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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie  Yeah, Jillie and Eddie before her are both registered as therapy dogs with Pet Partners ( www.petpartners.org). Eddie is mostly retired after 9 years of service. Jillie has been doing it for 6-7 years. I have a career doing paid stuff, but I can honestly say the volunteer therapy visits are the highlight of my week.
Check out the Pet Partners website if interested. It mainly takes a calm dog, with basic obedience skills. Sit, down, come and walk on a loose leash are the only obedience skills, but reaction to distractions is a big part of the rest. The dog has to be calm around everything from unexpected noises to wheelchairs and other devices and even other animals. And like people, of course.  |
Oooh that's very cool! Thank you for this info - I have always imagined doing something like this. Though, at this time I have taken on way too many things, so it'll have to be a 'do later' thing if I ever get around to it. And maybe later on, my babies will grow to become a little more calm too
