Canine Essentials Owner-Trained Assistance Dogs Register
Each Public Access Card issued by Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. has a unique QR Code that will direct the person to this page for verification of the Assistance Dog and Handler.
Section 54A of the DDA 1992 stipulates that a (discriminator) may only ask the person with a disability the following: 1. do you have evidence the animal is an assistance animal (per 9.2 c definition “trained to assist a person with a disability to alleviate the effect of the disability”) and 2. do you have evidence that the anmimal is trained to meet standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place. Canine Essentials encourages ALL assistance animal handlers to challenge questions outside of this and to report the person to HRC.
Canine Essentials Assistance Dogs
Denial of public access of the depicted Assistance Dog or Assistance Dog in Training is legislated under the Commonwealth Disablity Discrimination Act (1992) Equal Opportunity Acts (all states in Australia) and Transport Acts (in some States of Australia). This may leave a business (including government) open to litigation by the dis-Abled Handler.
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Dedicated to our Canine Essentials SuperHeroes
“For their service, Canine Essentials honour them – Rest in Peace…”
Canine Essentials thank Assistance Dog:
“Raya” for her Service.
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“Scribbles” for his Service. |
“Jaws Masterson the Third” for his Service.
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“Coco” for her Service.
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“Tana” for her Service.
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“Myla” for her Service.
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“Miette” for her Service.
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“Laila” for her Service.
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“For their service, Canine Essentials honour them – Rest in Peace…”
Assistance Dog Info
Please be advised that Assistance Dog Registers nor Public Access Cards are NOT a requirement in Australia. However Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. have taken this step of creating this Assistance Dog Register here due to unfortunate minor circumstance whereby some Handlers have placed Canine Essentials Logo Badges on their Dogs made by “Logo Makers” or, purchased off of E-Bay (for example), when they have not received the training by Canine Essentials and are not Clients of Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd.
The Assistance Dogs or Assistance Dogs in Training as identified here meet the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) Section 9, 2(c). In addition, these Dog’s and Handlers (where indicated with Pubic Access “rights”) have been assessed by a Qualified Canine Behaviourist and Certified Professional Dog Trainer (whom specialises in training Assistance Dogs) as meeting the Training Standards and alleviates the symptoms of the Hander’s dis-Ability/ies as defined in the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) Section 54A or (where relevant – Section 81 of the South Australian Dog and Cat Management Act); other Assistance Dogs on this Register have also attained State Government accreditation arising from this training, thus attaining Section 9, 2(a) of the Cwlth Disability Discrimination Act (1992).
Only Dogs depicted here are authorised to wear Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. Logo and have received Assistance Dog Training by Dr. Geller, Certified Professional Dog Trainer and qualified Canine Behaviourist.
Legislation
Under Section 9(2) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, an assistance animal is a dog or other animal that is: … trained to assist a person with a disability to alleviate the effect of the disability, and to meet standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place.
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1992 – SECT 54A
Assistance animals
(1) This section applies in relation to a person with a disability who has an assistance animal. Note: For when a person with a disability has an assistance animal , see subsections 9(2) and (4).
(2) This Part does not render it unlawful for a person to request or to require that the assistance animal remain under the control of: (a) the person with the disability; or (b) another person on behalf of the person with the disability.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), an assistance animal may be under the control of a person even if it is not under the person’s direct physical control.
(4) This Part does not render it unlawful for a person (the discriminator ) to discriminate against the person with the disability on the ground of the disability, if: (a) the discriminator reasonably suspects that the assistance animal has an infectious disease; and (b) the discrimination is reasonably necessary to protect public health or the health of other animals.
(5) This Part does not render it unlawful for a person to request the person with the disability to produce evidence that: (a) the animal is an assistance animal; or (b) the animal is trained to meet standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place.
(6) This Part does not render it unlawful for a person (the discriminator ) to discriminate against the person with the disability on the ground that the person with the disability has the assistance animal, if: (a) the discriminator requests or requires the person with the disability to produce evidence referred to in subsection (5); and (b) the person with the disability neither: (i) produces evidence that the animal is an assistance animal; nor (ii) produces evidence that the animal is trained to meet standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place.
(7) This Part does not affect the liability of a person for damage to property caused by an assistance animal.
Legislative Compliance Statements
On the completion of a Public Standards Assessment, all Handlers of Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. received a training statement “the Assistance Dog is trained to assist a person with a disability” by RTO qualified Canine Behaviourist and Certified Professional Dog Trainer (specialist areas: Assistance Dog Training; Complex Skills; Scent Detection) and a statement by a Healthcare Professional (Registered with AHPRA) confirming the Assistance Dog is effectively assisting the Handler (person with a disability) to alleviate the effect of their disability/ies.
Confidentiality
For reasons of confidentiality, Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. have redacted the Handler’s/Owners’s name to conform with Privacy Laws. Media releases for all Dogs depicted here are held with Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. All documents are held in confidence with Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. Assistance Dog status as defined within Section 9.2.a of the Disability Discriminion Act (1992) or other authorised bodies have differing requirements inclusive of assessment requirements/re-assessment requirements dependant on state or organisation. Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. complies with relevant Privacy Laws related to such matters pertaining to specific issues in relation to these.
Insurance
Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. is fully insured for Assistance Dog Training and Accreditation through Marsh Pty. Ltd. A more in-depth overview of Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. insurance may be found [here].
Waiver of Liability
The owner of an Assistance Dog is solely liable for any damage to persons, premises, or facilities including places of public accommodation, public conveyances or transportation services, common carrier of passengers, places of housing accommodations, and places of employment caused by that assistance dog.
An “Individual with a disability”, including but not limited to, the blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or otherwise disabled who uses an Assistance Dog shall keep the dog properly harnessed or Leashed, and a person who is injured by the dog because of an “Individual with a disability”, including but not limited to, the blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or otherwise disabled failure to properly harness or leash the dog is entitled to maintain a cause of action for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction under the same laws applicable to other causes brought for the redress of injuries caused by animals.
Canine Essentials Assistance Dog Authorised Wear
Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. Assistance Dogs must maintain strict uniform requirements per CE Policy. A complete overview of Authorised AD Wear may be found [here].
Compliments or Concerns
If you would like to make any further enquires or have any further questions regarding Canine Essentials Assistance Dogs’, please contact Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd.
All information supplied here is provided in good faith and Canine Essentials Pty. Ltd. takes no responsibility for any incorrect assertions.
CANINE ESSENTIALS DO NOT SUPPLY ASSISTANCE DOGS.
PLEASE CONTACT TAPUA LABRADORS WHO MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST.
Proudly Force Free!
I have been training with Dr Geller for the last 1.5 years. In this time I have trained my beautiful Labrador Zola to be my Assistance Dog and we have now passed all of our formal training. Working with Dr Geller has been an amazing experience. She is kind, caring, extremely knowledgeable and honest. She will always give you the honest feedback that is so necessary when it comes to dog training. She has an exceptional grasp on what she teaches and why and will always explain the reasons behind why she teaches what she does. Training up my Assistance Dog through Canine Essentials has changed my life. I have gained a confidence and independence in my everyday life I didn’t know was possible. It has been an honour working with Dr Geller and I look forward to many more years being a part of the Canine Essentials family!
thankyou for all your help and encouragement.…a lot of people need you and your company .
I got Canine Essentials Trainer Georgia to start me off on a good foot with my new puppy Nachos. Everything was explained really well and my puppy who doent like anyone came to her the first time and licked her lots and cuddled her. I made sure I chose her because she knew the breed well staffy x and i booked extra sessions to make sure Nachos and me could walk well and he didnt pull like he was. She also tought me about vaccintians and worming.
Canine Essentials have helped our family in more ways than I can possibly put in words. Going back 2 and a half years ago it was suggested to me my then 4 year old son would benifit from having a assistance dog to cope with his Autism and uncontrolled epilepsy so I started to Google for help. Well the waiting list for fully trained dog’s was not only huge (over 2 years) but also extremely expensive well into the $20k mark and this was just money we didn’t have, until I came across Canine Essentials I first made contact with the owner Dr Geller and explained our situation. Well…… her response was so heart warming she was extremely understanding and more than willing to help. We had brough a puppy and made arrangements to meet her. Fast forward we have a fully accredited assistance dog for our son and this has help us so much with outings and all his medical appointments. We also have another dog in training. I want am to let anyone know who is looking to please contact Canine Essentials it has changed our life’s and will certainly change yours. We have also made life long friends along the way and I have never looked back. A HUGE thank you for helping us and becoming part of our family💕
I began training my 12 week old puppy Koda without a clue of what I was doing. We began our journey in Good Manners Level 1 and I was so nervous. But on the first day of training, Dr. Georgia Geller handed me her training booklet and went through it with me step by step. She told me what I needed to focus on specifically with Koda and how to get him excited for training! Within a few weeks Koda and I went from being nervous and shy to walking through those doors with confidence! From there, Dr. Georgia Geller supported Koda and I to become an Assistance Dog – Handler Team!
Dr. Georgia Geller is thorough and informative with her class workbooks, training logs and years of experience. Not only does she support the dogs, but she supports the handlers through their journey. She goes above and beyond for her clients, supporting them through any difficulty they encounter whether its Advocacy, Public Access Rights, or dog training. She offers a knowledgeable and personalised approach to force-free training, considering each individuals needs.
As a young person with a lifelong disability, I am so thankful for Dr. Georgia Geller’s support in helping me build mine and Koda’s confidence, and achieve my goals.
Canine Essentials is a community of people that support each other, and I am so glad to be a part of it.
I am proud to wear the badge, and I highly recommend Canine Essentials to anyone whether it’s for simple Good Manners training, or Assistance Dog training.
Dr. Geller was highly recommended to me and is well known within the autistic community, so I knew she would work with me in ways I could follow. I was given easy to follow hand outs and demonstrations with my dog that I could then do at home.
Dr. Geller has helped my child and our family in so many ways and changed our life! We are very grateful for her training of the dog, support and encouragement. To see my child be able to leave the house with their Autism Assistance Dog when they would not be leaving the house before is a life changing moment. Thank you Dr. Geller! (Staying anon to protect child identity – hope you understand).
