[nagdu] Registering my dog as a certified therapy dog?

[Lea williams]

Thank you. I was just explaining this to my grandma about taking the
dog out of harnus for the same reasons.  I am going to ask about it
from the school I am going to go to and see what their thoughts are
about it. Thanks again. Hope I get more advice.

On 4/24/12, GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca> wrote:
> Hi Lea:
>
> I am a social worker who works in a seniors residential care centre here in
> Vancouver. I think the dog would be a great tool. My only comment is with
> Bogart I take him out of harness when I'm working with residents since most
> won't remember or understand why they can't pet him. He is very well loved
> we've witnessed him putting smiles on faces of those who have very little
> emotion ever touch their faces.
>
> Don't know how to do all the things you were asking but I thin it will work.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:06 pm
> Subject: [nagdu] Registering my dog as a certified therapy dog?
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>> Hey, I am trying to figure out how to write all this without jumbling
>> it all up, so sorry if I do.
>>
>> I am going to start working as a volunteer at a hospice. I will be
>> going to a nursing home and hanging out with people who have a
>> beginning case of demintchia. After a while the lady said she would
>> like it if I went to the houses and hung out with the people to give
>> the kids of these older people, a break and the chance to go places
>> for a couple of hours. I am getting my TB scan this Friday and will
>> take a couple of classes the middle of May. They know I am going to
>> get a guide dog in June and are excited to meet my dog. There is
>> a guy
>> who has a therapy dog and they want to put up a picture of my
>> dog with
>> the therapy dog in the office. They are so opened up and excepting
>> with me being blind. They really seem to be making a huge effort to
>> give me as much of an opportunity as anyone else there. One of my
>> biggest fears of working has always been the discrimination of me
>> being blind. I know that I might face some with the other people there
>> but I am ok with that.
>>
>> So anyways, to get to my point...
>> The idea was brought to me about registering my dog as a certified
>> therapy dog and letting it help me with therapy at the nursing home.
>> What are your thoughts about this and how would I go about doing it?
>> My dog is going to go with me, no matter what, so I figured
>> doing this
>> could only help rather than hurt but this is where I would love your
>> input of the matter.
>>
>> Also, I have more recently been told that I could register
>> my dog as
>> a CGC dog. I think that means, K9 good cemariton or something like
>> that? I would have to go double check that email.
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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