Therapy Dog Training Course
This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to train therapy dogs for effective work in healthcare settings, focusing on safety, behaviour, and welfare.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Therapy Dog Training Course teaches you how to pick, check, and ready dogs for safe, effective work in hospitals and rehab centres. Learn step-by-step training for calm greetings, assisted walking, grooming tasks, and relaxed settling near equipment. Master infection control, safety guidelines, welfare checks, and simple outcome tracking to conduct structured, 30-minute sessions that support patient goals and safeguard the dog’s well-being.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Plan 30-minute therapy dog sessions: safe, organised, and goal-oriented.
- Train hospital-ready behaviours: calm greeting, leash handling, and safe resting.
- Use low-stress, reward-based techniques: desensitisation and counterconditioning.
- Screen and evaluate therapy dogs: health, temperament, and clinical fitness.
- Track outcomes: monitor dog welfare, patient gains, and enhance each visit.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course workload?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course