True stories of dogs who bring hope healing into our lives by rachel mcpherson founder and executive director of the good dog foundation.
Licensed therapy dog training.
Second train your dog to be well behaved in public places such as a hospital or school.
They do need to be calm and in your control at all times.
Akc does not certify therapy dogs.
Therapy dog training and certification.
Any breed of dog large and small can take on this important role and you can help out and become your pup s handler.
What you need to know.
Therapy dogs are dispensers of unconditional love and affection.
The certification organizations are the experts in this area and their efforts.
Organized therapy dog groups provide educational material to.
The most important characteristic of a therapy dog is its temperament.
Therapy dogs must enjoy human contact and be content to be petted cuddled and handled sometimes clumsily by unfamiliar people and to enjoy that contact.
A certified therapy dog must be friendly patient confident gentle and at ease in all situations.
From the book every dog has a gift.
Unlike a service dog whose job is ot perform a task to aid in your disability a therapy dog do not require special training.
The good dog foundation offers a thorough evaluation training program and follow up program for its good dog therapy teams.
According to assistance dogs international inc programs promising to teach dog training in a few weeks will not provide the level of training required to become a certified dog trainer.
If your answer is others your require a therapy dog certification.
Training your dog to become a certified therapy dog is a wonderful way to bond and spend quality time together.
The ideal therapy dog is well trained well socialized and truly loves people a therapy dog must also be able to adjust well to new environments while staying attentive to their human handler.
This is especially true for therapy does as they are often in hospitals and schools with lots of noise and distractions.
Train and register your dog as a therapy dog in 3 easy steps first adopt and train a dog with a calm and kind temperament and can pass a canine good citizen test.
Therapy dogs come in all sizes and breeds.
The certification and training is done by qualified therapy dog organizations.