AD4A Standards Exceed ADI Standards
Assistance Dogs For All adheres to ISCTA standards, which exceed ADI Standards in 3 ways. Here is a link for the ADI standards:...
http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/…/assistance-do…/
ISCTA (International Society of Canine Trainers and Assessors) Standards exceed ADI Standards in three primary ways:
1. We focus on training rather than the business structure of an organization.
2. We require training to 3 defined levels and grant certification at each level. Dogs certified to Levels l and ll are Service Dogs in Training (SDiTs). Only dogs certified through Level-lll are considered fully-trained service dogs. Having 3 defined levels formalizes the training process, enhances communication between trainers and handlers, and prevents scammers from claiming a partially trained dog is "fully trained".
3. ISCRA mandates Independent Review (Third Party Review) before final certification is granted. Independent review prevents scammers and untrained dogs from being certified as Service Dogs.
These three differences are quickly making ISCTA the Gold Standard that other organizations will have to measure themselves against.
http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/…/assistance-do…/
ISCTA (International Society of Canine Trainers and Assessors) Standards exceed ADI Standards in three primary ways:
1. We focus on training rather than the business structure of an organization.
2. We require training to 3 defined levels and grant certification at each level. Dogs certified to Levels l and ll are Service Dogs in Training (SDiTs). Only dogs certified through Level-lll are considered fully-trained service dogs. Having 3 defined levels formalizes the training process, enhances communication between trainers and handlers, and prevents scammers from claiming a partially trained dog is "fully trained".
3. ISCRA mandates Independent Review (Third Party Review) before final certification is granted. Independent review prevents scammers and untrained dogs from being certified as Service Dogs.
These three differences are quickly making ISCTA the Gold Standard that other organizations will have to measure themselves against.
