An Assistance Dog is a dog that is specifically trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. By taking specific action when needed to assist a person with a disability, they can help to alleviate their partner’s disability, improve their quality of life and promote independence. Examples of Assistance Dogs are Guide Dogs for the blind and visually impaired, Hearing Dogs for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and Mobility Assistance Dogs for persons with mobility difficulties.

In addition to their trained tasks, Assistance Dogs must be healthy and clean, well socialised, environmentally stable, safe and reliable, and under control. This is to ensure that they can travel and work with their partners in a variety of environments, regardless of other people and distractions, and will not be a danger or nuisance to its partner or the general public. Not all dogs are able to attain the stringent behavioural and training standards required of an Assistance Dog.

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At Bark of Duty, we are passionate about training Assistance Dogs to help people with disabilities. It is why we do what we do! These faithful companions are specifically selected and trained over one to two years to meet your individual needs. We can train your personal dog if it is evaluated to be suitable, or help you source for a dog with the right temperament and skills set.