To Students Interested in the Program:
There are a few things you need to understand before applying for this program:
There are a few things you need to understand before applying for this program:
- The curriculum is rigorous: You must learn how to properly provide care and training for the dogs before becoming a candidate to be a student handler.
- You will have a great responsibility: You are required keep up with daily training and care for a service dog in training (SDIT) that will be living with you, attending classes with you, and eventually going out into public with you. You will be training the dog to aid an individual that will benefit from the dog's service.
- The program is a full time commitment: The program spans 4 school semesters, and will take place after school, on specified weekends, and during the summertime. You will be caring for the dogs 24/7, and they require daily training.
- There are two types of student handlers:
- Full-time handlers: will be granted a service dog in training. The dog will live with the student for four semesters until the dog is ready to graduate.
- Part-time handlers: are essential participants that get the benefits of learning the skills required to train a service dog, and will get to handle SDITs at school. However, you will not be expected to care for a service dog at home.
- You will eventually part with the SDIT: After several months of working with the SDIT they will be transferred to their final recipient who is someone in need of the dog's service.
- The application process is selective: Because of the points listed above there are pre-requisites and an application process. It is up to the teacher's discretion which students are eligible to be full-time handlers.
Program Pre-requisites:
- Must have completed AAEC's Intro to Vet Science Program. For more information about the Vet Science Program click here.
- Must have completed the entire student application and submitted it upon the appropriate deadline.
- A letter of recommendation from a teacher.
Student Application:
- Please read and fill out the entire application before submitting it.
- The application should be submitted to the AAEC PV Office on or before the year's deadline. This deadline can be found linked on the program calendar here.
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