Looking for New Therapy Teams!
Potential Therapy Teams Wanted!!! Please contact us…. we need to know you’ll be coming to class!
What: Azalea Dog Training Club is delighted to present, as a public service, a morning of training and evaluation of potential therapy dogs, under the guidelines of Therapy Dog, Inc. To find out more about this organization, please visit their website: http://www.therapydogs.com/
When: Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 10 am until……… (and we did have a question about getting together on 9/11, but when we thought of all the Therapy Dogs who helped the survivors get thru this horrific incident, we could think of nothing better than to help new Therapy Teams start their journeys!)
Where: ADTC’s climate controlled Training Facility, off Hwy 17 N (location details on website).
Who: Kay Rodgers, ADTC’s Therapy Director and Evaluator for TD, Inc. will present a thorough ‘learning session’ with floor time, as well as an opportunity for each interested Team to be evaluated and sign up for each Team’s first supervised therapy visit (three supervised visited required, within six months of testing, to be eligible to be registered).
Fee: ADTC presents this opportunity upon demand, at no charge to the participants. We believe very strongly in the power of the therapy dog and are eager to help others share the gift of love and joy that each dog is oh so willing to give!
Suggested skills for participants. We like to have Teams who have either taken Obedience Classes through the PreNovice level OR have the skills in same. Though TDI does not require AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Certification, details found at http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/, ADTC does! So, please bring your pet’s certification OR if your pupster is not CGC certified, we will provide you with the opportunity of being CGC tested (dog must be wearing his Rabies tag; cost of CGC testing: $10) before being eligible for the TDI Evaluation.
Contacts: Kay Rodgers at: kayrodgers@charter.net or simply click the contact link on ADTC’s website and fill out form.
Therapy Dogs Inc. Goal! It is a goal of Therapy Dogs Inc. to provide registration, support, and insurance for members who are involved in volunteer animal assisted activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, visits to hospitals, special needs centers, schools, and nursing homes. Our objective is to form a network of caring individuals who are willing to share their special animals in order to bring happiness and cheer to people, young and old alike
Coming soon! Online Registration! Please check back for implementation of this new service!
We are proud to employ the three P’s in our training techniques: Patience, Practice and Praise!
Our Rally and Traditional Obedience Show ‘N’ Go, Saturday, June 19th, 2010 was great fun! We had a WONDERFUL turnout and got to see many of our old friends and got to meet some new ones, as well!! Our faithful photographer, Dick Parrott, was able to come for a little while during the morning and captured some of the day’s memories in the making!! Please check back to see them!!
Your dog CAN learn to be OBEDIENT! He can learn to walk on leash at your side without making every outing a tug of war. He can learn to sit, down and STAY when you tell him. He can learn to accept friendly petting without becoming overly excited or fearful. And believe it or not, he can learn to come when called! What’s more, he can enjoy being obedient if he knows that he is pleasing you.