What is a Therapy Dog?

A therapy dog is a dog that performs a service for other people. Typical therapy dog tasks are going to nursing homes or hospitals to cheer people up. For your dog to qualify, he/she must be friendly with strangers, and with training, be able to work around a high level of distraction and to understand personal boundaries, such as not jumping up, licking, mouthing, etc.

Research shows that therapy dogs can have a positive effect on a patient’s mood, stress, and pain levels during facility stays. Children, in particular, respond positively to therapy dogs. They are more motivated to participate in treatments, feel optimistic about the future, and experience an overall sense of calm when a certified therapy dog is present.

Therapy dogs can promote social interaction between individuals within communities that may not otherwise experience socialization typically. Therapy dogs offer unconditional love, non-judgmental interaction, reduce stress, anxiety, and loneliness and provide an overall positive distraction to ailments.

Goals for Your Therapy Companion

  • Socialization

  • Lower Pain Levels

  • Motivation

  • Provide Comfort

  • Decrease in Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

  • Promote Healing

  • Increase Overall Optimism

  • Ease Loneliness

We offer free consultations to assess your dog's ability and temperament as a good candidate for any of our service dog training programs or we can provide one litter visit for puppy selection. Call us today to schedule a free in-home service dog training assessment! All service dog training packages include:

  • Lifetime Support for all Service Packages!

  • One-on-One Service Dog Training in your home and in the community

  • Group Classes

  • AKC Testing

  • ID cards, registration, and certificates

  • Platinum Obedience Training $

Therapy Dog $3150

Therapy dog training is based on your dog's abilities.

A therapy dog volunteers alongside you, where permitted, and provides comfort to others. Examples include cheering people up at nursing homes or hospitals.

A good therapy dog is naturally friendly with strangers, able to work around a high level of distraction (with training), and able to understand personal boundaries, such as not jumping up, licking, mouthing, etc. (with training).

LIFETIME SUPPORT! 21 Sessions total In person

  • Puppy Selection advice

  • Private, one-on-one training sessions in your home and the community

  • 9 Sessions

  • Group Training Classes

  • 12 Sessions

  • Lifetime support via text/email and in-person support sessions to be scheduled at trainer’s discretion.(No more than once per month, after completing initial program.)

  • AKC Training

  • AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing

  • Therapy bandana, ID Card, and Certificate of Training

  • Practice testing for the Therapy Test, now or in the future

  • Come

  • Heel (walk with you, loose leash no pulling)

  • Sit (next to you & off leash at a distance)

  • Place (go to bed)

  • Quiet(stop excessive barking & whining)

  • Off(furniture when desired)

  • Down(lay next to you & off leash at a distance)

  • Load Up(go into kennel, car, or dog house)

  • Load up in the car / kennel (go into kennel, car, or dog house)

  • Wait

  • Manners, Safety & Boundaries

  • Leash Manners

  • People Manners

  • Make a friend

  • Calm Anxiety & Build Confidence

  • Housebreaking / Potty Training

  • STOP Jumping on People

  • STOP Mouthing & Nipping

  • STOP Chewing & Digging

  • STOP Begging & Stealing Food

  • STOP Bolting Through Doors & Running Away

  • STOP Chasing Animals, Cars & Bikes

  • STOP Reactivity (dog & human)

  • *Stay With You on a Job or Bike Ride (off-leash)

  • *Emotional Support Dog Training(ESA)

  • *Control Aggression(dog & human)

  • *Calm Extreme Anxiety(behavioral modification)

  • Choose one personalized greeting (high five, shake, hug, etc.)

  • Top-notch off leash obedience

  • Distraction Training