| Therapy dog test
I thought the test was hard but fair. My dog already had a CGC but we had to take a second CGC test that day because the evaluator said she wanted to see the dog for herself. The test included crutches being dropped on the dogs back and having to walk over dropped crutches on the floor, a metal bedpan dropped next to the dog with a loud bang, lots of wheelchairs and people surrounding the dog while the people were speaking loudly, person on crutches looming over the dog and taps the dog on the head instead of petting it, walking together with a group of other therapy dogs without interacting. Most of the group of "pretend patients" were men and had loud voices. Another thing we weren't prepared for when we actually began visits (yes, he passed), was that we needed to be able to walk into elevators and escalators and your dog has to be able to pass up any food that it might see in the course of a visit. It's a great thing to do with your dog.:) :) |