Introduction to Therapy Dog Activities:  March 6, Sat Noon - 1:45pm
Thinking about doing Therapy Dog work and Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy with your dog at nursing homes, hospitals
and more? Learn about this wonderful field and take a pre-test with your dog to see if the two of you are candidates.
$35   
Instructor: Cherie Maitland

Training for Therapy Dog Activities:  March 13 - April 3, Sat Noon - 1pm
After the group Introduction class or your own private research or lesson, train your dog to pass your organizations Therapy
Dog requirements test. Learn more about what it takes for you to be a good handler and Team Member! Desensitize your dog to
meeting lots of strangers, other dogs, being around wheelchairs, loud noises etc . . .
Take another pre-test/evaluation. $88  
Instructor: Cherie Maitland
             
                             For more information on several of the organizations
                             registering Therapy dogs, visit their websites:

                             DELTA SOCIETY:                                  www.DeltaSociety.org
                             THERAPY DOG INTERNATIONAL:   www.tdi-dog.org
                             THERAPY DOGS INC:                          www.TherapyDogs.com
                             LEND A HEART:                                    www.lendaheart.org

                   

This is by no means an exhaustive list, though it can get you started.
Please let  me know of an organization that you work with that should be added here.
Also any pictures that I could post here would be appreciated. Thank you.


Canine Good Citizen Practice & Tests: Many of the Therapy Dog
organizations' tests build upon the AKC Canine Good Citizen test.
For more info on
the CGC visit the Canine Good Citizen page.


For some wonderful ways to help your dog to relieve stress, check out the class:
Tellington TTouch Method:  April 8, Thurs 5:30 - 7:15pm
TTouch is coming to Our Furry Friends Training Center in the format of a 2-hour small group workshop!  Learn how to
enhance the human-animal bond. Improve the performance and well-being of your companion animal friend. You will also learn
to alleviate minor behavioral issues without fear or force. TTouch is not massage therapy. It is an animal behavioral method that
stimulates the function and vitality of the cells and activates the unused neural pathways to the brain to make positive changes
in your companion animal
.  $55
Instructor: Victoria Swiger is a certified Tellington TTouch Practitioner I and a retired certified Veterinarian
Assistant. She has been working with and training animals for over 20 years.
Pine Grove - 295-4DOG
These Classes Are Held at the Training Center
19698-C, Highway 88, Pine Grove
About 8 Miles From Jackson on the Right
Many of the Therapy Dog organizations' tests
build upon the AKC Canine Good Citizen test.

For more info on the CGC
visit the Canine Good
Citizen page.

Introduction to Therapy Dog Activities:  May 5, Wed 5:15 - 7:15pm
Thinking about doing Therapy Dog work and Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy with your dog at nursing homes,
hospitals and more? Learn about this wonderful field and take a pre-test with your dog to see if the two of you are
candidates. Watch a special and touching video!
$35   
Instructor: Cherie Maitland
For more information on several of the organizations registering Therapy
dogs, visit their websites:

                             DELTA SOCIETY:                                  www.DeltaSociety.org
                             THERAPY DOG INTERNATIONAL:   www.tdi-dog.org
                             THERAPY DOGS INC:                          www.TherapyDogs.com
                             LEND A HEART:                                    www.lendaheart.org
Training With Respect & Understanding
Our
Furry
Friends
Therapy Dog Classes
Placerville - 622-PUPS
These Classes Are Held at the Training Center
4060 Stage Court, Unit G-4, Placerville