Service Dog Awareness Education
Seminars
Paws Then Play
Paws Then Play LLC is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our vision is to educate and serve those who are disabled and need help to navigate the world with their service dog. We educate businesses on their rights and responsibilities with handicapped persons and their service dogs.
About Me
My name is Lindsay Brown, and I have experiences that make me uniquely suited for the business I created. I have intensive training with animals including conditioning my own service dog, managing my own disabilities daily, researching laws specific to service animals.
Experience
I love animals and have worked in different fields of dog training and also with horses. I have also worked my own dogs at shows and teach others about training, service dog legal issues, and how to manage disabilies in daily life with the assistance of a service dog.
How Can Paws Then Play Help You?
Having a Service Dog is both a right and a responsibility. For those who use Service Dogs, Lindsay makes sure the same is true: that each individual understands what accommodations they should and should not expect when in public or in a place of business and what they are accountable for when accompanied by a Service Dog.
Lindsay will walk people through the long process of acquiring or creating a Service Dog and educate them to minimize and hopefully prevent the common pitfalls and stresses that come along with choosing and training a canine companion to mitigate a disability.
Service Dog
Paws Then Play also works with public servants such as firefighters, police officers, and city employees, as well as with agencies and owners of private businesses where Service Dogs are likely to accompany handlers. Through Service Dog Awareness Seminars, Lindsay makes sure everybody clearly understands what is and is not acceptable, polite, legal, and safe to the benefit of all in the community.
Lindsay instructs on how to safely and effectively handle scenarios that will likely occur as Service Dogs are being used to support an increasingly broader spectrum of individuals. I'm disabled and want more information and/or guidance about Service Dogs!
Lindsay will gladly share all of her knowledge with you to help isolate quantifiable aspects aside from emotion to enable you to make a decision with confidence. Connect with Lindsay to find out more details about professional training and one-on-one consultations!
Paws Then Play can help clarify why service dogs are important to their disabled handlers, and when situations need to be addressed for their safety, enjoyment, and well-being. Learn what your rights and responsibilites are as a handicapped person with a service dog.
Service Dog at Work
Lindsay demonstrates how to handle encounters with businesses to prevent issues before they can occur. She also highlights sensitivities that may not be apparent initially. Sometimes misunderstandings can occur and she can provide the guidelines that can help you manage any problems. Request more information about Service Dog Awareness Education seminars.
Questions for Consultations:
- How do I know if I qualify for a Service Dog?
- What do I need to consider before I acquire a Service Dog?
- What tasks do I need my dog to do?
- Where do I get a Service Dog?
- Why can’t I just train my own Service Dog?
- What if my doctor doesn’t recommend a Service Dog or if I have a new doctor who is afraid of dogs?
- What do I do if my Service Dog in Training (SDiT) is not working out?
- What do I do if I have an access dispute?
- What do I need to be prepared to do to care for my Service Dog?
- What are the legal requirements for Service Dog Obedience?
- What about state registration? Do I need it?
Over the past few years I’ve focused my time and energy on educating businesses and individuals here in the Charlotte, North Carolina area on all things pertaining to service dogs. I also consult with individuals interested in how a service dog can assist them as well as evaluating and training rescue dogs with the Greater Charlotte SPCA.
If there’s any way I can be of assistance to you in answering any of the above questions or regarding service dog awareness education in general, please reach out to me! I would love to hear from you and help you to understand more about service dogs!