By this coming December, we will have completed two full years of offering our Bright Spot Therapy Dog Training Class to people seeking Therapy Dog certification through our organization. Participants of our Therapy Dog Training Class have given it high marks every single time the class has run, and people come from all parts of Massachusetts and neighboring New England states to receive our specialized training.
The Therapy Dog Training Class prepares the handler and dog well, not only for the Therapy Dog evaluation leading to certification, but for carrying out meaningful visits once the team has become certified.
We just completed a class this past Sunday and will be offering one more Therapy Dog Training Class this year, running November 23rd and December 7th. That’s a total of eight class sessions for 2014. We will soon be preparing our Therapy Dog Training Class schedule for 2015, with possible expansion to Worcester County in the middle of the state offering additional class opportunities for those who seek to become involved with this meaningful work.