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VIK9 AHSS

Our Vision:
To develop a nationally recognized and accredited CAHS Training facility that takes a holistic approach to training and supporting Canine Assisted Human Service Teams (service dog and CAI/CIT team training) while promoting continued education to the community regarding the multitude of disabilities (disabling effects) and how Service Dogs, CAI/CIT Support Dogs can benefit them.

Where We Are Currently:

Where we are: 
We have successfully supported and currently support numerous clients in various service dog programs.
In total we have:
-32 Trained Service Dog Teams (Level 3), various disabilities including PTSD, Autism, Diabetes Detection, Seizure Detection, Allergen Detection, Physical Assistance, Hearing Assistance, etc and combinations thereof).  Even though most of our client are in the Lower Vancouver Island area, we have clients mid-Vancouver Island, Mainland and Okanogan areas within BC, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Quebec (within Canada) and in New York State (full-time) and Hawaii (part-time) in the USA.)  
-13 Service Dogs Level 2
– 3 Service Dogs Level 1
-2 CAI/CIT Dogs trained and ready to provide Support Services to facilities, practitioners, etc

We are actively involved with provincial government in improving the service dog standards while improving Human Rights and Accessibility issues within the province.  We are actively involved in various studies that are developing science-based facts on many issues including efficacy of service dogs for various disabilities (most notably PTSD, etc).  We are actively involved in developing national standards for the Assisted Human Services Industry with the ultimate goal in developing national standards for service dogs.  We are actively engaging the various communities in educating the public around service dogs and help to promote a better public understanding for service dog teams.  We are seeking Grants to assist various areas to assist the public in being a positive influence on the mental health issues and to help in suicide rates.