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7 Dogs For 7 Veterans
Our 2024 "Dogs for Veterans program" pairs amazing K9 with selected disabled veterans, and trains the veterans to finish their dogs as service dogs.
The dogs are all phase 2 Foundation dogs® and each has unique qualities and skills that make them excellent candidates to become service dogs.
This is the magic of our programs. The Foundation Dogs® have been trained through a replicable process that we teach the veterans to exploit and is a core offering to all dog trainers who carry the Top Tier K9® Foundation Dog Trainer certification. The veterans are trained through our Academy for Dog Trainers and matched with their dogs. The veterans then demonstrate their skills to our standards using their new dog.
Using our franchise system, the team can obtain local certified Top Tier K9 Master Dog Trainer support in finishing their dogs to the tasks they need fulfilled to become their service dog. 10 private lessons with a local master Dog Trainer are included in this program.
Ongoing support/troubleshooting is provided through our centralized Academy for the veterans, their dogs, and the master dog trainers at our certified locations. A true team effort!
It is this process that the veterans must participate in, that has proven to be one of the closest things to a cure for PTSD that we have found. Just giving a service dog to a veteran simply never works out well and the reported costs per veteran/dog range from $25K - $50K
Our Dogs for Veterans program is a subset of our "Build a Battle Buddy" program. The full program starts with a puppy from our breeding program (litters on the ground) and the veteran/dog trainer learns to train their own Foundation Dog from start to finish while educating the veteran to become a service dog trainer.
A complete, validated program that exploits the assets of the World's Greatest Dog Training Company (Top Tier K9) to benefit the warriors who have given so much to our country.
The retail price for the veteran education, the dog, and the ongoing support is only $13,000. At Top Tier K9, we provide an in-kind match of 50%, making the finished project including ongoing and local support, only $6500 to the veteran and/or the charity supporting the veteran.
Our certified locations for this year's program are:
Dogs will be delivered using our Mobile Support Team
Stay tuned as we finalize our agreements with the charities involved in this years program and we ask that you consider donating to these dedicated charities. Learn all about it at https://www.toptierk9.com/dogs-for-disabled-veterans
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