Pet Therapy SKILLS
Requirements: Dog must have earned their Canine Good Citizen (or CGCA/CGCU) title
Session length: 7 weeks
Cost: $160 ($140 with discount for early registration)
Content: Our Pet Therapy Skills course offers specific training for both the handler and the dog that will be needed in this type of work. Here’s a short list of some of the skills we will teach:
Go to https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/about-trick-dog/
Pet Therapy Classes are currently on hold as of August 2024, please contact the enrollment secretary if you would like to be placed on the waitlist for when we offer class in the future
Session length: 7 weeks
Cost: $160 ($140 with discount for early registration)
Content: Our Pet Therapy Skills course offers specific training for both the handler and the dog that will be needed in this type of work. Here’s a short list of some of the skills we will teach:
- Using the 4 D’s of Learning, dogs confidently adapt quickly in new environments
- How to give “permission” to your dog to go visit people especially in wheelchairs or using a walker
- Impulse control around food, toys, and other objects
- The dog learns to walk calmly and quietly past crowds and other dogs
- What the handler can and can not say to people during visits
- Learning the 40+ stress & calming signals canines use often
Go to https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/about-trick-dog/
Pet Therapy Classes are currently on hold as of August 2024, please contact the enrollment secretary if you would like to be placed on the waitlist for when we offer class in the future
Dannica patiently waiting for her kids to arrive at the local library
Jay Marks and his dog Gambit, recently graduated for our pet therapy course and passed the national organization, Pet Partners, evaluation. Jay and Gambit visit patients at the Baptist Medical Center.
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Laura Wilbur and her Lab, Rosie have completed pet therapy training and are now members of Pet Partners.
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