Service Dog – Seizure Response

Types of “Direct-Service” Assistance Dogs

Service Dog – Seizure Response [SD-SER] – [Level 3]
A pKTI Service Dog – Seizure Response [SD-SER] is an Assistance Dog specially trained to respond to and provide specific services to or on the behalf of individuals with seizure disorders. [SPECIAL NOTE: These dog DO NOT pre-alert or sense a seizure before it happens. Therefore, these dogs are NOT, what is commonly referred to as “Seizure Alert” dogs.]
A pKTI Seizure Response Service Dog is trained to react to a person’s seizure, and then to perform a pre-defined set of commands to provide notification of or service to aid in the response to the individuals seizure.
The Private Placement Clients (PPC) for these dogs are generally under medical care or have been diagnosed with a seizure disorder.
[NOTE: This training certification is generally obtained by a pKTI Assistance Dog as a secondary (hybrid) certification. However, it is available as a stand alone certification.]
A pKTI Service Dog [SD-SER] receives within a pKTI K-9 Training Program/Venue:
a MINIMUM of 480 hours of training against the pKTI Service Dog Command Set Matrix, over a period of at least 12 months,
a MINIMUM of 240 hours of General Obedience Training, over a period of at least 12 months,
a MINIMUM of 120 hours of “socialization” Training, over a period of at least 12 months, and,
a MINIMUM of 60 hours of “Client Specific Custom” Command Set Training during its final 3-months of training.
At the completion of these training requirements all pKTI Service Dogs [SD-SER] must pass the pKTI Service Dog Certification Test, the Private Placement Client / Private Placement Handler Service Dog Transition Training Course, and the pKTI Public Access Evaluation Test. Once the pKTI Service Dog [SD-SER] has successfully completed these Tests / Courses, it is then designated as a “Certified” Service Dog [SD-SER]. [Note: A pKTI Service Dog [SER] has full “Public Access” as defined by the ADA.]
pKTI Service Dogs [SD-SER] are acquired from:
the paws4peopleTM Assistance Dog Breeding Program. A custom blood-line breeding program specifically developed to produce dogs with the personality, temperament, and disposition suitable for Assistance Dog work,
a specially chosen breeder (either via donation or purchase) whose blood-lines and pedigrees have been carefully researched to produce dogs with the required personality, temperament, disposition, and confirmation suitable for Assistance Dog work, or,
the pKTI Shelter/Rescue Program.
Upon successful completion of this testing and evaluation process the pKTI Service Dog [SD-SER] shall be eligible to wear the corresponding logo of the respective training program / facility where the dog completed its training