Therapy Dogs of Vermont

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Tips & Tricks

Below are a few of the things that we have learned since our organization was formed in 1992



  Introduction to Therapy Dogs
  Volunteering in the Hospital Environment
   Volunteering in the Prison Environment

   How to Get Started Making Visits 
  Handling Aggression in Therapy Dogs
   When a Therapy Dog is Spooked
  Raising your Puppy to become a Therapy Dog
  Therapy Dogs and Inpatient Psychiatry
   Doggie Etiquette while on duty
  Leash Logic
  Event Planning
   Big Dogs - Small Rooms (Not everyone wants a visit)
   What if my Therapy Dog Eats Poop?
  Useful commands for your dog
  Using Treats
   Getting started in a Facility
  Visiting with Visitors
  When not to help pat ients
  Older therapy dogs

  Visiting people with allergies 

  Before entering a patient's room 

 Meeting non-Therapy Dogs while on duty

 Tempering a dog's enthusiasm

  Trouble on slick floors

  At the Door  

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