top of page

ABOUT ASA SERVICE DOGS

ASA Service Dogs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Assistance Dog placement, training education, and awareness.

 

ASA provides a wide range services to individuals and families needing support to enhance daily function, incident intervention and recovery, and improve overall quality of life. Our dogs receive targeted training to meet the specific needs of their unique recipients. 

​

ASA charity promotes awareness, inclusiveness, and education. We offer free educational events, including Read to the Dogs for Literacy, workshops for our local special needs community, educational experiences for schools and scouts, and one-on-one mentoring for Foster Trainers, students, and volunteers of all ages!

​

​

​

ASA stands for...

Alert, Specialized, Aligned 

​

Alert- ASA Service Dogs are are trained to Alert in response to specific odors, sounds, behaviors, and/or emotional changes! 

​

Specialized - ASA Service Dogs receive Specialized training to assist each one of our uniquely disabled recipients.

​

Aligned- ASA Service Dogs are in alignment with the needs of their special person by assisting with goals, intentions, routines, and the overall quality of daily life.

​

 

A young girl reads a book to a service dog in training during a community educational program
Outside among flowers, a young woman with brown hair in a braid wearing an offical ASA Service Dogs tshirt makes a silly happy face while a black lab wearing a red bandana gives her kisses

TRAINING DIRECTOR

Amanda Taulborg

Amanda Taulborg began her career in the medical field soon after college but found that traditional healthcare didn't align with her professional aspirations. Drawn to holistic and therapeutic approaches to health and wellness, she discovered a more fulfilling path in dog training—a journey she refers to as "helping people one dog at a time." 

 

Her passion for dog training ignited at a young age, leading her to over two decades of professional experience. Amanda has invested thousands of hours attending seminars, conferences, conventions, certification classes, and symposiums. She has apprenticed, interned, and collaborated with renowned trainers from around the world, gaining extensive knowledge and diverse methods, particularly in training Assistance Dogs. 

 

In 2013, combining her expertise in dog training with her medical and mental health education, Amanda founded ASA Service Dogs, Inc., a nonprofit organization. She has since devoted her life to helping others by providing compassion, loyalty, love, a shoulder to cry on, tail wags, and boop kisses through her dedicated Assistance Dogs.

     Amanda has over 20 years of professional 

hands on experience, including:​

​

  • Service Dog Task and Public Access Training

  • Extensive knowledge of Disabilities-and how to help!

  • Autism communication and response Courses 

  • Therapy Preparatory Classes

  • Scent Detection; Peanut Allergens, Narcotics & Explosives, Nose-Work education

  • Medical Odor Alert; Diabetic blood sugar changes, pre-anaphylaxis alert, heart rate change indications

  • Assistance Dog Testing

  • Puppy Testing, Behavior, and Desensitization Training

  • Housebreaking and Manners

  • Basic & Advanced Obedience Training

  • K9 Fitness Instruction

  • Aggression Rehabilitation

  • Protection Fundamentals

  • Doc Diving

  • Tracking

  • Agility

  • Veterinary Care- Pet CPR and First Aid Certified

bottom of page