Have you ever wondered what would be involved to get your greyhound certified as a therapy dog? Certified therapy dogs are welcomed in schools and libraries. They serve as very patient and uncritical listeners as children hone their reading skills. Therapy dogs are welcome in nursing homes, hospitals and even college settings where they can meet and offer emotional assistance to patients and students.
Therapy dogs should not be confused with service dogs whose goal is to care for their own handler and their special needs but they are a separate category of specially trained hounds. Since there are quite a few certified therapy greyhounds in Southern California and many of them have been certified by BARK, a 501(c)(3) organization in Long Beach CA we have we have asked Linda Bates one of their certified trainer/ evaluator to come to the event and do a BARK and/or American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen testing. The testing will be held from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Race to the Park for a $10 evaluation fee that will be donated to GreySave.
If you think your hound has what it takes to be a BARK therapy dog or a AKC Canine good Citizen or you just want to know more about both programs contact Linda at [email protected]. You can talk to her and/or just set up a time to have your hound take the test. To find out more about the requirements for both BARK and AKC Canine Good Citizen check out their respective websites. http://barkdogs.org/default.html and http://www.akc.org/dog-owners/training/canine-good-citizen/training-testing/
Therapy dogs should not be confused with service dogs whose goal is to care for their own handler and their special needs but they are a separate category of specially trained hounds. Since there are quite a few certified therapy greyhounds in Southern California and many of them have been certified by BARK, a 501(c)(3) organization in Long Beach CA we have we have asked Linda Bates one of their certified trainer/ evaluator to come to the event and do a BARK and/or American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen testing. The testing will be held from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Race to the Park for a $10 evaluation fee that will be donated to GreySave.
If you think your hound has what it takes to be a BARK therapy dog or a AKC Canine good Citizen or you just want to know more about both programs contact Linda at [email protected]. You can talk to her and/or just set up a time to have your hound take the test. To find out more about the requirements for both BARK and AKC Canine Good Citizen check out their respective websites. http://barkdogs.org/default.html and http://www.akc.org/dog-owners/training/canine-good-citizen/training-testing/
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