Description
Prepare your dog to take the Therapy Dog Test (TDI test) . This course covers a variety of goals to make sure that your dog will be reliable and accepting across many different situations. . Upon completion of this class, tests will be offered for the certification needed to work your dog in nursing homes, etc.
Commands include: This is not a class for service dogs. There is a difference between a service dog and a therapy dog. Service dogs are trained to stay with and aid a human handler. They must do something for their handler that the handler cannot do themselves. Example: a seeing-eye dog. These dogs do not visit with other people. The dogs are trained to pay attention mostly to the owner/handler who is in need of the service. These dogs can go into stores and other public places that other dogs cannot go. Therapy dogs are different in the sense that they are trained to do a service for others not the handler. They are there to give pleasure to other people through petting and social visits. Therapy Dog International does not allow any service dogs to be certified for therapy because service dogs are used for an entirely different purpose. Therapy dogs are not allowed in public places that other dogs are not. They can visit schools, hospitals, libraries and other facilities with the permission of the facility. The license will provide proof to the facility that your dog is fully insured and approved by Therapy Dog International.
1 Hour(s) / Week for 6 Weeks
Commands include: This is not a class for service dogs. There is a difference between a service dog and a therapy dog. Service dogs are trained to stay with and aid a human handler. They must do something for their handler that the handler cannot do themselves. Example: a seeing-eye dog. These dogs do not visit with other people. The dogs are trained to pay attention mostly to the owner/handler who is in need of the service. These dogs can go into stores and other public places that other dogs cannot go. Therapy dogs are different in the sense that they are trained to do a service for others not the handler. They are there to give pleasure to other people through petting and social visits. Therapy Dog International does not allow any service dogs to be certified for therapy because service dogs are used for an entirely different purpose. Therapy dogs are not allowed in public places that other dogs are not. They can visit schools, hospitals, libraries and other facilities with the permission of the facility. The license will provide proof to the facility that your dog is fully insured and approved by Therapy Dog International.
1 Hour(s) / Week for 6 Weeks
After a Finlayson's student has passed the TDI test, they are welcome to join the Finlayson's Visiting Therapy Dog Group or the Kids and K-9s Reading Program. Each week, you will be contacted by email on upcoming group visits to local facilities. Graduates can choose to attend the visits that fit their schedule.