Therapy & Service Dog Trainer Certification

The assessment includes 12 open-ended questions spanning 8 topic areas, with a 60-minute time limit. You answer in your own words, and an AI evaluator scores your reasoning.

You'll have 60 minutes to complete the assessment once you start.

You write answers in your own words and an AI evaluator scores each one out of 10 against published criteria for this specialty; your overall percentage is what counts. You need 50% to be certified. Above that, your score sets the standard recorded on the certificate: 50-64% is Foundation, 65-79% is Professional, 80% and above is Expert. That level is printed on the certificate and shown on its public verification page, so a higher score is worth having rather than just a pass. Below 50% you are not certified and nothing further is charged — you keep your remaining attempts, and the rules are shown again before you start.

No. Below 50% no certificate is issued at all — there is no participation certificate, which is what makes the ones we do issue worth showing a client. Your report still breaks the result down topic by topic, and you can buy a personalized course written from the answers that lost marks.

Your purchase includes 3 assessment attempts, so your next attempt costs nothing — it is one you have already paid for. A personalized study course, written from the answers that lost marks, is a separate optional purchase; its price is in the table above.

Yes — certifications are renewed annually for €50.

Yes, an optional physical certification kit is available for €55.

No — it certifies you, the trainer, not a dog. There is no official service dog registry in most jurisdictions; a service dog's status comes from the handler's disability and the dog's trained tasks. This credential verifies your knowledge of those standards.

Public access rights are defined by disability law and belong to the handler-dog team, not to trainers or certificates. What the credential shows is that you understand access laws and training standards well enough to prepare teams correctly.

Yes — understanding the distinct roles, standards, and legal status of service dogs, therapy dogs, and emotional support animals is core knowledge for this credential, alongside the training science needed to prepare each type of dog for its work.