Recently, Zuma and I have been working on achieving our Therapy Dog Team Certification through Pet Partners, a national company that registers Therapy and Service Dogs. On October 30, we took our final test and we graduated! I'm so proud of Zuma, she did really well. She is a kindly soul.
The complete testing process requires:
* Handler Certification: I took a several-hours-long course on line, followed by an on line test. I learned a lot.
* Animal Health Screening (thorough physical exam).
* Vaccinations up to date.
* Team Evaluation: we had to work together through a variety of obedience tasks, obstacles and situations and were judged separately, the dog and the handler.
I'm really impressed with the organizations who provide this service. Our whole experience was very positive with Pet Partners.
Now, Zu and I are looking forward to our first visit. Here she is with our Tester, Phil, who commented that Zu will be a good Therapy dog:
Sumac Grant-Johnson of WAG IT, you would be proud!
Thanks for getting us started!
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