MEDICAL ALERT DOG TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
& RESEARCH
CMAC helps experienced trainers and service dog organizations develop their medical alert training skills and practices. We also collaborate with research teams investigating canine scent detection and its applications.
Explore live trainer education, tailored coaching for your organization, and research collaboration grounded in science and hands-on experience.
Three ways to work with CMAC
Professional Trainer Education
Coaching for Service Dog Organizations
Research Collaboration
Build your medical alert and service dog training skills through live online instruction, practical assignments, and individual feedback. For experienced reward-based trainers.
Strengthen your program with tailored guidance on dog selection, medical alert training, assessments, and client support. Get practical help with your team’s specific challenges.
Bring canine scent-detection expertise to your research project. Partner with CMAC for dog selection, training, and handling support in medical detection studies.
NOW ENROLLING:
SPECIALIZE IN MEDICAL ALERT DOG TRAINING
Expand your training skills with a practical, step-by-step approach to selecting suitable dogs, teaching medical alert and response behaviors, preparing for public access, and coaching clients.
Get detailed training plans, assessment tools, and client forms you can apply in your work, plus individual feedback on your training videos to help you troubleshoot and refine your technique.
Starts December 10, 2026 · Live online
Early enrollment savings and monthly payment options available.
Strengthen Your Service Dog Program
Coaching tailored to your organization
Whether you’re establishing a program, adding medical alert training, or addressing challenges in an existing organization, get practical guidance tailored to your dogs, staff, and clients.
Work with CMAC to:
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Improve candidate selection and evaluation.
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Develop medical alert scent-training methods and troubleshoot difficulties.
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Create consistent training plans, records, and assessments.
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Strengthen client screening, matching, team training, and follow-up.
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Support your trainers through case discussions and feedback on training videos.
Bring us a specific challenge or work with us on broader program development. Together, we’ll identify priorities and develop practical steps your team can put into action.
Science, Practice, and the Human–Dog Partnership
CMAC brings together canine behavior, medical alert training, and experience supporting people who depend on assistance dogs.
Founded by Jennifer Cattet, Ph.D., founder of Medical Mutts Service Dogs, CMAC draws on more than 15 years of hands-on experience and collaboration in canine scent-detection research.
Our approach emphasizes reward-based training, dog welfare, measurable progress, and thoughtful support for clients. Through education, organizational coaching, and research collaboration, we help professionals translate knowledge into practical training decisions.
Ethical, Reward-Based Training
Evidence-Based Practice
Dog Welfare
Build skills through positive reinforcement, with respect for dogs and the people they support.
Prioritize physical health, emotional well-being, and suitability for the work.
Use research, documented progress, and careful evaluation to guide training decisions.
ADVANCING MEDICAL ALERT DOG RESEARCH
Understanding what dogs detect, and how to evaluate their performance, is essential to advancing medical alert training.
Jennifer Cattet and Medical Mutts have contributed to published research on seizure-associated odor, hypoglycemia-associated odor, and COVID-19 detection. Ongoing collaborations include seizure and autism-related scent research in the United States and France.
These projects inform our work while helping us distinguish established findings from questions that still require investigation.
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
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