Canine Assisted Therapy (Wood - Online)

Course overview

As more people become interested in how animals can therapeutically benefit humans, there has been a call for training animals to be Certified Therapy dogs. Because this is an important role, it is imperative that people and their animals become properly trained and certified. This increases the effectiveness, consistency, and legitimacy of using certified therapy dogs. This course will teach you the many benefits of using a trained animal during therapy sessions. It will give you resources and information on what is needed to obtain certification for a therapy dog. You will meet Polly and see her in action with several patients.