Any Therapy Dogs Out There??? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

bdbmamaw · 09-12-2007, 03:53 PM

Hey all... I am trying to find out how many YTr's are involved in Pet Therapy. If we have enough people, I'll pm admin and see if we can start a new forum to post pics, ideas and just about anything associated with Therapy Work.

So send me your stories and send me some pics so we can get an idea of who's out there!

I know of myself (Sammie to be evaluated next month), Izzy Princess (working towards her cert soon) and dalnna (currently working) are interested in starting a new forum for this.

Who else is interested??

marcerella02 · 09-12-2007, 04:14 PM

i REALLY want Layla to become a therapy dog and would LOVE a forum on it as i'm not sure what she has to be able to do before we can become one.. (i'm sure it is different in Canada than the US, but just the GENERAL idea) she gets SO excited to see people howeve ri beleive she gets a bit too excited to be a therapy dog just yet... so i'd love to hear about it...and see what i can learn

labrown · 09-12-2007, 04:14 PM

I am very interested in learning about this! Tbone is so young and hyper, but Tina loves laps and cuddle time. It is definitely something I have considered and would love to read up on! I say YES to a new forum, thanks for posting!

Chrissy0277 · 09-12-2007, 05:07 PM

My Mimi (yorkie), Nikki (yorkie), and Lizzy (long haired Chihuahua) are all certified therapy dogs.
Im in the process of finding a new therapy group because the one I belong to now is runned by my ex bosses and I dont think Im going to be to welcome there cause I just quit my job yesterday (very stressful long story).
Its sad on the therapy part because I really liked the members of the group

But very happy on the quitting the job part!

Izzy Princess · 09-12-2007, 05:30 PM

That's so nice to see many of you that want to do this. Izzy and I are just getting into this and was contacted by a member of Pet Partners and explained to me the process somewhat. Izzy already has attended puppy training classes (clicker training) and now we are in the midst of Part II puppy training. She already knows how to sit, stay, lay down, leave it, and working on come (she is somewhat good at this). The only thing stoping us now is that Izzy is not 1-year-old yet - she will be on 12/29, so I'm attending a testing certification on 9/29 to see how the animals are tested, then I'll sign up to attend classes and get the manuals. The nice lady from Pet Partners was so excited when I talked to her because they don't have a Yorkie in their program yet and are so hoping that Izzy and I get involved. Their next certfication is not until next March but she told me of another testing location that might be earlier so as soon as Izzy turns 1 - we'll be ready. Plus the hospital that we would go to is only 5 minutes from our home and part of the infamous Cleveland Clinic Foundation so we are truly excited and hope this all works out. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

www.deltasociety.org

scrapindee · 09-12-2007, 08:25 PM

Count us in. Itzi is a licensed service dog as well as a therapy dog. I bet he is one of the first Biewers as well as a Yorkie...

I also have Bailey--he's a full Havanese with the same certifications.

AngelWorks · 09-13-2007, 04:54 AM

Yes!

Milo will be one in November and then I will get him tested.

I think a forum where we can all talk and exchange would be great.

marcerella02 · 09-13-2007, 04:57 AM

i just contacted St. John's Ambulance (they do dog therapy here in ontario) and just waiting for them to get back to me!!!!!!

Izzy Princess · 09-13-2007, 05:19 AM

How exciting for everyone - even if we don't have the numbers for our own separate forum we can at least keep this thread going for us! Hope we all get involved in this - it will be great to share our experiences.

bdbmamaw · 09-13-2007, 01:14 PM

If anyone's interested, just go to www.deltasociety.org and look for a group in your area.

Sammie hasn't been evaluated yet, but that's in October. She does have all her training in.

I was just contacted by a Delta Group Leader in our area that has invited myself and another friend to join them (without our pups, of course) at the Shriner Burn Hospital in Galveston on the 21st. They will be showing us how it works and how to interface with the children there. I'm am really excited about it.

I'll post pics if I can take them. (They may not let us due to the seriousness of the children's injuries.) If not, I'll just take pics of the dogs and their owners before going inside.

Wish us luck! (I feel like a kid at Christmas....LOL)

Izzy Princess · 09-13-2007, 04:42 PM

B - good luck on Saturday....I just got back with Izzy from our clicker training and our trainer told me that they are going to have a 6 week Good Citizen course that would be perfect for Izzy to attend to get ready for the Delta training and testing. He said they have wheelchairs and everthing there so she would get used to it, etc. That starts in November so then we'll see about the Delta course and then test after the New Year since Izzy will be a year old then.

Keep us posted on what happens and I doubt too if you can take pictures inside but take pictures when you can.

blksnowbunny · 09-14-2007, 04:55 PM

hey chrissy...
hope to see you at the shin-dig tomorrow at Lion Lake. I'm not sure what the times are...but....just hope I can just stop in after 11am.

I noticed you're looking for another dog therapy group...when you find one, can you pass the info on to me because I've been considering getting Cyrano involved in that....

Tiffany

ps. oh yes, when can Cyrano get an appointment with you?? give me a call!

tweetyb715 · 09-17-2007, 11:59 AM

I have been thinking about this for awhile - so glad to hear so many of you have gotten your dogs certified.
Thanks for the link....I'll check it out! I'd love to learn more about it!

tweetyb715 · 09-17-2007, 12:06 PM

I just checked the delta society website and there are no scheduled classes in Florida.
Do most people attend classes or have any of you ordered the material and completed it on your own?

jenamm · 09-17-2007, 12:28 PM

Alfie and I plan to volunteer at Furry Friends once he's old enough. Here's a link to their website in case anyone is interested and lives in the SF Bay Area:

http://www.furryfriends.org/

09-12-2007, 03:53 PM	#1
bdbmamaw Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 883	Any Therapy Dogs Out There??? Hey all... I am trying to find out how many YTr's are involved in Pet Therapy. If we have enough people, I'll pm admin and see if we can start a new forum to post pics, ideas and just about anything associated with Therapy Work. So send me your stories and send me some pics so we can get an idea of who's out there! I know of myself (Sammie to be evaluated next month), Izzy Princess (working towards her cert soon) and dalnna (currently working) are interested in starting a new forum for this. Who else is interested?? __________________ MYLAN CONNOR PIXIE KERA SAMMIE

09-12-2007, 04:14 PM	#2
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	i REALLY want Layla to become a therapy dog and would LOVE a forum on it as i'm not sure what she has to be able to do before we can become one.. (i'm sure it is different in Canada than the US, but just the GENERAL idea) she gets SO excited to see people howeve ri beleive she gets a bit too excited to be a therapy dog just yet... so i'd love to hear about it...and see what i can learn __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

09-12-2007, 04:14 PM	#3
labrown T&T-DYNOMITE! Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,111	I am very interested in learning about this! Tbone is so young and hyper, but Tina loves laps and cuddle time. It is definitely something I have considered and would love to read up on! I say YES to a new forum, thanks for posting! __________________ TBone Tina & Lauren

09-12-2007, 05:07 PM	#4
Chrissy0277 Its all about the yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,451	My Mimi (yorkie), Nikki (yorkie), and Lizzy (long haired Chihuahua) are all certified therapy dogs. Im in the process of finding a new therapy group because the one I belong to now is runned by my ex bosses and I dont think Im going to be to welcome there cause I just quit my job yesterday (very stressful long story). Its sad on the therapy part because I really liked the members of the group But very happy on the quitting the job part! __________________ CHRISSY Nikki Precious Lizzy Mimi , Lena Taboo

09-12-2007, 05:30 PM	#5
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	That's so nice to see many of you that want to do this. Izzy and I are just getting into this and was contacted by a member of Pet Partners and explained to me the process somewhat. Izzy already has attended puppy training classes (clicker training) and now we are in the midst of Part II puppy training. She already knows how to sit, stay, lay down, leave it, and working on come (she is somewhat good at this). The only thing stoping us now is that Izzy is not 1-year-old yet - she will be on 12/29, so I'm attending a testing certification on 9/29 to see how the animals are tested, then I'll sign up to attend classes and get the manuals. The nice lady from Pet Partners was so excited when I talked to her because they don't have a Yorkie in their program yet and are so hoping that Izzy and I get involved. Their next certfication is not until next March but she told me of another testing location that might be earlier so as soon as Izzy turns 1 - we'll be ready. Plus the hospital that we would go to is only 5 minutes from our home and part of the infamous Cleveland Clinic Foundation so we are truly excited and hope this all works out. Keep your fingers crossed for us. www.deltasociety.org __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLuB! ~The PINK club~SRC Last edited by Izzy Princess; 09-12-2007 at 05:32 PM.*

09-12-2007, 08:25 PM	#6
scrapindee Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Redlands Posts: 4,842 Blog Entries: 2	Count us in. Itzi is a licensed service dog as well as a therapy dog. I bet he is one of the first Biewers as well as a Yorkie... I also have Bailey--he's a full Havanese with the same certifications. __________________ Scrapindee--Team Furry & the Biewers www.houseofwags.com

09-13-2007, 04:54 AM	#7
AngelWorks Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NY Posts: 1,752	Yes! Milo will be one in November and then I will get him tested. I think a forum where we can all talk and exchange would be great.

09-13-2007, 04:57 AM	#8
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	i just contacted St. John's Ambulance (they do dog therapy here in ontario) and just waiting for them to get back to me!!!!!! __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon

09-13-2007, 05:19 AM	#9
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	How exciting for everyone - even if we don't have the numbers for our own separate forum we can at least keep this thread going for us! Hope we all get involved in this - it will be great to share our experiences. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

09-13-2007, 01:14 PM	#10
bdbmamaw Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 883	If anyone's interested, just go to www.deltasociety.org and look for a group in your area. Sammie hasn't been evaluated yet, but that's in October. She does have all her training in. I was just contacted by a Delta Group Leader in our area that has invited myself and another friend to join them (without our pups, of course) at the Shriner Burn Hospital in Galveston on the 21st. They will be showing us how it works and how to interface with the children there. I'm am really excited about it. I'll post pics if I can take them. (They may not let us due to the seriousness of the children's injuries.) If not, I'll just take pics of the dogs and their owners before going inside. Wish us luck! (I feel like a kid at Christmas....LOL) __________________ MYLAN CONNOR PIXIE KERA SAMMIE

09-13-2007, 04:42 PM	#11
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	B - good luck on Saturday....I just got back with Izzy from our clicker training and our trainer told me that they are going to have a 6 week Good Citizen course that would be perfect for Izzy to attend to get ready for the Delta training and testing. He said they have wheelchairs and everthing there so she would get used to it, etc. That starts in November so then we'll see about the Delta course and then test after the New Year since Izzy will be a year old then. Keep us posted on what happens and I doubt too if you can take pictures inside but take pictures when you can. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

09-14-2007, 04:55 PM	#12
blksnowbunny Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11	hey chrissy... hope to see you at the shin-dig tomorrow at Lion Lake. I'm not sure what the times are...but....just hope I can just stop in after 11am. I noticed you're looking for another dog therapy group...when you find one, can you pass the info on to me because I've been considering getting Cyrano involved in that.... Tiffany ps. oh yes, when can Cyrano get an appointment with you?? give me a call!

09-17-2007, 11:59 AM	#13
tweetyb715 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 93	Great idea! I have been thinking about this for awhile - so glad to hear so many of you have gotten your dogs certified. Thanks for the link....I'll check it out! I'd love to learn more about it! __________________

09-17-2007, 12:06 PM	#14
tweetyb715 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 93	Anyone in Florida? I just checked the delta society website and there are no scheduled classes in Florida. Do most people attend classes or have any of you ordered the material and completed it on your own? __________________

09-17-2007, 12:28 PM	#15
jenamm YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: san francisco, ca Posts: 2	pet therapy in the san francisco bay area Alfie and I plan to volunteer at Furry Friends once he's old enough. Here's a link to their website in case anyone is interested and lives in the SF Bay Area: http://www.furryfriends.org/