pet therapy training

On 27 July, 2002 Siam became an AKC Canine Good Citizen!

Siam and I earned our Pet Therapy Certification through Create-A-Smile, a national non-profit organization. She passed to a Level II and we are now ready to visit the elderly in retirement homes, ill adults and children in hospitals, at-risk teens and women in shelters. Siam's good temperament and obedience make her a perfect dog for the job! No one would know she started out as a problem child. She strutted around in her uniform red vest all afternoon after gaining her titles.

A Therapy Pet, or Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT), is a way to bring animals to those who cannot have them due to their confinement and physical restrictions. More importantly, Therapy Pets bring joy and happiness to those who's days are filled with monotony and hardship. Over time, pet therapy has helped severely emotionally and physically disabled become more alert and agile through visits with animals. People who are not able to communicate well are touched by interacting with animals, creating the human-animal bond, which proves healing in physical and psychological ways.

If you are interested in your dog being a pet therapy dog I can help you obtain the obedience needed for your team (you and your dog) to pass with flying colors.