Fede's Ranch

02/08/2023

Standard poodles make the best medical alert service dogs!

Highly intelligent (great capacity to learn tasks)
Easily trained
Eager to learn
People-oriented
Friendly
Good at retrieving
Eager to please
Energetic
Focused and attentive
Obedient
Great sense of smell (for people with allergies and diabetes)

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02/08/2023

We've combined forces with Pink Country Foundation
our wait-list for service dogs is projected to open summer 2023
to find out more information on how to qualify visit the foundation website

10/11/2022

🥳👩‍🎓Chirara graduated and certified March 1, 2022🥳👩‍🎓 (5 MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE)
She is 8th generation service dog with police scent dogs in her line.

We look forward to being able to help others train their own service dogs under our tutelage and helping those in TN and throughout the USA - acquire a high quality medical alert service dog -if they cannot afford to pay the $34,000 out of pocket cost.

For those on SSI/SSDI we offer free training and a discounted rate for purchase of the dog. We also offer fundraising campaigns to help you raise the money you need to purchase the dog.

For those who are not on disability and make less than 65k a year we offer discounted training on a sliding scale.

We do offer fully trained medical alert dogs for those who make over $65k a year with a donation made to the ranch.

11/21/2020

Chiara 4 months old.

11/15/2020

Chiara, amusing herself ❤️

11/13/2020

DOJ possible new law regarding emotional support animals and will protect service dogs and their handlers ‼️ We need this‼️ There's rampant fraud that I run to into, not only as a trainer but as a handler too. WHEN PEOPLE MISCLASSIFY THEIR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOGS AS SERVICE DOGS IT NOT ONLY MESSES WITH THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE SERVICE DOG BUT IT ALSO CONFUSES THE PUBLIC AND MAKES THINGS HARDER FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVICE DOGS.

Trained service dogs are fundamentally different from emotional support animals – and certification could make sure the public understands the difference.

11/12/2020

Be a responsible dog owner, have your dog trained by a professional. Encouraging bad behavior is reckless and IRRESPONSIBLE ‼️

11/12/2020

Chiara, 14 weeks. First restaurant visit. I'm so proud of her, she's rocking it ‼️🍴🐾❤️

11/10/2020

Be careful who you trust to train your service dog!

At the start of the pandemic, a complaint came into TMJ4 News' Call 4 Action Office from a Sheboygan family.

10/29/2020

Fede is Italian for FAITH.

10/28/2020

10/28/2020

Chiara. SERVICE dog in training. Watches the traffic during Friday rush hour.

10/28/2020

We are in the process of becoming a 501-C3. We offer individualized training one-on-one on a sliding scale.

For those who make less than a combined $65,000 annually household income we offer training free of charge.

We train dogs for people with seizure disorder, neurological conditions, asthma and other pulmonary conditions as well as diabetes and heart conditions. All of our dogs are cross trained for assistance and non-lethal protection.

After long vetting process, which includes home visits, a detailed application and recommendation from your physician including a psychiatric evaluation we will then begin the process of training the dog together.

Puppies are raised on the ranch and you must be committed to at least 10 hours a week of training. We will not only prepare the dog and you to be a team -we will also prepare you on how to interact with the public in a positive way.