Course curriculum

    1. Overview - Therapy Dog Mentorship Program

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Joining Bi-Weekly - Mentorship Circle

    3. Carleton Therapy Dogs promote Mental Health on Campus

    4. Understanding the Animal-Human Bond

    5. Navigating Therapy Dog vs. Service Dog vs. ESA

    1. Ethical Training Practices

    2. Advocating for Your Dog's Welfare

    3. Handler Advocacy Skills

    4. Resilience for Therapy Dogs - Handout

    1. Understanding Canine Body Language

    2. Responding to Your Dog's Signals

    1. Steps to Prepare for Your Evaluation

    2. 12 Core Therapy Dog Skills

    3. What to Expect - Crowd Scenes

    4. What to Expect - Crowd Scenes 2

    5. What to Expect - Mock Visit (no sound)

    6. What to Expect - Mock Visit 2 (no sound)

    7. What to Expect - Mock Visit 3 (no sound)

    8. What to Expect - Mock Visit 4 (no sound)

    9. Demo: Visit Nursing Home

    10. Demo - Meet an Oncoming Dog

    11. Demo - Beginner: Meet a Dog

    12. Demo - Stressed dog: "Loose leash walk"

    13. Demo: Perfect Heeling

    14. Demo: Recall - exam quality

    15. PRACTICE: Impulse Control (Thresholds)

    16. PRACTICE: Impulse Control (Threshold 2)

    17. PRACTICE: Impulse Control - Stand For Exam

    18. PRACTICE: Impulse Control - Step Over Dog

    19. PRACTICE: 1-2-3 Catch (with toy distraction)

    20. PRACTICE: Socialization (Piano)

    21. PRACTICE: Behaviour Chain

    22. PRACTICE: Sit - Stay - Recall - Sit in Front

    23. PRACTICE: Intro Heel

    24. PRACTICE - Heeling in Public

    25. ADVANCED - Heel 2 Dogs simultaneously

    26. PRACTICE: Heel - go sniff

    27. PRACTICE: Follow me - with Enrichment Stations

    28. PRACTICE: Wait in Public

    29. PRACTICE: Polite Patio Pups

    30. PRACTICE: Intro Leave-it

    31. PRACTICE: Intro dropped food

    32. PRACTICE: Leave-it, dropped food

    33. PRACTICE: Recall - GOLDEN FAIL

    34. PRACTICE: Stay & Recall - slicing it thinner

    35. PRACTICE: Stay & Recall - Methodology

    36. ADVANCED: Recall Outdoors with return to heel & position changes

    37. PRACTICE: Magic Bowl

    38. Behaviour: Collar Shy Dog

    39. Behaviour: Stress - Punishment/Correction

    40. Behaviour: Stress - Submissive

    41. Behaviour: Stress - Show Dog Ring

    42. Behaviour: Stress - Yawn

    1. Preparation & Logistics

    2. Is this job right for my dog?

    3. From Companions to Caregivers

    4. Top 10 Handler Guidelines

    5. Mental Health in Therapy Dog Work

About this course

  • $197.00 / month
  • 58 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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