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Originally Posted by k2home   If you think all dogs need to be certified, please read below.
I have a Shih Poo dog and I take her 1 time a week for a couple hours to the Care center(Nursing home) she is not certified, but loves people. They only required a background check on myself and that my dog has all her shots up to date. Of course she does not bark, she obeys commands and loves up the people as they love her.
The organization is called Volunteers of America. I was thrilled to death that I could use my dog in this awesome gift of therapy. She could never be certified as a real Therapy dog as she does not like loud noises, but when I found this nursing home in my area i took my dog for a dry run to make sure she was a fit. We have been doing this for over 2 years now.
So if you have a dog that qualifies for petting love then check your nursing/ assisted living homes.
My dogs name is Chili Beans and she is now 4 years old. I even dress her up sometimes. |
This is interesting, and you may get more responses if you start a new thread about it, rather than posting on the end of a very old thread about pets on airlines.
I have been impressed with the use of "comfort dogs" they take Golden Retrievers to areas of distress (after floods, tornadoes, shootings, etc) and people are calmed down just by petting them. It has long been known how petting a dog helps people in hospitals and nursing homes. Wish I could utilize one of my pups in this way.