Train Your Own
The Investment
Let's unpack what the investment look likes across your journey with the
Train Your Own program.
All you need to know about your
financial investment...
Step One:
We need to ensure that both you and your dog are the right fit...
We offer a specialized training program for dogs aiming to potentially obtain certification as assistance dogs through our renowned PTSD Dogs program. So we need to ensure that this program will work for both you and your dog.
The Assessment takes considerable resource from our side to deliver, and we need to ensure our costs are covered. The investment for the Assessment Stage of the PTSD Dogs Australia 'Train Your Own' program is:
$1,000.00
This fee is paid at the time of booking your appointment.
If the assessement is unsuccessfull, then we will offer the option of a second assessment within 6 months, to give you time to work on what we advise (if appropriate). The second assessment would be at a reduced rate of $500.00
(Please Note: The Assessment takes place in a face-to-face 2 hour session on the Sunshine Coast. The fee for the Assessment does not take into account any potential travel or accomodations costs.)
We are dedicated to supporting individuals through the power of well-trained assistance dogs.
Step Two:
Train Your Own
Modules 1-3
Here is an overview of what is included in Modules 1-3:
Module One (Days 1 - 3) - Trust
Module One (Weeks 1 - 9) - Respect
Module Two (Weeks 10 - 18) - Compassion
Module Three (weeks 19 - 27) - Resilience
Assessment Stage at completion of Module Three
All associated game cards for the modules
All associated training videos for the game cards
Training Log Template to log progress
The investment for Modules One - Three:
Upfront Payment Option: $5,000.00
Monthly Payment Option: $897.00 x 6 payments
Payments for either option will commence from the day of registering for Modules 1-3 and will be via a Credit / Debit Card.
eg: Up front will be collected in full on the day of registering. The Monthly Payment option will have the first months payment collected on the day of registering, then an additional payment will be collected on the same day/date of the month for the subsequent 5 months.
Step Three:
Train Your Own
Modules 4-7
Here is an overview of what is included in Modules 4-7:
Module Four (Weeks 28 - 36) - Resilience
Module Five (Weeks 37 - 42) - Collaboration
Module Six (Weeks 43+ ) - Collaboration (C'td)
Module Seven is the Public Access Test (PAT)
GHAD Certification on successfull completion
All associated game cards for the modules
All associated training videos for the game cards
Training Log Template to log progress
The investment for Modules Four - Seven:
Upfront Payment Option: $4,000.00
Monthly Payment Option: $717.00 x 6 payments
Payments for either option will commence from the day of registering for Modules 4-7 and will be via a Credit / Debit Card.
eg: Up front will be collected in full on the day of registering. The Monthly Payment option will have the first months payment collected on the day of registering, then an additional payment will be collected on the same day/date of the month for the subsequent 5 months.
THINGS TO NOTE
Regarding Admission to the Train Your Own Program
You can not access any of the above without successfull completion of the previous step
For example, you can not access Modules 1 - 3 without successfully completing your Assessment (step - 1). You can not access Modules 4 - 7 without successfully passing the Assessment stage at the end of Module 3.
Ongoing access to the content
Once you have successfully completed the Train Your Own program, it does not stop there. Enjoy the ongoing access to the content with the modules and the game cards. You never know when some additional practise or refreshing of everything that you have learnt might come in handy.
Ongoing GHAD Certification requires annual Public Access Tests (PAT)
Once you have passed your first GHAD PAT there is an annual recertification to keep your certification current. To support you we will complete a six-monthly welfare check to ensure you are both on track, it is our intention to support you and keep the standard of our PTSD Assistance Dogs high. We are respected within the industry as the leading Assistance Dog Organisation training specifically PTSD.
The investment for each annual PAT is $550 PATs will take around 2 hours to complete with your trainer. In the event you don’t successfully pass the PAT we advise on training and the PAT can be resat within 30 days. In the event 3 attempts are failed in a row, PTSD Dogs Australia retains the right to withdraw the team from the Assistance Dog Program.
Everyone, including our dogs, look to retirement at some stage.
As retirement of your Assistance Dog approaches, PTSD Dogs Australia will help you navigate the potential onboarding of a new in training Assistance Dog to come along side your retiring Assistance Dog.
Where to now?
The choice is all yours...
Either book in your asessment below, or if we have missed anything,
you can book in a Preliminary Discussion
Book In Your Assessment
Simply click the button below and pick a
time that is available
Remember that when booking your Assessment that you will be required to make the initial payment mention above of $1000.00 for your Assessement.
(Please note that the Assessment takes place face-to-face at our facilities, and within a public space eg: shopping centre and parkland, on the Sunshine Coast and the fee does not include any travel or accomodations costs.)
Have we missed anything?
We know that there could be additional questions.
If you feel that you need to ask a few questions, then book in a phonecall below.
Please be aware that these phonecalls need to be capped at up to 15 mins
.