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

[Larry D. Keeler]

Hey Lea, let me know how it works!  I was thinking of Holly being registered 
as well.  I am thinking about volunteering at our hospital working with 
patients and disability issues.  Sence Holly has to go anyway, well!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lea williams" <leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Registering my dog as a certified therapy dog?


> 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"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Lea Williams
>>>
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>
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>
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