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Therapy Dogs
International
Therapy
Dogs ( your dog must be at least 1yr of age to take this test)
Many
dog owners complete AKC Canine Good Citizen® ( CGC) training and testing
as a prerequisite to therapy dog certification. While the AKC does not
certify therapy dogs, this is a fabulous beginning to your therapy dog
career. We strongly encourage owners to continue training beyond
CGC in order to develop some off-leash control, increase the dog's
reliability, and to further enhance the bond that has been built during
CGC training.
We
are very proud that so many CGC dogs and their owners volunteer their
time to improve the lives of other people. There are national therapy
dog groups (and in some cities local groups) that certify therapy dogs.
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) uses the AKC Canine Good Citizen test
as a key component of its therapy dog assessment. TDI can be reached at
www.tdi-dog.org
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Delta Society
Therapy
Dogs ( must be at least 1 year old and have been owned for at least 6
months.)
Delta Society® is an
international, non-profit, human service organization with a very unique
mission. Uniting millions of Americans who have mental and physical
illnesses and disabilities with professionally trained therapy animals
and service dogs, Delta Society programs promote human health and
well-being through interactions with companion animals.
* If you are in the
Doylestown, Pa area, I would recommend that you get your Delta
certification. The Doylestown Hospital only allows Delta certified
pets into their facility. They also require that the test is
administered by themselves. There is a written test as well as a
training test. If you are interested in certification, please
visit the Delta website for the test preparation kit. Once you
feel you dog is ready, you may contact the Doylestown Hospital to be put
on the waiting list for testing. The Delta Society can
be reached at
www.deltasociety.org
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Canine Good Citizen
The AKC Canine
Good Citizen® Program is a public education and outreach program. CGC
also serves as an excellent place to get started in training your dog.
When you complete CGC training, you will have a canine companion who
responds to basic commands such as sit and down and who is under good
control on a leash.
While this is a
fabulous beginning, we strongly encourage owners to continue training
beyond CGC in order to develop some off-leash control, increase the
dog's reliability, and to further enhance the bond that has been built
during CGC training.
After you and your
dog earn the CGC award, we hope to see you in some of the other AKC
activities that are rewarding, enriching and fun!
http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm
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