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Comment by Katie on March 5, 2012 at 2:28pm

I am also going to look into that. I have taken her to our local YMCA to do activities with the kids.

Comment by Geri & Sidney on March 5, 2012 at 2:25pm

You might also look into your local library! Sidney enjoys visits where elementary school kids read to the dogs. The rules are a lot more relaxed when it's not a hospital setting. Here it's called the "Paws to Read" program :)

Comment by Katie on March 5, 2012 at 2:22pm

Does CAAA work with children hospitals as well? Foxey is AWESOME with children and I would like to get her into a program for the Terminally ill children. I'll keep doing my research and start calling different associations and hospitals.

Thank you guys for your quick responses, the more information I can receive the better!

Comment by Heather Ng on March 5, 2012 at 2:20pm

One note I forgot, the CAAA certification test was exactly the same as the CGC.  If your dog passes that she should be close to being ready to any therapy tests.  Our test had an additional emphasis on "leave it" because of the dangers of patients dropping pills and things on the floor that could hurt them. 

Comment by Heather Ng on March 5, 2012 at 2:17pm

 

We had the very same question after finishing the CGC test.  You have a few options.  If you know a place you want to volunteer you can see if they require their own testing or Delta Society certification.  We found some hospitals require their own certification.  Once you decide where you want to volunteer and what the qualifications are you can start the paperwork.  We just got certified through CAAA (Campion animal association of Arizona) and they have placed us already in a nursing home.  So far it has been a rewarding experience for both us and our dogs.  The Delta Society might give you more options.  We asked a dog trainer in the area who gave us the local names for CAAA. Hope that helps!  -Heather

Comment by Geri & Sidney on March 5, 2012 at 2:14pm

Hi Katie!

Do you know of a local therapy dog group in your area? If not, you might need to ask around. Once you find the group, contact them about their process. With Love on a Leash, we needed 6 weeks therapy dog training,a nd then 10 supervised visits before we could be fully certified.

I looked into Love on a Leash for you, but the nearest chapter is in Yuma. I think that's a bit far from you.

Here is the contact info in case you want to ask if they have any members in your area:

ARIZONA:  Yuma, Southwest Arizona
Pet Pals
Paula Bensel
vicki.maddy@yahoo.com

Comment by Katie on March 5, 2012 at 2:01pm

I have a few questions about where I go after we finish the CGC test. We did a practice round with our trainer yesterday and Foxey passed 7 out of the 10 test points. I have over socialized her so now the hard part is keeping her in a sit and not letting her get to happy to see another person or dog. Most of the time she does well but she LOVES everyone and just wants to be their best friend. Hopefully she will be ready to take the CGC at the end of the month. I only work half days so I am home to work and train her. But what are the next steps to getting her to be a therapy dog after we pass the CGC?

Comment by Courtney and Webley <3 on January 1, 2012 at 10:24pm

Hi there!

I am interested in getting Webley started as a therapy dog this year! He needs basic obedience however, all he has are the puppy classes :)

Comment by Kristy Watkins on November 6, 2011 at 11:48am

Guys, this is such bad news I cannot even begin to explain the entire process in detail right now. It turns out our 6 yr old adopted boy has prostate cancer. We're sending him back to his old owners to receive treatment, the old owner is a vet who owns his own clinic and is going to gift us as much of the treatment as he can, if there's anything that can be done at this point, the prostate is so enlarged and covered in tumors they may not even be able to get it out without making him incontinent. They feel guilty for not noticing Drew was sick while they had him, but Drew was an outside-all day-sleeps-inside-at-night dog. Please tell everyone you know to neuter their early (Drew was done at 1 or 2 years old, when they found him on the streets) and please keep their dogs inside as much as humanly possible so you can catch these signs early!

We don't know when we'll be getting him back, or how long we'll have with him once he's back, but we're going to cherish every second up until he leaves next weekend and what time we get when or if he comes back.

Comment by Kristy Watkins on October 23, 2011 at 2:17pm

Melissa, I did a quick search for you and it seems like lendaheart.org is the top choice, you can get in contact with them. Also, I would get a few "in training" badges and taking him places. In general, an "in training" badge will allow some basic access to some places without being 'with' an organization yet. At least that's been my experience.

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