Types of Assistance Dogs
We Train
Alta Assistance Dogs provides high-quality, positive reinforcement training for assistance dogs in various capacities, including mobility, sight, autism, PTSD, and medical alerts. Each animal undergoes extensive preparation focused on a heartfelt goal: aiding handlers to navigate their world with increased safety, comfort, and independence.
Mobility Assistance Dogs
Mobility assistance dogs provide vital support for handlers with physical disabilities, assisting with balance, retrieving dropped items, opening doors, and so many other things. These expertly trained partners offer the stability and physical help needed to navigate daily life with increased confidence and safety.
Guide Dogs
Guide dogs provide invaluable support for individuals with visual impairments, allowing them to navigate the world with safety and confidence. These highly trained companions skillfully manage complex environments, identifying obstacles and ensuring smooth movement through public spaces.
Autism Service  Dogs
Autism service dogs provide support by preventing wandering and offering grounding support. They can also create space to give the person their own bubble, provide deep pressure to help with regulation, boost confidence, and interrupt behaviors for handlers when needed.
PTSD Service Dogs
These dogs support handlers with PTSD through grounding techniques, interrupting anxiety-related behaviors, and creating a physical buffer in crowded spaces. Their calming presence and active monitoring help restore confidence and a sense of safety in daily life.
Diabetes Alert Dogs
Our diabetes alert dogs are specifically trained to detect subtle chemical changes in blood sugar levels through scent. By providing reliable alerts to their handler, these lifesaving companions ensure swift intervention and peace of mind in health monitoring.
Allergy Alert
Dogs
Allergy alert dogs are trained to detect specific allergens like peanuts or other life-threatening triggers, immediately alerting their handler to prevent dangerous exposure. These vigilant companions provide an essential layer of safety and peace of mind in everyday environments.
Hearing Dogs
These dogs assist people who are deaf or hard of hearing by alerting them to important sounds such as doorbells, bike bells, fire or smoke alarms going off, people calling their name, and many other sounds. They make physical contact and alert or guide their handler’s hand toward the source of the sound, helping increase awareness, independence, and safety in everyday environments.
Psychiatric
Service Dogs
Psychiatric service dogs partner with people who live with mental health conditions, offering grounding, comfort, and practical support. They can help with tasks like interrupting distressing behaviors, providing deep pressure, and creating a sense of safety and calm. By providing these things, they empower their handlers to navigate daily life with greater confidence.
Seizure Response Dogs
These dogs support people who experience seizures by staying with them, providing safety, and alerting caregivers or getting help when needed. They can help protect their handler from injury by moving under their head once they are on the ground, and by providing deep pressure and comfort as they recover and feel disoriented. These life‑saving companions help ensure their handlers are never alone in a moment of vulnerability.
Facility Dogs
Facility dogs work in settings like schools, hospitals, clinics, and community programs to provide comfort, motivation, and emotional support to many people at once. They can participate in therapy sessions, encourage engagement in activities, and help create a calmer, more welcoming environment for everyone they interact with.
Medical Assistance Dogs
These dogs assist with certain medical-related tasks, offered on a case-by-case basis. We do not offer all types of medical alert training, but we’re happy to discuss your needs and let you know if it’s a possible fit or refer you to another resource.
