{"id":2641,"date":"2021-01-18T16:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2021-01-18T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T22:30:12","slug":"becoming-a-certified-pet-therapy-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/becoming-a-certified-pet-therapy-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Pet Therapy Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pet therapy can be an incredibly rewarding volunteer experience.\u00a0 It\u2019s a path that I chose to take back in 2019 and it has been an amazing journey. \u00a0Our golden retriever, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atxboomer\/\">Boomer<\/a>, and I were certified in November of 2019, and we have been volunteering in various environments since that time.<\/p>\n<p>Pet therapy is very different than a dog being a service animal.\u00a0 A service dog is trained to focus and help one individual.\u00a0 Because of the focus on that person, it is always important you don\u2019t interact with the pup unless given permission to do so.\u00a0 Pet therapy is designed for the pup to actively engage people.\u00a0 You and your pup are a trained team, engaging people to touch and pet your dog.<\/p>\n<p>As a team, Boomer and I have visited high schools, hospitals, universities and local businesses.\u00a0 Being able to walk into an environment not accustomed to seeing dogs in the building, and then see the reaction of people as they interact with your dog is priceless.\u00a0 What I have also discovered is the incredible comfort and joy Boomer brings to patients at hospitals and people in hospice at home \u2013 it is those moments that make all the work we put into becoming a team worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>When customers and friends hear that we are a certified pet therapy team, the most popular questions we get is how did you do it and how long does it take?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steps to becoming a certified pet therapy team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the first things to do is identify whether you believe your pup has the right mindset and demeanor for pet therapy.\u00a0 It is not a path for every dog.\u00a0 You are likely not an expert in pet therapy, but there are signals to indicate if your dog might be fit for this line of work.\u00a0 Answering questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are they comfortable around strangers?<\/li>\n<li>Are they confident and easy to manage when they go to public places such as coffee shops, Home Depot, Lowes, Academy?<\/li>\n<li>Do they enjoy others petting them and touching them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have found over time that these questions are a great starting point to begin to identify if a dog will enjoy pet therapy work.<\/p>\n<p>If you think your dog is fit for the work, the next step is to find an organization that will offer training and certification.\u00a0 Boomer and I worked with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedogalliance.org\/\">Dog Alliance<\/a> here in the Austin, TX area.\u00a0 Every city has multiple groups that can offer the training and certification.<\/p>\n<p>The organization can also help give you a sense for whether or dog will do well with this type of work.\u00a0 During the classes and practice sessions, you will also quickly learn if you and your dog is ready to take on this responsibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is pet therapy certification important?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gaining the certification acknowledgement checks several boxes for you.\u00a0 First, it provides insurance coverage for you, your pet, and the people you engage with when you are representing the organization on pet therapy engagements.\u00a0 Second, the organization will likely provide insight to their certified teams on what local companies, schools, hospitals, would like to have pet therapy visits.<\/p>\n<p>Also keep in mind that certification is between you and your dog.\u00a0 No one else is certified with the pup unless they also go through the class work and testing.\u00a0 A spouse cannot take your pup and represent the organization.\u00a0 That responsibility lies with only you and your dog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How long does pet therapy certification take?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The answer to this question is going to vary depending on the age of the pet, their experience, and most importantly \u2013 YOU.\u00a0 It took us 9 months to become certified.\u00a0\u00a0 We did the process in 3 steps.\u00a0 First, we took a puppy training class because at the time we started, Boomer was only 9 months old.\u00a0 Often with pet therapy organizations, they require a pup to be at least one year of age to be certified.\u00a0 I decided to start us early on classes and get accustomed to the work.\u00a0 \u00a0Our second step was to gain certification through a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) class.\u00a0 We took this class because I knew it was a great preparation for the pet therapy testing \u2013 many of the skills learned in a CGC class show up in pet therapy certification.\u00a0 Our last step was taking the pet therapy class.<\/p>\n<p>The pet therapy class was six weeks in length.\u00a0 We would meet once a week with the class and instructor to learn about a new element of pet therapy and some of the tests.\u00a0 In the class, we would practice the various tests, and get feedback on areas to work on.\u00a0 During the week between classes, Boomer and I were constantly practicing.\u00a0 We\u2019d practice in the front yard, at local outdoor shopping areas, in home improvement stores and anywhere else I could find new encounters, sounds, shopping carts, etc, to get Boomer acclimated to new environments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pet Therapy Testing and Environments <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you complete the pet therapy class, you are now ready for the test.\u00a0 The test is focused on both you and your pup, proving you can work as team.\u00a0 You can be certified for either Simple or Complex environments.\u00a0 Simple environments are typically 1&#215;1 encounters like nursing homes.\u00a0 Complex environments are a higher level and involve working at locations where more random situations can occur, such as hospitals, businesses and universities.<\/p>\n<p>Many teams start on the Simple level and then move on to the Complex.\u00a0 Boomer and I were lucky to test our way right into the Complex environments.\u00a0 I\u2019ll chalk that up to a combination of a lot of practice and the amazing personality and confidence of Boomer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Pet Therapy Reward is Incredible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After completing all the classwork and testing, going out into the \u201creal\u201d world as a pet therapy team is a fun experience.\u00a0 We have a lot of fun visiting locations throughout the Austin area.\u00a0 He has become a bit of a celebrity in the Austin area.\u00a0 He gets requests from the hospitals to come out and visit the staff and patients, he\u2019s made special home visits for folks in hospice, and people have recognized him walking around from his visits to the University of Texas and local high schools.\u00a0 But in the end, he is still our family dog, and loves to jump on you in the morning to wake you up, go for walks in the park and fetching the ball.\u00a0 We just get to share him with a bigger family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pet therapy can be an incredibly rewarding volunteer experience.\u00a0 It\u2019s a path that I chose to take back in 2019 and it has been an amazing journey. \u00a0Our golden retriever, Boomer, and I were certified in November of 2019, and we have been volunteering in various environments since that time. 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