What Makes a Good Therapy Dog | Therapy Dog Training and Tips

Therapy Dogs and Therapy Dog Training | Is Your Dog a Good Therapy Dog Candidate? Have you ever wondered how to make your dog a therapy dog? Before I write about that topic, I wanted to provide a little background information on therapy dogs vs. service dogs. There is a lot of confusion about what a therapy dog is, isn’t, and what access he may have. Read more about therapy dogs on the blog. raisingyourpet...
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[@EMS195.]

Thank you

[@jackieminucci475]

Thanks for such a great video Very informative

[@raisingyourpetsnaturally]

Thank you!

[@qualityoflifematters]

Thank you, very helpful 🧡🐾

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[@wetzelwifey]

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[@_Robots4Hire]

Thank you for this ❤. Do you know if a therapy dog can provide comfort and therapy to the handler too, or is it only for people? Also, what about bringing therapy stuffed animals in hospitals or nursing homes?

[@raisingyourpetsnaturally]

Are you asking if you can train your dog to be your therapy dog? That's a different scenario. Your best bet would be t reach out to an organization that trains service dogs. The stuffed animal would need to be approved by the individual nursing home. Things like that can carry bacteria.

[@thingdraw]

I'm training my 3mo dog on his socialization environmental shyness right now. He's certainly not extremely fearful or aggressive in any way, but it does take him a few seconds and pets to feel comfortable walking away from my side sometimes (more so in outside spaces, inside spaces are fine). He's a small dog that doesn't care about noise, handling (working on not biting the brush when I try to groom him), loves people, pets and cuddles in laps (relaxes very well when held). He's good with other dogs so far (still early on introducing new dogs), but also can be a little shy before he gets over it (no biting, crying or barking; he whimpered for a second, but will hide by my leg until the other dog turns away and lets him approach).
Would any of this off the bat disqualify him if my training and socialization don't show significant improvement?

[@raisingyourpetsnaturally]

Keep up the slow introductions to new things. I would work at lots of confidence-boosting games and tricks. You want to build him up and teach him new things and people are fun. I would suggest getting with a positive trainer asap to help during this time.

[@leealbee8778]

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[@sundae12grace]

I’m ten and I have panic attacks and I won a train my dog I go to therapy for separation anxiety 😟 and I would love a shout-out do u think me and my dog saidie could do it

[@raisingyourpetsnaturally]

Thanks for your note. What you are asking is different than what this video is chatting about. This is about people taking their dogs to visit others vs a dog being a service dog for an individual. I would check out this site. assistancedogsinternational.org/ Good luck.

[@semiautomatic.companion]

I have to agree with Tonya, training a dog for anxiety is different than being a therapy dog. Therapy dogs are trained to bring calm vibes to others in environments like hospitals, rehab centers, schools, nursing homes, all that good stuff. To the owner, it's just a pet with the ability to bring smiles to other people's face.
I think you might be looking for an emotional support dog. Emotional support dogs don't require training but can have training (and it's very polite of you if your dog is trained, obviously) and all they have to do is be there with you to hug and pet on, and that calms you and makes you feel better.
You might also be referring to a service dog, but service dogs for separation anxiety don't exactly work out like that. I don't know your full mental health history, so I can't give you advice, but service dogs are trained from the day they turn 3 months old to handle environments with grace and be calm in frightening situations. Trained for public spaces and trained to mitigate disabilities. I don't think a service dog would be able to help you with that.
Emotional support dogs would be your best bet. But please, you're ten, and you know how to read. It's important to do things rather than say them. 'I want my dog to be there with me and be a therapy dog', well, you don't know what therapy dogs are and do if you actually just want an ESA. Instead of going 'i want my dog to be a therapy dog so i'm going to make her one' you should look up what a therapy dog is, what it does, the special temperament it needs, and the differences between working dogs. because a therapy dog ISNT what you're looking for; trust me

[@raisingyourpetsnaturally]

@@semiautomatic.companion However, they are not given public access 😀 according to ADA. If however, the dog performs a specific task during an anxiety attack that helps the person, then it would be a service dog. Q3. Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals under the ADA?
A. No. These terms are used to describe animals that provide comfort just by being with a person. Because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. However, some State or local governments have laws that allow people to take emotional support animals into public places. You may check with your State and local government agencies to find out about these laws.

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