Cleo
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Task: Behavioral interruption and mobility tasks
Miro
Breed: Labrador
Task: TBD for new handler
Titles: STAR Puppy, TKN
Available for in-home service dog training
Raider
Breed: Labrador
Task: Medical alerts, behavioral response, and mobility tasks
Titles: STAR Puppy, TKN
Murphy
Breed: Labrador
Task: Mobility tasks, behavioral interruptions, emergency alerts
Titles: TKN, TKI, TKA
Olive
Breed: Lab mix
Task: Allergen detection
Titles: STAR Puppy
Cooper
Breed: Golden Retriever
Task: N/A
Titles: STAR Puppy
AVAILABLE FOR NEW HANDLER
Jinx
Breed: Mini Ausie
Task: Scent based medical alerts and medical responses
Rey
Breed: Mini Aussie
Task: Seizure alert and medical responses
Vera
Breed: Labrador
Task: Allergen detection
Ash
Breed: Labrador
Task: Scent based medical alert, medical responses, and mobility tasks
Titles: STAR Puppy, CGC
Beau
Breed: Austrailian Shepherd
Task: Scent based medical alerts and responses
Titles: CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN, TKI, TKA
Rio
Breed: Aussiedoodle
Task: Scent based medical alerts
Titles: STAR Puppy, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN
Karma
Breed: Schnauzer
Task: Retrievals and other mobility tasks
Titles: CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN
Kevin
Breed: Corgi
Task: Medical alerts and responses
Titles: CGC, CGCA CGCU, TKN
Finley
Breed: Golden Retriever
Task: Medical responses
Titles: CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN
Roo
Breed: Goldendoodle
Task: Scent based medical alerts and responses
Titles: STAR Puppy, CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKN
Flint
Breed: Labrador
Task: Medical alerts, responses, and mobility tasks
Titles: STAR Puppy
Jinx
Breed: Belgian Malinois
Task: Medical responses and mobility tasks
Titles: STAR Puppy, CGC, CGCA, CGCU
Zelda
Breed: Belgian Malinois mix
Task: Scent based medical alerts and medical responses
Titles: STAR Puppy, CGC, CGCA, CGCU
Jade
Breed: Lab mix
Task: Medical responses and mobility tasks
Titles: STAR Puppy
Ranger
Breed: Labrador
Task: PTSD tasks
Killau
Breed: Great Dane
Task: Medical responses and mobility tasks
Stitch
Breed: Mixed breed
Task: Scent based medical alerts, medical responses, and mobility tasks
Titles: CGC, CGCA, CGCU
Rosie
Breed: Goldendoodle
Task: Medical responses
Owner trained service dogs are service dogs that go through a mix of private lessons and group classes to complete training. This program is the most affordable because it is tailored to your needs. This program is best for those who can dedicate several days a week to in-home and public training.
Star K-9 Training started service dogs are puppies or dogs who have started foundational training. Our program service dogs with started training stay with the trainer for 1-4 months before going to new handlers. This allows our training to deal with the more difficult parts of training and speed up the foundational training.
Our dogs are typically rescued Labradors that come from rehoming situations. We can get breeder dogs when requested, but it is an additional fee.
The puppies will be between 3-12 months in most cases.
Ideally the puppies will stay with the trainer for 1-4 months. They will continue training for x amounts of months until they are two-years old.
Training a puppy is hard work, and it is very easy to make mistakes. These mistakes can lead to a service dog failing training or having to train through behavioral problems. The trainer can also accelerate training because they already know what they are doing. Clients who do private lessons move at a much slower pace because there is only so much you can go over each session. Those who get started service dogs have more practicing to do than teaching.
The cost varies on how long the dog has been with the trainer and several other things. Each month of boarding is $2,000. The lessons are $300 each month until the dog turns 2. Supplies cost $1,500-$2,500. The supply cost is the down payment when you choose a payment plan.
Payment plans are offered for select dogs ***
The dog will have all its age-appropriate vetting done, a car safe kennel, and several other things.
Here are some unique requirements we have:
Dogs need to wait until 1.5-2 years before being altered.
Dogs need to ride in a car safe kennel as much as possible. They will have a car safe seat belt for when the crate cannot be in the car.
They can never be off leash and need to follow city ordinances.
They should never go to dog parks, daycare, or other settings where there are several off leash unknown dogs.
Pet insurance is required for certain dogs.
Carrying a taser, bear spray, or other animal deterrent is highly recommended when on walks.
No one should board the pet without a contract written. It is very easy for "dog sitters" to steal dogs when contracts are not written in Texas.
They need to be fed high quality food and filtered water.
Yes, we do when we have openings. An evaluation is required beforehand.