Dog Health Questions: Therapy dog Training? ?

I'm going to train my 1 1/2 year old puppy to be a therapy dog. I've looked at all the websites that say what i need to train her, but i was wondering if there are special training classes i can take with my dog to?

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Some local therapy dog groups and dog schools offer classes to help you prepare for a therapy dog test. Check with your vet, kennel clubs, other dog clubs, and pet stores to see if you can find a local therapy dog group to work with. If there isn't a therapy dog class available local to you, look for a CGC prep class. It covers a lot of the same material.

As far as I know, Delta is the only national organization that has designed a therapy dog class for those wishing to certify with them.

Here are Delta courses: http://www.deltasociety.org/VolunteerAbo…

If there is no class available near you, you might consider Delta's home study course:
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• Check out local groups in your area which may be involved with therapy, That's probably the only way to find classes. A good place to start is with your vet or with the local animal control/shelter. They often know about things like this.


• Look for the places that do the test and often they also offer training. You can also ask you vet to recommend a trainer/place that does training too. Make sure that they practice positive reinforcement! I personally prefer the click'n'treat method of training and have used it successfully with my 3 dogs. One that we also intend to do therapy work with.


• Other than trying to figure out which dog obedience class is good..(by the way they only teach very basic tricks for a fee that don't come cheap), why not tried if you can train it yourself following some good dog training videos tutorials. It is not that difficult. One good resource I found in internet is this simple but straight to the point site on dog training => http://www.DogExpertReveal.com/