Therapy dogs are dogs who go with their owners to volunteer in settings such as schools, libraries, hospitals, hospices, disaster areas, and nursing homes. From working with a child who is learning to read to visiting a senior in assisted living, therapy dogs and their owners work together as a team to provide comfort and love.
Therapy dogs are trained to be well behaved in public, and responsive to their owners, but unlike service dogs, are not trained for any specific tasks. They do not have the same privileges as services dogs, but therapy dogs who have passed a therapy dog evaluation are allowed in locations where therapy work is approved.
Therapy dogs are trained to be well behaved in public, and responsive to their owners, but unlike service dogs, are not trained for any specific tasks. They do not have the same privileges as services dogs, but therapy dogs who have passed a therapy dog evaluation are allowed in locations where therapy work is approved.