How to have a therapy dog?

At the Alliance of Therapy dogs, the process is as follows: Step 1: A therapy dog must be a friendly dog. Any mix or breed can be trained to provide comfort and affection to people in hospitals, retirement homes, schools, mental health institutions, airports, and many other settings. read more

As a result, Therapy Dog owners are not eligible to receive the reasonable accommodations commonly extended to service dog or emotional support animal owners. They DO provide comfort to retirement homes, nursing schools, hospices, disaster areas and more. read more

If you are looking into getting a therapy dog for you or someone you love, you need to make sure that the institution where you want the therapy dog is accepting of the concept. You may need to get them behind the idea by explaining why you want to have a therapy dog visit the facility. read more