Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy

Saving Veterans and Dogs

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Our Mission

Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to assisting veterans and first responders, nation wide, with disabilities and their families free of charge with the following:

Training their own dog as a service dog to assist them with their disability enabling them to live a better life.
Locating a dog for them to train as a service dog.
Veteran Administration benefit issue.
Through association with Veterans Legal Institute of Orange County assist in Landlord - Tenant or employment issues associated with a service dog.
Connect them with a source of free household items they may require.

The Work We Do

Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization of professional dog trainers located in Irvine, California, ,with a national directory, dedicated to the training of disabled military veterans and first responders and their dog to become a team for the purpose of assisting the veteran with their disability.

Where Trust, Confidence, and Companionship Begin

Dog Training is essential to building the foundation for a lifelong bond between the handler and their dog and ensuring a happy and healthy relationship between a dog and its handler.

Disabled veterans partnered with a service dog develop greater self-esteem, responsibility, confidence, and acceptance in social situations because a dog makes it easy for people to relate to that person instead of the disability.

Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy is proud to provide weekly ongoing service dog training at no cost to US disabled military veterans in the Southern California area. Veterans will build a strong relationship with their own dog partner using positive reinforcement training techniques.

Real-Life Training.

Real-World Readiness.

At these weekly service dog training sessions Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy training staff will work with disabled veterans and their dog to provided specialized training that includes, but is not limited to:

Obedience Training for service dogs
Public Transportation Training ( Buses, Trains, and Taxi)
AKC - Canine Good Citizen Training and testing
Public Access Training and Testing (around traffic, public buildings, restaurants, mechanical doors, closed and open stairs, elevators, etc)
Specific Alert Tasks Training (varies by veterans needs)
Training on ADA laws pertaining to Service Dogs
Training for family or other household members on appropriate interactions with the service dog
How to be prepared for Access Challenges