productive. At first, a stern tone is enough, and for our dog, a simple normal tone "no" is effective enough. If you think about how most dogs are the equivalent of a 4 or 5 year old, a border collie can be the equivalent of a 7 or 8 year old (obviously sans human skills like talking, opposable thumbs, etc), perhaps even more so as I would trust our dog with many situations where I wouldn't trust just any 8 year old. We live on a ranch, where she can get all the exercise she needs. I would not recommend them for most city environments unless you have a large yard. Our dog probably averages 20 miles or more of running per day. She is trained on a variety of things, including physical and psychological ADA, but also ranch needs, like she can detect a rattle snake by smell from 30 feet away and on average prevents half a dozen rattle snake encounters per year.

Thank you! ❤

Very helfpul. Thank you. I have so many questions. ❤

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This is extremely helpful. I have extreme anxiety, depression and ahdh and I am struggling. I'm considering getting a dog to train as a service dog. I want to make sure it's the right dog though

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Helpful. Biggest need is stopping panic attack and helping with depression and breakdowns.

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Very helpful! More videos on this. Please.

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Helpful!! I am a dog training student, so this is very helpful for me, but I also have debilitating social anxiety so I am considering training a service dog for myself. I'm wondering if it would actually make things worse, though, if people pay MORE attention to me in public places...

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I have a hidden disability from 20 years of service. I'm finally taking steps to get a puppy and getting him trained to be a PSD dog. I'm ready to get him and get back to normal. I'll be self training with the help of an organization out here in Seattle.

I’m doing fully self trained :)

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I rescued a golden retriever 2.5 yrs old has been trained by 1st owner Because he is amazing around my wheelchair on the first day . I rescued Lucas July 21-23 and he continues to amaze me

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Helpful. My maltipoo is In Training.

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Would love a video about the PAT test!

Thank you

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Thank you so much for this! I am looking into service dog training but with my anxiety it's hard to keep a job. Self training seems like a more viable option and your videos are a huge help!

Good video!

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I think when training is done, I will get a vest that says “psych service dog” to specify. Seems like there will be fewer questions with the word “psych” on it.

I would love for you to do more videos on task training im currently training my GSD-German Shepherd to be my ptsd service animal. I have used z service animal for 11 years but unfortunately my dog passed and I'm just trying to all i thought my last one so anything would be an extremely big help

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Yes please help with anxiety and claustrophobia

Thank you for the thorough review. Is there a specific hybrid model that you recommend for those of us who are trying to train at home but want some guidance?

I want you to make another video!! I want to learn more about this and I am local myself in the same state and I am learning what is colorado law around service dog

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You really don’t need the General Public Access but it’s good to have it.

Super helpful! Do you have more videos on the specifics on basics like how to. My dog is in training and I want to learn more. Mostly for night terrors, and calming when he feels me getting anxiety attack

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Helpfully! Yes please make a video of all of the topics that you talked about. Subscribe to your wonderful channel now. Thanks again for all you do.

Very very helpful tips. Look forward to actual training videos. Also, can you take a service dog with you in the planes now with the lower covid restrictions?

I am going to be starting with a therapist sat and working with them to get letter stating that I need/ be very good for my mental health a service dog. Weather the dog becomes a full service dog or not be determined. But for sure want the dog to come and lay on me/ get me to sit down or lay down for them to get in my lap or lay on me when I’m not doing well or showing signs I might or will go to hurt myself. At this time if go to hurt myself I probably would not be able to consciously realize what I am doing. Then also to make sure I am getting out and being active. As my mental health problems are preventing me from being active. Which is affecting my physical health and my other health problems as well as potentially all of this causing me to have problems having a job and keeping 1. Another thing be great if I show signs of being upset or any type of sad feelings at any level. To try and cheer me up weather being like licking me/close to me like the laying on me/and me taking them out to a dog park or a park to go out on the trails. If out in park or trails to be joyful and playful to make me laugh and smile.

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So helpful im doing research about how to get a psychiatric service dog for myself i am autistic and i get really bad social anxiety. And i want to get a well trained dog or find away to train him or her myself preferably one already trained that fits my needs i also need one who can be trained for epilepsy as well since I've had history of seizures.

Helpful! For a hybrid approach do you recommend the org mentioned as one’s first stop? I live in S California. Invisible illness diagnosis chronic treatment resistant depression

8:45 If you train a dog yourself, for the dog to be able to handle other dogs is going to be a lot easier with the right breed. We have a border collie and for centuries, they were trained to quietly work with other animals. It is in their DNA to want to interract with other animals, but in a quiet friendly way. If there is another animal around and IF I were to take her off leash, she might try to cautiously herd the other animal toward me. She is so smart, she has a set of rules when we are on the ranch and she is doing her work off leash and a set of rules when we are in the city and she is on leash. It is amazing how smart dogs can be.

You said potty and my dog herd you and got excited 😆

Would love to learn more about interruption and graceful exit. We are working on orbit now. Also, does the AKC CGC test work as the public access test or is that issued by a specific organization?

Can you do more videos on the task and how to go about training them?

Helpful would move more videos