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Therapy Dog Training Course

What will I learn?

Open up the possibilities of using therapy dogs in sports with our Training Course for Therapy Dogs. This course is for sports professionals and gives you hands-on, top-quality training on how to bring therapy dogs into sports settings. You'll learn how to check and see if the program is working well, make sure the dogs and athletes are safe, and create strong connections between athletes and dogs. You'll also learn the best ways to train the dogs, how to choose the right dogs, and how to run programs that get good results. Improve your team's performance and how they feel by using therapy dogs.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Get good at getting feedback: Find out what people think so you can make the therapy dog programs better.

Make sure the dogs are safe: Put rules in place to make sure they don't get stressed.

Create strong bonds between athletes and dogs: Help them become good friends and support each other.

Learn how to train the dogs: Teach them to listen and get along well with others.

Make the program as good as it can be: Check the results and find ways to improve them.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.