Training+for+Therapy

=​Training Dogs for Therapy= ==

Skills Therapy Dogs Could Be Taught:
( Taken From Volunteering With Your Pet)
 * Go see (a person)
 * Let's go
 * Shake
 * Speak
 * Put your head down
 * Put your head HERE
 * Give kisses
 * Accept a hug
 * Paws up
 * Jump up (onto surface)
 * Get off
 * Sit
 * Down
 * Stand
 * Sit stay
 * Down stay
 * Stand stay
 * Come front
 * Heel (for walking in crowded halls)
 * Easy (for taking a treat gently; facility permission and handler's discretion)
 * Leave it
 * Give it to me
 * Take it to
 * Get it
 * Turn around
 * Crawl
 * Get under or in
 * Go potty right here (place specified outside)
 * Tug or pull (as in removing a glove)
 * Find it

Signs of Stress in Therapy Dogs
(Taken from Volunteering With Your Pet) // Stress shows they either need more training or exposure to certain environments; if the animal continues to be stressed even after conditioning, they may not be suitable to be a therapy dog //
 * panting
 * pacing
 * shedding
 * diarrhea
 * urination
 * licking the lips
 * coughing
 * sneezing
 * turning away/avoiding eye contact
 * trembling
 * shaking (as though the animal were shaking off water)
 * yawning
 * sweaty paws
 * increased or decreased activity
 * scratching
 * "spacing out"

**Tricks for Entertaining During Therapy** (taken from [])
 * shake
 * turn around
 * speak
 * crawl
 * play dead
 * beg
 * kiss
 * roll over
 * take a bow
 * say hello
 * wave
 * go to bed
 * cross your paws