Pet Therapy and AKC Canine Good Citizen

When you know your dog is an attention seeker, lover of all humans, lives for rubs and cuddles from strangers....that's when you know they're meant to do this professionally.

 

We teach by life stages and development, so our classes can be taught in a manner that is most productive to your dog. In this class, we teach based on the level of communication, and distraction training. We follow the regulations and testing curriculum of Pet Partners pet therapy evaluation, and AKC Canine Good Citizen's evaluation.

Here are the rules to our game:

1. Must pass preliminary evaluation prior to signing up for this class (scroll down for CCG Behavioral Evaluations details).
2. Dogs must be on a nylon collar, front-clip harness, Easy Walk (mouth harness), as well as bringing a 6ft leash (not retractable) - martingales okay for specific breeds
3. You need to fix your dogs for the certification, but not necessary if just taking the class without certification.
4. Proof of vaccinations and annual check up will be required per compliance of certification regulations, but not necessary if just taking the class without certification.
5. This class will not use treats, but in those rare occasions, we will still give a treat here and there.
6. Certification will be conducted by someone else besides the trainer for a non-biased testing session.
7. Testing will only be given 3 attempts for passing. The 4th failed attempt will result in re-assignment to a different class.
8. We only train for AKC's Canine Good Citizen, and Pet Partners Therapy Dog evaluation, at this time. If your goal is with another pet therapy organization, please bring the evaluation so we can aim for those goals.
9. We do not train for service dogs. Please read about the difference between a service dog and a therapy dog. If you would like to train basic obedience for your service dog, please contact your original service dog organization.

Canine Consulting Group offers 3 levels of behavioral evaluations. These can be used for purposes of letters of recommendation, insurance, safety, legal, therapy/service guidance, and more.

This evaluation is still based on canine age and development, which means not all failed evaluations mean permanent rejection.