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Originally Posted by LIL MIS' MAGIC I have always wanted to get Magic and Sailor into one of those programs...but haven't really known where to start...and then I have to find the right timing...is there a certain age limit??
What kind of program is it where you can take your dog into Nursing Homes and Children's Hospitals and stuff like that?? Magic and Sailor are so good with kids and people and have a great personality that I thought this would be a great idea for them and a way to give back to the community...can anyone help with where to look up info on that??? |
There really is no age limit because even when they are "in training" they are given the fullnstatus as service dogs and allowed the same access rights.
The dogs that visit people in nursng homes and hospitals are "therapy dogs". This work does require very specialized training and I am not as familiar with those requirements as I am with service dogs. It wonderful and rewarding work for both the dog and the owner. They are not entitled to the same public access as service dogs but this not necessary since the owner of the therpy dog is usually not disabled. There are some dogs that are both service dogs and therapy dogs.