This 8-week class prepares your dog and you to become a badged CIC social-emotional therapy dog team! Throughout the training your dog and you will:

• Learn how to provide social-emotional learning opportunities following CIC curriculum

• Work through skills like loose-leash walking, sit, stay, come, and leave it with consistency

• Add tricks and agility course work to your toolbox

• Utilize calming techniques to support yourself, your dog, and your community

• Use tools specific to CIC programming to connect with your dog and community members

Schedule

8 weeks  |  1 hour/week

Saturday 11:30am - 12:30pm

January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22 & March 1, 2025

Investment: $250

Location

2300 Myrtle Ave, Suite 230

St. Paul, MN

Attendance at the first and final class sessions are mandatory. You will not bring your dog to the first session. Evaluations will be held on the final day of class. In order to be eligible for evaluation participants can miss no more than 1 class session. Anyone who wishes to volunteer as a CIC therapy dog team must be present with their dog throughout training.

Completion of CIC’s Therapy Dog Training and passing evaluation allows for your dog and you to be added to CIC’s list volunteer of therapy dog teams. Other traditional therapy dog opportunities at hospitals, senior care facilities, libraries, hospice, etc. are possible, but do require the team to create a contact at a specific facility and inquire about opportunities. CIC has a relationship with Interim Healthcare and their hospice environments. To learn more about their traditional therapy dog visits, contact lizscaman@interimhcmn.com.