Therapy Dog Training in La Crosse, WI

Prepare your dog to bring comfort, confidence, and care to others.

Prepare Your Dog for Community Service Work

Happy Tails is the area’s leading training center for Therapy Dog Training. From puppy selection and socialization to certification with Therapy Dog International. Give us a call at (608) 769-4761 to start your dog's journey towards becoming a certified therapy dog today.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Public manners and calm behavior in busy environments

  • Confidence around medical equipment, strangers, and new settings

  • Reliability with obedience cues in high-distraction areas

  • Preparation for therapy dog evaluations and certification

Why Choose Happy Tails:

  • Led by professional trainers with advanced animal science backgrounds

  • Proven experience preparing teams for successful certification

  • Supportive classes focused on building trust between you and your dog

  • A positive, professional environment to develop therapy skills safely

Do you know the difference?

between service animals, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs?

Emotional Support Animals

  • Must be prescribed by Physician

  • Handler focused, often handler trained

  • Trained to provide comfort

    • Ease anxiety and panic attacks

    • Ease depression

  • Not allowed access to public spaces

  • Allowed in apartments and public transportation (airlines, taxis, etc.)

Therapy Animals

  • Handler trained, but focused on interactions with clients, students, patients, etc.

  • Trained to provide comfort to others

    • Not trained to a specific task

  • Are not allowed public access without an invitation

  • Not medically prescribed

Service Animals

Handler focused, professionally trained

  1. Trained to perform a specific task

  2. ADA mandates PUBLIC ACCESS

    • Housing

    • Restaurants

    • Airlines

    • Stores etc.

  3. Not just Guide Dogs! Dogs are trained to many tasks to assist their owners:

    • Blood glucose indicators

    • Seizure alerts

We’re here to help! Simply call (608) 769-4761 to discuss your requirements.