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November
16, 2005
Contact:
Susan Carney
Manager of Behavior and Training
(603) 772-2921 ext. 112
For Immediate Release
Therapy
Dog Training for the Novice Dog & Owner
Two day
workshop with Gina Hayes
Stratham NH - the New Hampshire SPCA is offering Therapy Dog Training
for owners, professionals and anyone interested in using their dog
in therapeutic visits to nursing homes, schools, hospitals or any
healthcare agency that allows therapy animals. The workshop will
be held at the NHSPCA's Learning Center for Pets and People on December
10-11, 2005 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. This is a two day workshop with
testing and certification offered on the second day. $125.00 per
person, approved dogs are welcome and space is limited.
Using Therapy Dog International testing requirements participants
will learn how to handle a dog in and around the healthcare environment
and healthcare equipment (i.e. wheelchairs, walkers, beds, etc).
Therapy Dogs International, Inc. (TDI) is a volunteer group organized
to provide qualified handlers and their Therapy Dogs for visitations
to institutions, facilities and any other place where Therapy Dogs
are needed. The workshop's presenter, Gina Hays, is the owner and
head trainer of Just Dogs Training Center in Dennisport, MA.
The primary objective of the TDI dog and handler is to provide comfort
and companionship by sharing the dog with the patients in hospitals,
nursing homes and other institutions and wherever else the Therapy
Dog is needed. This is done in a way that increases emotional well
being, promotes healing and improves the quality of life for the
people being visited and the staff that cares for these people.
Further information is available at www.tdi-dogs.org.
The New Hampshire SPCA is a community resource center that provides
animal adoption, education, investigation and sheltering services
in a professional and compassionate way. The Adoption Center is
open from 11 am - 4pm on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11
am - 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and closed on Wednesday. For more
information about the NHSPCA, visit www.nhspca.org.
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