Help Is Just A Tail-Wag Away
We are a non-profit organization based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and we are dedicated to empowering disabled Canadians to train their own service dogs.
We offer group classes and one-on-one coaching to people in the Vancouver area, and video lessons to anyone in Canada.
Whether your disability is visible or invisible, we see you, and we are here to help.
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Traditional service dog charities are burdened with the costs of breeding, raising, training, and feeding the dogs. Success rates are often lower than 50%, and of those, many dogs “backslide” because their recipient doesn’t have the dog handling skills to maintain the training.
Wait lists for a dog can be 5-10 years, because it is difficult and costly to mass-produce High quality amd well trained dogs.
Latest Blog Posts
Category: Puppy Training, Service Dog Life
Puppies in training occupy a grey zone that is not well covered by clear laws and store policies. At Heeling Assistants, we encourage our clients to bring their puppies [...]
Category: Puppy Training
No matter how much preparation you do, sometimes there is no way to prepare for the way having a baby can blast a hole in your life. People generally [...]
Category: Choosing A Dog, Finding A Dog, Puppy Training
Dogs aren't the only beings who have difficulty differentiating red and green. Humans are the only mammals who actually CAN see the difference, and even some of us struggle. We [...]
Category: Service Dog Life
Are you self-conscious? Does it make you feel uncomfortable to know that everyone is noticing you? If you answered "yes" to the above, think twice before getting a service [...]
Category: Quizzes, Service Dog Training
Training a service dog is a little like learning Japanese. A lot of people would like to do it. Quite a few start it. Very few actually do it. About [...]
Category: Choosing A Dog, Finding A Dog, Service Dog Training
Many people seem to believe that service dogs are more robots than dogs. They are so very incorrect.
Category: Videos
There are many great uses for retractable leashes... None of which involve using them as a leash.
Category: Puppy Training, Service Dog Training
People often believe that service dog training starts after age one. They're wrong. The mistake comes from common knowledge - the average person knows that service dog [...]
Category: Finding A Dog, Puppy Training, Service Dog Training
They called it the "Super Dog" Program. The American Military were investigating how to raise stronger, more resilient, smarter dogs. They turned to Dr. Michael Fox, who had written [...]
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your ptsd dog should not be bothered by your ptsd It seems very odd that we need to spell this out to people. You might be amazed to hear [...]
Category: Puppy Training
Our puppy socialization classes are not what people expect. When you hear "puppy socialization", you probably think of a class that meets up at a dog daycare or [...]
Category: Service Dog Training, Travel
Many of those who contact us are looking to get their dog "certified" as a service dog or emotional support animal (an American term by the way that has [...]
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