Message from the Executive Director I am pleased to announce that our next training class series is scheduled to begin July 9, 2022!! We are currently accepting applications. You will find instructions and the application packet posted on the website under “Apply for a Dog.”
Message from the Director It is with great deal of mixed emotion that I share the news with you of Dr. Betancourt’s retirement. As some of you know, she has been partnered with her own service dog for some time now. And she actively recruited
Message from the Director It’s been an interesting start to this new year and the realities of living in the “new normal” related to COVID and the downstream effects on both the supply chain and the US workforce. In our case, we have several windows
Message From the Director Greetings! Thanks to each of you who have reached out with encouragement and support during this relocation period. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to make some meaningful connections with family and friends. The airports were busier
The FSDS program has worked hard to ensure that we are held accountable to the highest of standards. Due to the current lack of oversight and accountability for the SD industry, it is a reality that there are many who simply "hang a shingle" and
Happy New Year to All! Looking Ahead to 2020 This month starts a new year, and with that we look ahead to our plans for 2020. Last year was a year of quietly building behind the scenes. The opening of our new facility, and the
Mini-Series Topic #9: Professional Development The SD industry is largely unregulated, and has largely been built on a grass roots model. Many programs were started by wonderful and kind-hearted individuals with a genuine desire to provide service dogs to those in need. As they have
The FSDS began it's first training class in early 2009, on the campus of a local HS. The training concept was to create a hands on learning experience that permitted youths to acquire skills as a SD trainer by attending classes and training a SD
