Therapy Dog Training
During this class we practiced going up to stretchers properly and greeting
patients.The dogs should be happy to walk up and greet someone whether they are on a stretcher, wheelchair, using a cane or crutches. It is the handlers responsibility to make sure their dog is not injured and/or hurt a person they are visiting. |
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we are waiting our turn. This was also a good time to practice with Reina on
me handling another dog without her getting upset or trying to play with the
other dog.We have times when we each need to be able to leave our dog with another handler for a few minutes. We don't expect our dogs to go with strangers however we do expect other people in our group to be able to handle our dogs safely. |
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activity was called meet and greet.
The handlers were suppose to walk towards one another starting about 50 feet apart and then when we stop to shake hands the dogs should sit or stand quietly at our sides without acting aggressive towards the other person or dog. They also were not allowed to play together. |
 After
a lot of hard work they finally felt that our dogs were behaved enough to
actually get to lay with a student and let them read to the dogs. Well ok;
for the first time, we (the people taking the class) brought our own
children to practice with.We were to say close enough to monitor our dogs but not actually sit with them. As you can tell Reina enjoys being close to children. |