Course curriculum

  • 1

    Alliance of Therapy Dogs

    • Where to start with ATD
  • 2

    Basic Obedience for Therapy Dogs

    • Teaching Sit - Stationary Behavior

    • Teaching Down - Put Your Belly on the Floor

    • Release Cue

    • Focus - Teaching Your Dog to Give Eye Contact

    • Foundations of Leave it

    • Name Game to Recall

    • What's in your mouth???

    • Environmental Check-ins (pre leash walking)

    • Sit for Greetings

    • Off - Get your feet off of...

    • Building Impulse Control, The slow treat game way

    • Building Impulse Control with Greetings

    • Before You Begin
  • 3

    Canine Good Citizen Test

    • Test Items
  • 4

    Therapy Dog Visitation Rules

    • Items to be discussed with the Tester/Observer
  • 5

    Handling Test & Certification

    • Handling Test

    • blank handling test