Assistance Dogs are not trained overnight. They require thousands of hours of training to expose them to different social and environmental situations. Dogs are not eligible to be accredited with the Public Access Test (PAT) until they are 18 months old, however once they are accredited they are entitled by law to accompany their handler to restaurants, hospitals, public transport and other public places that other dogs are not allowed. Sana dogs receive intensive training with the hope of placing them with their handler by 9 months of age. The pup will continue it’s training and form a bond with their handler as they mature and progress with skills aimed at managing the individual symptoms of their handler.