Akc does not certify therapy dogs.
Therapy dog certified.
A certified therapy dog must be friendly patient confident gentle and at ease in all situations.
Therapy dogs do need certification from and registration in a reputable national organization.
A therapy dog is trained to provide affection and comfort to those in hospitals schools nursing homes retirement homes people with learning disabilities people with anxiety people with severe stress and disaster areas.
A typical pet therapy test for your dog s certification will observe the following.
A tdi therapy.
The certification organizations are the experts in this area and their efforts.
This helps people recognize the dog as a therapy animal reducing the necessity to explain oneself when entering into an approved establishment.
If so you may consider ordering a therapy dog certificate and a vest for your approved therapy dog.
In some cases you can apply online.
You may request more than one therapy dog designation.
Currently we have one certified therapy dog named lily.
Adopt a dog that has the appropriate demeanor and intelligence to serve as a therapy dog.
There are three basic steps involved in certifying a therapy dog.
Therapy dogs can frequently be found working in environments such as schools retirement homes hospitals workplaces disaster sites nursing homes and hospices.
The assessment will take approximately 30 minutes.
After achieving a cgc certification your next step will be to contact an organization to acquire your pet s pet therapy certification.
But you can t just take your dog to visit a relative in a hospital for instance.
A therapy dog tolerates other animals a therapy dog wants to visit with people a therapy dog loves children a therapy dog gets along with other dogs why don t therapy dogs wear vests.
Therapy dog certification ensures that both dogs and handlers are well trained and it reduces the liability to facilities says burch.
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.
Therapy dog vest once the dog and handler have been approved by the hospital or school they may require your therapy dog be clearly identified.
Others require hands on testing to put your dog through their paces.
The first part of the companion paws therapy dog certification process is a first temperament assessmentto confirm suitability as a therapy dogfor your requested designation of personal assisted or visiting therapy.
Therapy dogs are to be petted and vests cut down on the petting area.
The most important characteristic of a therapy dog is its temperament.
