Trained Dogs for Adoption

If you’re looking for a trained dog, you want one that already knows how to live in a house. That’s what we place. Every dog is house trained, crate trained, and taught basic obedience before it goes home, for a fraction of what a breeder or private trainer charges.

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What Our Trained Dogs Already Know

Every dog is trained by certified professional dog trainers on our staff. The Dog Alliance is accredited by Assistance Dogs International, and our team includes AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluators.

  • House Trained

    Reliably house trained before placement. No accidents to manage while you settle in.

  • Crate Trained

    Comfortable in a crate, which makes work schedules and travel manageable from day one.

  • Obedience Commands

    Sit, down, stay, come, place, and leave it. Each dog responds to a handler it has just met, not only to its trainer.

  • Leash Manners

    Loose leash walking without pulling or lunging. Our dogs are walked in real environments, not just a training yard.

  • Socialized

    Exposure to children, other dogs, traffic, vehicles, and public spaces.

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Trained Dogs for Sale vs. Adoption

A trained dog from a private breeder or trainer typically runs 8,000 to $20,000. Our adoption fee is $3,500.

The difference isn’t the training. It’s that we’re a nonprofit. The fee covers the dog’s care rather than a profit margin, and it includes spay or neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, heartworm testing, and the full training program.

Who a Trained Dog Is Right For

Our trained dogs go home with first-time owners, working professionals, and families with kids. Here’s who they fit best.

You skip the hardest six months. The structure is already there, so you maintain it instead of building it from nothing.

House training and crate training are already handled, which makes a normal work schedule realistic from the first day.

Every dog is temperament tested around kids, and we tell you exactly what we observed rather than leaving you to guess.

Training an untrained dog takes months of consistent daily work. These dogs have already done it.

Trained Dogs Available Now

New dogs enter our training program regularly and availability varies. If you don’t see the right match today, contact us directly and we’ll help you find one.

Born: June 8

Status: In professional training

Health: Current on all vaccinations and veterinary care

Registry: Whelped under International Working Dog Registry standards

Temperament: Energetic, social, extremely friendly

Best fit: Active family who enjoys the outdoors

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Frequently Asked Questions About Our Trained Dogs

Not exactly. We’re a nonprofit, so our dogs are adopted rather than sold. That means an application and a conversation instead of a checkout, and it means we stay involved after you take your dog home. The outcome is the same: you go home with a professionally trained dog, and you pay far less than you would for one from a breeder or private trainer.

A trained dog from a breeder or private trainer typically runs 8,000 to $20,000 or more. Our adoption fee is $3,500 , which covers veterinary care, vaccinations, spay or neuter, and the training program itself. As a nonprofit, we price to cover the dog’s care rather than to make a profit.

Adoption fees are non-refundable. They go directly toward the veterinary and training costs already invested in the dog, and toward the programs that make the next placement possible.

Every dog we place trained in our service dog program under certified professional trainers, AKC evaluators, and Assistance Dogs International standards. That includes house training, crate training, leash manners, basic obedience, and extensive socialization around people, children, other dogs, and public spaces.

Yes. Every dog is reliably house trained and crate trained before placement, so there’s no starting from scratch when your dog comes home.

Sometimes. Puppies in our program are still in training, and we accept applications for placement once they complete it. Most of the dogs we place are older, which means you already know their adult size, energy level, and temperament.

Yes, and we encourage it. Meet-and-greets are part of the process, and we’d rather you spend time together first than discover a mismatch later. Bring your family and any dogs you already have.

Veterinary records, vaccinations, spay or neuter, microchipping, AKC certifications, your dog’s training notes and command list, and a private session with our trainers.

Our dogs are primarily Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers, the breeds most commonly used in service dog work for their trainability and temperament. We’ve also recently begun working with Whippets, which suit families looking for a smaller, quieter companion. Breeds vary by what’s currently in the program, so check the available dogs above to see who’s here now.

Our dogs are primarily Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers, the breeds most commonly used in service dog work for their trainability and temperament. We’ve also recently begun working with Whippets, which suit families looking for a smaller, quieter companion. Breeds vary by what’s currently in the program, so check the available dogs above to see who’s here now.

Yes. We’ve worked with families across Texas. All meet-and-greets and placements take place at our facility in Cedar Park, just north of Austin, so you’ll need to arrange a visit. We’ll help you schedule it.

If you have any more questions or need further assistance, please feel free to contact us—we’re here to help!