Diabetic Alert Dog Training

Application Process

Submit Your Application. You have three options:

Complete the application online. E-mail to mail@hightest.com
Print a copy and mail it back to us.
Complete the application over the phone by calling (530) 742-3647.

Click On Word Doc to Fill Out Application

2. Phone Consultation
We will schedule a phone consultation with you after we receive and review your application. This discussion can take about an hour. During the phone consultation, we'll discuss:

Your lifestyle, frequent activities, and your travel practices.
Your motivation and support for getting a Hightest Diabetic Alert Dog.
Your current health status.

You will also have the opportunity to ask questions about Hightest's Diabetic Alert Dog Training Program. By the end of the conversation you will have an idea of what funding and supplies are required if you are accepted and ideas on how to go about raising the funds and gathering the supplies necessary for Hightest to begin training a pup for you.

3. Approval Notification
After your phone consultation has been completed and any supplemental information has been received, we'll notify you when your application has been approved.

4. Contract

Along with a copy of your approval notification, we 'll send you a detailed contract. Once your contract has been agreed upon and your deposit has been received, we'll determine the pup that is right for your individual needs and begin that pups training.

DAD's Ricki & Coffee

DAD TEAM : Nick & Etta

DAD TEAM : Eliza & Soso

Training Programs

Finished Dog - 12 to 14 Months Old

Our finished Diabetic Alert Dog Training can be completed in approximately twelve to fourteen months. Puppies are selected for our program based upon their response to scent imprinting and natural drive. From eight to sixteen weeks of age, puppies learn about the world in which they will be be required to work. Socialization, scent discrimination, and a conditioned response are all part of the pups learning. Advanced training typically begins at six months of age and continues until the dog is ready for their scent and alert certification testing. As of 2023, the cost of a finished Hightest Diabetic Alert Dog is $25,000. Monthly payments of $2,000+ is acceptable. We currently have 5 successfully trained working teams out in the field.

Trained DAD Dogs For Sale - SOLD!

WINDY is a AKC Registered Lagotto Ramagnolo. She is one of our finished Diabetic Alert Dogs and is ready to be placed in a home. Windy weighs in at 35 pounds, is incredibly easy to work with, and is willing in all aspects of the work. She has been raised in a home with other dogs, children, and farm animals. Windy has completed all her socialization, scent, and alert certification testing. Windy is priced at $25,000. Monthly payments are acceptable. Please contact us via email or phone for additional information on Windy.