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The dog will have already passed a training instructor's basic temperament test evaluation and been judged as a suitable candidate for public access training as well as a candidate for primary service dog work.
All training and educational work done by the Disabled Person must be written in a journal which will be chronicled through out the entire training period of the team. One true copy of this journal must be given to the program and the Original is to be kept by the disabled person for the life of their dog as a Service Dog, while they work as a team.
Basic Obedience And Public Exposure work
Advanced Obedience
32-40 hours Public Access which is Supervised by Trainer working with Team
Task Training, no less than 3 (preferably no less than 4 mitigating tasks unless individual circumstance dictate otherwise) must be performed at a level of Excellent
Student must read or own books on current methodology of canine behavior recognition, and materials related to behavior modification and training methodology. All students will be supplied a list of approved materials in addition to any that are preferred by an individual and approved by that team's personal instructor or the Program Training Director.
Student must demonstrate an understanding of the above topics on either a written or verbal exam
Level 1 Public Access test, this is very similar to that suggested by the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP) and the Assistance Dogs International (ADI) organizations. (a link to their test is available on the "links' page) HPSD adds a few minor challenges that are specific to Service Dog's working in the Public Arena
Level 2 Public Access test This test is our own version and requires a mock scenario of the disabled person being in need of EMS assistance such as would be encountered in a real life situation. (Requires uniformed public Servant volunteers)
American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen, or for Canadian teams the Canadian Kennel Club's Canine Good Neighbor test, must be passed by the in training team prior to graduation. If the team has taken the test in the past and that date was more than two months prior, a new test must be passed
The disabled person must carry personal liability insurance for their animal for the duration of their affiliation with,or their use of any, High Plains Service Dog program patches or means of identification
have filled out all forms required by the agency and have on file with the program all such forms prior to actual Service Dog in Training Team status

Disabled person agrees to maintain contact with the organization for as long as they want to retain Certification of their dog, or use the program's uniform and or patches for their dog in case of graduation without certification as a team and will contact the organization with updated residential contact information as needed
IF for some reason a team has been certified by HPSD, and the certification must by revoked, the individual agrees to surrender all program patches and his or her identification badges to a member of the High Plains Association of Service Dog Advocates Board Member or to return said property via registered mail to the Program's Physical headquarters.

No Copies of High Plains Service Dog Program tests will be made available to members of the general public and no copy may be distributed by graduating members or any one else who has taken the progrm course or worked with the Association in any manner.

The Blog listed below is a personal journal from one of our members. It is intended for the public audience, and we welcome all interested parties to spend some time investigating the information contained there in.