Service Dog Intermediate Public Access Workshop

Ready to give your service dog real-world public access practice?

This hands-on workshop is designed for owner-trainers who want to confidently navigate public spaces with their service dog-in-training — without guesswork, overwhelm, or trial-and-error.

We’ll meet at World Market on Topsy Lane for check-in and foundational warm-up, then progress together through the surrounding shopping centers. Throughout the workshop, you and your dog will practice essential public access skills inside multiple stores, finishing with a short lunch stop at a nearby restaurant to work on under-table settles and calm behavior during meals.

This immersive, indoor training experience offers the exact practice most service dog teams struggle to get on their own — guided, structured, and supportive.

🛒 Calm, Controlled Heeling in Busy Stores

Navigate aisles, corners, carts, and crowds with consistent positioning and smooth leash handling.

🚧 Ignoring Distractions (People, Food, Smells, Noise)

Build reliability around the biggest challenges of indoor public access.

🪑 Restaurant Manners & Under-Table Settle

Practice calm behavior during a real lunch stop — one of the most important (and hardest!) service dog skills.

🛍 Thresholds, Doorways & Check-Out Lines

Teach your dog polite entries/exits, maintaining heel during transitions, and waiting patiently in line.

🎯 Handler Separation & Focus Skills

Short, structured exercises for confidence and reliability.

🧭 Multi-Environment Generalization

Your dog will learn to apply skills across multiple stores — a major step toward true public access readiness.

Perfect for:
✔ Service dogs in training
✔ Owner-trainers needing real-world practice
✔ Dogs with basic obedience looking to advance
✔ Handlers preparing for a Public Access Test
✔ Anyone wanting guidance in navigating public spaces confidently

Not a fit for:
❌ Dogs with aggression or severe reactivity (message us for other options)

Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Start at World Market, Topsy Lane (Carson City)
Progression: We’ll move together through multiple stores and end with a lunch stop
Group Size: Limited to 6 dog-handler teams for safety and individualized coaching

Price: $199 per team

Lunch not included.

• High-value treats
• Treat pouch
• Standard leash + well-fitted harness or collar
• A small mat for the settle exercise (optional but recommended)
• Water for both you and your dog
• Comfortable shoes — we’ll be walking between stores

Bring your dog slightly hungry for best focus.

We’re Kendall & Chandler of Custom K-9 Service Dogs, a military family–owned training company specializing in service dog foundations, public access skills, and real-life training that works for everyday handlers. We’re committed to helping owner-trainers feel confident, capable, and supported through each step of their journey.

Tickets are nonrefundable but may be transferred to another handler.

Spots are limited to keep the experience calm and productive — reserve yours today.