Owner Trained | Pre-Trained
A medical assistance dog needs the following:
- KUSA CGC Bronze and Silver - this can be done at most good quality dog training schools including our pet school, Just Dogs in Sunningdale, Cape Town.
- Public access award - To show he/she is stable and confident and basically invisible to the public.
- Task training award - To be able to perform a minimum of 3 tasks in a few key locations.
- A health certificate from a vet.
Owner Trained Service Dog
If you have a dog at home or would like to purchase a specific breed of dog to utilize as your service dog, this is the program for you.
Please see below the details for the owner trained service dog program:
Forms to be filled in:
- Application form
- Health form and release
- Support System form
All costs for food and health covered by you, and work done is added up and invoiced monthly.
*Please note that for Psychiatric Service Dogs, we require you and your dog to begin your training journey with the Just Dogs Emotional Support Dog Skills course – for more information or clarification, please contact justdogsesd@gmail.com.*
You must be working with Honey’s Garden for a minimum of 6 months before testing can take place (ADI requirement). Your dog must be at least 18 months before testing can take place.
Pre-Trained Medical Service Dog Program
Please see below the information for obtaining one of the pre-trained service dogs from our program:
Forms to be filled in:
- Application form (adult, child or dependant)
- Health form and release
- Support system form
- Reference letter
The waiting time for matching and graduating as a team is currently between 12 and 18 months. It takes us approximately 2.5 years for us to train a service dog. This being said, we do have trained dogs readily available for your family (that suits the needs and lifestyle), a dog could potentially be obtained within 6 months of application.
In order to commence with obtaining a program dog, we need you to complete the necessary forms. We will then review your application (this may take up to 30 days).