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Therapy Dog Training Course

Therapy Dog Training Course
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

This Therapy Dog Training Course teaches you how to choose, evaluate, and ready dogs for safe, effective duties in hospitals and rehabilitation centres. Learn step-by-step training for calm interactions, assisted mobility, grooming tasks, and relaxed positioning near medical equipment. Gain expertise in infection prevention, safety guidelines, animal welfare checks, and basic progress monitoring to conduct organised, 30-minute sessions that aid patient recovery and safeguard the dog's health.

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Develop skills

  • Plan 30-minute therapy dog sessions: safe, organised, and aimed at specific goals.
  • Teach hospital-appropriate behaviours: calm welcomes, lead handling, and secure resting.
  • Use gentle, reward-focused techniques: habituation and positive association.
  • Evaluate and select therapy dogs: health, personality, and suitability for clinical environments.
  • Track results: monitor dog welfare, patient gains, and enhance each session.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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