What Summit Dogs Do

Summit trains service dogs to assist people with a wide range of mobility challenges. Our highly skilled dogs help with everyday tasks such as retrieving dropped items, pushing buttons, turning lights on and off, opening doors, and tugging off clothing—enhancing their partners’ safety, independence, and quality of life while providing loyal companionship.

Summit is proud to be fully accredited by Assistance Dogs International. Service dogs have legal access to most public places where pets are not permitted.

Who Qualifies

Summit accepts service dog applications from people of all ages who have sustained injuries or are affected by conditions that significantly impact their mobility. Dogs will only be placed with a client (or their parent or legal guardian) that has sufficiently demonstrated the ability to care for a dog financially, physically, and emotionally in a safe and stable environment.

At this time, Summit serves only the Pacific Northwest region, including western Washington and Oregon, and lower mainland British Columbia. If you live outside this area or are seeking a different type of assistance dog, we encourage you to visit Assistance Dogs International to find other accredited programs and resources.

Please note:

Summit focuses exclusively on training service dogs for people living with mobility disabilities. We do not train dogs for counterbalance work, autism support, PTSD, anxiety or depression, dementia, seizures, other medical alerts, or hearing and vision assistance. We also do not train facility dogs, therapy dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), or personal pets.

FAQs

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