Q: 1. Promoting Excellent Training

🐕🦺DFD believes well-trained, reliable service dogs benefit everyone—especially the handler and dog, but also other service-dog teams and the public.Good training can help service dogs perform their work reliably, navigate public environments safely, reduce preventable conflicts, and promote greater public understanding and acceptance of legitimate service dogs.DFD encourages Working Paws participants to pursue high standards of training, periodic reevaluations, public-access skills, and responsible handling appropriate to their individual circumstances.DFD may promote resources including:Assistance Dogs International (ADI) accredited organizations;Qualified professional service-dog trainers, including those who work with owner-trained teams;Public Access Tests and similar evaluations;Canine Good Citizen and Urban Canine Good Citizen programs;Continuing education and training resources; andTraining opportunities, referrals, discounts, or scholarships when available.These are recommended resources, not additional Working Paws eligibility requirements.

Question 1

1. Promoting Excellent Training

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🐕‍🦺DFD believes well-trained, reliable service dogs benefit everyone—especially the handler and dog, but also other service-dog teams and the public.Good training can help service dogs perform their work reliably, navigate public environments safely, reduce preventable conflicts, and promote greater public understanding and acceptance of legitimate service dogs.DFD encourages Working Paws participants to pursue high standards of training, periodic reevaluations, public-access skills, and responsible handling appropriate to their individual circumstances.DFD may promote resources including:Assistance Dogs International (ADI) accredited organizations;Qualified professional service-dog trainers, including those who work with owner-trained teams;Public Access Tests and similar evaluations;Canine Good Citizen and Urban Canine Good Citizen programs;Continuing education and training resources; andTraining opportunities, referrals, discounts, or scholarships when available.These are recommended resources, not additional Working Paws eligibility requirements.

Question 2

2. Participant Expectations

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We ask everyone in the DFD Den to:Provide truthful information.Treat other participants, volunteers, businesses, trainers, and DFD representatives respectfully.Respect the working space and privacy of service-dog teams.Use DFD benefits and vendor offers responsibly.Follow applicable vendor terms.Help us maintain a welcoming, supportive community

Question 3

3. Keeping Your Information Current

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To help DFD develop useful benefits and partnerships for you, eligible Working Paws participants will be asked to complete or update a Service Dog Profile.The profile will include information such as:Dog's nameAgeWeightCurrent foodDietary needsTrainer or training organization, when applicableWhat kinds discounts you are seekingDFD may use this information to help develop food trials, discounts, training resources, and other program opportunities.

Question 4

4. The Fine Print

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*Some businesses may offer discounts and benefits that are exclusive to Working Paws participants.DFD is developing relationships, resources, and benefits for the DFD Den Community. Benefits are not guaranteed and may change as the program develops to best suit the needs of the Working Paws service dogs.DFD may add, change, or discontinue benefits, resources, partnerships, or other program features as funding, vendor relationships, and organizational resources change.DFD will make reasonable efforts to communicate significant changes.DFD Den participation is a program of Dibs For Dogs and does not constitute legal membership in Dibs For Dogs, Inc.Esteeming accessibility and honoring privacy are important to DFD. See our policies at: Accessibility Statement & Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

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