The whole price. Right here on the page.
Every programme, every fee, billed monthly. No five-figure cheque upfront, and nothing hidden until you've signed.
Monthly, because we want you to stay.
You pay as you go, month by month, for as long as the training serves you.
Most schools want the whole cost upfront, sometimes a five-figure sum before your dog has set foot on the field. We don't work that way. You pay a simple monthly fee, and you can stop the day your dog is where you need it to be.
"We bill monthly because we want you to stay because you want to, not because you've paid for two years upfront."
Diane, founder
What each programme costs.
Billed monthly for 3 lessons a month. The class caps are kept small on purpose.
Monthly programmes
Therapy and Service all-in covers Obedience, the CGC ladder, and the specialist training together, about three hours a week. CGC on its own runs as weekly weekend classes.
Therapy and Service assessments are arranged after Diane reviews your request; you'll get a private booking link.
Once-off and other fees
The fine print, in plain words.
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Miss a class for valid health reasons? Make it up for just the arena rental, with no training fee on top.
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Going through a genuinely hard month and can't come at all? Tell us, and we won't charge you for a month you couldn't use.
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CGC runs as weekly weekend classes.
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We ask for up-to-date vaccination, deworming and tick & flea proof once a year, and we'll remind you when it's due.
Some things aren't on the price list.
Because no honest school should sell them.
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A service dog in three months. Real public access is built outing by outing, for as long as it takes.
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Protection or attack training.
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Guide-dog training. That's the Blind Dog Association's specialism, and a good one.
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Time-limited courses. No 6-week Puppy foundation classes, 3-month Therapy Dog training classes, and so on. Solid training, based on your individual dog and the effort you put in. No time limit, no 3-month deal. It is a month-to-month programme, designed to work with the dog you have.
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Short courses to qualify your dog as a service or therapy dog. Training requires obedience, CGC, general service dog training, task-specific training, as well as public access training. There is no short course that covers all of it.
Two questions we get about money.
What does a service dog cost in total?
There's no lump sum. It's R1,300 a month plus R500 a year, spread across the programme, paid month by month. You're never asked for a big cheque upfront.
What if money gets tight?
Talk to us. We've paused a handler's fees through a hard stretch before, and we would rather keep you than lose you over one difficult month.
Ready to start?
Send the form, or ask us anything about the numbers first.
Cancellations need 15 days' notice. Within a paid month you can finish the month's lessons; monthly fees aren't refunded. Full details on the refund policy page.