Therapy Dog Training, Florida
Therapy dogs, trained to give affection and comfort
Located in Florida, Canines 4 Hope is licensed and certified in Therapy Dog Training. We train therapy dogs to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, nursing homes, hospice facilities, schools, assisted living facilities, shelters and during catastrophe and disaster relief situations.
Every setting
Where a therapy dog is needed
Canines 4 Hope trains therapy dogs to provide affection and comfort to people in every one of these settings.
- Hospitals
- Children's hospitals
- Hospice facilities
- Nursing homes
- Retirement homes
- Assisted living and adult living facilities
- Schools
- Special needs centers
- People with learning difficulties
- Shelters
- Catastrophe and disaster relief situations
- Stressful situations, such as disaster areas
A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide affection and comfort to people in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, hospice, people with learning difficulties, and stressful situations, such as disaster areas.
On the visit
The places a therapy dog visits
Hospitals, children's hospitals and hospice
Therapy dogs bring affection and comfort to people in hospitals, children's hospitals and hospice facilities. The dog might need to be lifted onto, or climb onto, an individual's lap or bed and sit or lie comfortably there.
Nursing homes, retirement homes and assisted living
We train dogs to assist with nursing home visits, hospital visits, schools, adult living facilities, children's hospitals and more. Adults usually enjoy simply petting the dog, so a therapy dog must be calm for petting and must not be afraid of people walking unsteadily.
Schools, special needs centers and learning difficulties
Therapy dogs also work in schools and special needs centers, and with people with learning difficulties. Children enjoy hugging dogs, and many dogs contribute to the visiting experience by performing small tricks for their audience or by playing carefully structured games.
Catastrophe and disaster relief
Comfort in the hardest moments
Therapy dogs provide affection and comfort in shelters and during catastrophe and disaster relief situations.
A therapy dog works in stressful situations, such as disaster areas, and that asks a great deal of the dog. A therapy dog must not mind strange noises and smells, must allow strangers to touch them all over, and must be at ease in all situations.
- Shelters
- Disaster relief areas
- Catastrophe and disaster relief situations
- Stressful situations
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Canines 4 Hope is a Certified Service Dog and Dog Obedience Training Academy in Palm City, Florida, serving the Treasure Coast, with training services available to clients nationwide.
The work
What a therapy dog actually does
A therapy dog's primary job is to allow unfamiliar people to make physical contact with the dog and to enjoy that contact with people.
Therapy dogs must enjoy human contact and be content to be petted and handled, sometimes clumsily.
Therapy dogs are great companions, and they are allowed to go in nursing homes, hospitals, special needs centers, and schools.
Temperament
The most important characteristic
Therapy dogs come in all sizes and breeds. The most important characteristic of a therapy dog is its temperament.
A good therapy dog must be friendly, patient, confident, gentle, and at ease in all situations.
- Friendly
- Patient
- Confident
- Gentle
- At ease in all situations
It's crucial to have a properly trained therapy dog to perform these services.
Your dog
Is your dog a therapy dog candidate?
In order for your dog to become a good therapy dog candidate, the therapy dog must:
- Be at least one year of age
- Be good around other dogs
- Listen to their handlers
- Allow strangers to touch them all over
- Not jump on people when interacting
- Walk on a leash without pulling
- Not mind strange noises and smells
- Be calm for petting
- Not be afraid of people walking unsteadily
- Be current on all vaccines required by the local laws
- Have a negative fecal test every 12 months
- Be clean and well groomed
Any dog of any breed or mix of breeds with the above qualifications is a good candidate to be a therapy dog.
Therapy dog training
Train your dog with Canines 4 Hope
With proper training, certification and insurance, Canines 4 Hope can train your dog to be a therapy dog.
Canines 4 Hope offers Obedience Dog Training, Therapy Dog Training and Puppy Training services in Palm City Florida, Palm Beach County, St Lucie County and Martin County Florida.
Our Boarding and Training program specializes in dog obedience training including basic dog training, advanced dog obedience training, puppy training and therapy dog training while your pup stays with us at our Palm City training academy and boarding facility.
Canines 4 Hope has been training service dogs for over 20 years, and our dog training services are available to clients in any state. Canines 4 Hope is recommended by Veterinarians, Breeders and Other Trainers.
Therapy dogs are not service dogs
Therapy dogs are not considered service dogs and do not have the legal access rights that service dogs have. If you need a dog trained for one person's own tasks, see service dogs and alert dogs.
There is hope!
Contact Canines 4 Hope to inquire about our Therapy Dog Training services.
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