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Train your Own Diabetic

Alert Dog with 
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M.D. DOGS

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Do you already have a dog who is a candidate to be your Diabetic Alert Dog? Self-train your dog with MD Dogs' assistance! 
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We provide free training resources below that anyone can learn from, as well as paid virtual support with one of MD Dogs' two trainers who will walk you through training your DAD. We cover everything from choosing the right dog or evaluating your current dog to scent training and public access test skills. 

Paid Self-Training Support

VIRTUAL GROUP CLASS

A 6 month program where you train your own dog alongside a small group of self-trainers in weekly sessions. Registration now open for May and June start dates!​

2025 Group Class

TRAINER CONSULTATION

Schedule a 30 minute call to get answers to all your questions, whether wondering if a DAD is right for you, if your own dog is a candidate, or you have specific training questions. 

Schedule

1 MONTH OF TRAINING SUPPORT

Throughout the month you'll meet with a trainer for 4 (1 hour) live training sessions and get customized training homework, along with analysis of training videos you'd like feedback on.

SCHEDULE

Free Self-Training Resources

Book

Read our free book which provides step-by-step instructions to train your own Diabetic Alert Dog. ​

Read the Book

Videos

Register to view our free instructional videos that follow a puppy training to be a DAD. ​

Watch the Videos

Online Community
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Join M.D. Dogs Training Community on Facebook to ask questions and share your training wins! 

Facebook Group

Podcast

​Listen to MD Dogs trainers talk about 'Demystifying Detection Dogs', covering various topics all things DAD!

Listen Here

Success Stories

​"Libby makes things easy to understand and FUN! She is a joy to watch and she is so encouraging."
-LEXIE, T2D
​"Before I found M.D. Dogs, I was lost. My dog was alerting ok, but was struggling in public and was lacking confidence in herself and in her alerting. After I read the M.D. Dogs workbook and watched the videos it was a life changer for me and my dog. Watching Libby train Franklyn on Instagram made me see was real Diabetic Alert Dog training looked like. My faith in having a solid working Diabetic Alert Dog was restored. A long while later and now my dog not only rocks movement alerts, but is also trained to low blood sugar alerts with a bringsel (which is something I had never thought of using for an alert!) and is a dog that I trust to alert me in just about every situation. I've gotten so many compliments on her behavior when I'm in public, and at many JDRF events she's always the most well behaved Diabetic Alert Dog there. she's such a happier dog now and I'm a safer diabetic because of M.D. Dogs. Thank you Libby and M.D. Dogs!"
- KELSEY, T1D
​"Libby is very knowledgeable and professional as well as an excellent trainer. After attending her MD Dogs Diabetic Alert Dog seminar I am excited to be able to help other owner/trainers who need support while training their DAD."
- JAN, Trainer
​"I had researched scent training methods for over a year, before my pup came into my life. I felt discouraged at first and I honestly thought that I couldn't train my own diabetic alert dog, until I found M.D. Dogs! Libby's workbook is user-friendly and she's always so nice and helpful if you need further assistance. Thanks to M.D. Dogs, my DAD Tógó, is often alerting 15-30 min. before I'm low, giving me more time to treat. My endocrinologist is seeing major improvements since Tógó started alerting with more accuracy and the times I have needed Glucagon, has greatly diminished! M.D. dogs has definitely changed our lives and gave me the confidence to train Tógó! I'm incredibly grateful to Libby and her training methods"
- SOLEY, T1D
M.D. Dogs Inc is solely funded through  grants and donations from people like you. Any donation truly makes a difference and enables us to create resources and programs to provide Diabetic Alert Dogs to those in need. 
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A Service Dog is an animal and is not intended to replace any medical care or device(s) provided by medical professionals. A diabetic alert service dog is never 100% accurate and should never replace regular blood glucose level checking.
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