
{"id":3690,"date":"2024-05-03T09:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:29:24","slug":"starting-pet-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/starting-pet-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Therapy:  Simple Steps to Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Boomer and I are out working, one of our most popular questions is \u201cwhat type of training did you do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting started into pet therapy is not difficult and the classes are not a heavyload.\u00a0 The key to success is your willingness to put time in the training between classes.\u00a0 Just like anything you want to become good at \u2013 hitting a golf ball, tennis, playing the piano \u2013 you need to put in the time and practice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/starting-pet-therapy\/boomer-and-cno\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-and-CNO.png\" data-orig-size=\"405,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Boomer and CNO\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-and-CNO-225x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-and-CNO.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-and-CNO-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Most training centers will offer classes roughly once per week for an hour.\u00a0 Classes don\u2019t generally go beyond an hour because a dog\u2019s attention span will not go beyond that point in most cases.\u00a0 As a side note, as you begin training, try to identify your pup\u2019s attention span. Knowing that timeframe will help you in scheduling your training and even more importantly, keep you from getting frustrated when you overshoot that limit, and they will not listen to your commands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find a training situation you are comfortable working with your pup.\u00a0 Generally, you will find training classes \u2013 a one-to-many arrangement, or a one-on-one situation with a trainer.\u00a0 The former is going to be less expensive but require more proactive work on your end.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-Gifts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/starting-pet-therapy\/boomer-gifts\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-Gifts.png\" data-orig-size=\"405,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Boomer Gifts\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-Gifts-225x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-Gifts.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3694 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-Gifts-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We began our journey with puppy classes in the one-to-many environment.\u00a0 It was the right fit for us, the cost was reasonable, and the schedule set up nicely for me (work during the day and go to class in the evening).\u00a0He was 6 months old, so the timing was right to practice the basics \u2013 sit, stay, proper walking techniques and a few other basic commands.\u00a0 I found that Boomer excelled at this level.\u00a0 The next logical step was Canine Good Citizen class.\u00a0 This class introduces you to a wide variety of commands, and at the end of class, you and your pup are tested to demonstrate you can execute those commands.\u00a0 The CGC class is an excellent precursor to pet therapy because many of the tests involved in pet therapy certification are exactly like CGC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting started is not difficult.\u00a0 Find a group that offers the training and certification and get signed up.\u00a0 And then practice.\u00a0 Don\u2019t rely on a class once per week to get you ready.\u00a0 You will not pass as a team if you rely solely on the class.\u00a0 Put in the practice. \u00a0In our next post, we\u2019ll explore techniques for practicing and getting ready for the certification test.\u00a0 And if you follow all these steps, you will find other people asking you how you did it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Boomer and I are out working, one of our most popular questions is \u201cwhat type of training did you do?\u201d Getting started into pet therapy is not difficult and the classes are not a heavyload.\u00a0 The key to success is your willingness to put time in the training between classes.\u00a0 Just like anything you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/austin-north\/starting-pet-therapy\/>Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":3693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[26,24,27],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/04\/Boomer-at-Apt-e1713667489758.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.6 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pet Therapy: Simple Steps to Getting Started - North Austin<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Getting started into pet therapy is not difficult and the classes are not a heavy load. 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