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THERAPY DOG
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Visiting THERAPY DOGs

The Therapy Program is typically for dog owners who visit schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers. Gentle and calm relaxed and confident disposition.

Excellent life skills training and manners with socialization and exposure to a wide variety of life experiences. Friendly with people and other dogs.

Dogs are required to be well groomed, healthy with no major health concerns, up to date with Veterinary recommendations for vaccines.

Spayed or neutered (zero tolerance of marking or humping behaviors). Minimum of 1.5 years of age.

service dogs

A Service Dog is defined as any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. Service dogs perform specific tasks or behaviors to help people with visible and non-visible disabilities such as epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety, diabetes or mobility limitations.

Service dog tasks are trained behaviors by the handler to help assist in their everyday life. These tasks can help by alerting to a door bell or fire alarm, retrieving medication or water, opening or closing a kitchen door or drawer or anxiety aler

Emotional Support Dogs

Emotional support dogs oe ESD's for short are companion animals that provide emotional and psychological comfort and support to individuals with mental health conditions.

Unlike service animals, ESD's don't need specific task training. They offer companionship, reduce stress, and can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. 

With emotional support dogs, we can teach and train your dog to help in any way possible!

Task Training

Task training can help individuals live more independently, reducing the need for others.

Reduces anxiety and stress, providing support emotionally, as well as physically.

Alert owners to upcoming and possible dangers or incoming concerns, such as seizures or migraines.

Tasks are repeatedly practiced, reinforced, and micro-step trained until the dog reliably performs them in various environments within the home and outside environments, such as coffee shops and grocery shopping.

Private Training Options

All service dog training must commit to a private training session, either in-home or virtually, for a 1.5-hour training session to cover paperwork and questions. Cost: $120.00 plus GST = $126.00. All options below are available at home or virtually online.

option one

Meeting every second week for three months. Each training session is one hour in length.

Cost: $80.00 plus GST = $84.00 each training session x 6 sessions = $504.00

Option Two

Meeting once a week for three months. Each training session is one hour in length.

Cost: $75.00 plus GST = $78.75 each training session x 8 sessions = $630.00

option three

Meeting every second week for six months. Each training session is one hour in length.

Cost: $70.00 plus GST = $73.50 each training session x 12 sessions = $882.00

option four

Meeting once a week for six months. Each training session is one hour in length.

Cost: $65.00 plus GST = $68.75 x 24 sessions = $1,650.00

option five

Need something in between, maybe a little less than one or more than the other.

We can create a program that works for you and your dog!

Group Dog Training Classes for Service Dog Training are available upon request!

Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbor evaluation testing coming in 2024!

Therapy Dogs FAQ's

WHAT IS A THERAPY DOG?

Therapy dog’s join their handler/owner typically dog owners or educators, teachers, psychologists, counsellors and doctors - at their workplace to help their students, clients, customers and/or patients at a hospital or library. Therapy dogs are not trained service task dogs and do not have public access, unless invited to the space for therapy dog companionship.

How do I train my dog to be a Therapy Dog?

Enroll in positive reinforcement, connection and choice-based group dog training classes or private in-home training. The Canadian Kennel Club Canine Good Neighbor training program and evaluation with testing is an excellent resource for certification. Connect with the location you would like to bring your dog to for therapy work, request their rules guidelines and regulations for Therapy Dog visitation.

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