Therapy and Facility Dogs

You’re looking to volunteer with your dog and bring joy to people in hospitals, schools, or nursing homes. OR, you work at a school, rehabilitation center, or office setting and think your dog could help with your practices… Either way, we’ve got you covered with our therapy and facility dog programs!

With our easy to follow, custom therapy dog and facility dog packages, you will learn how to:

  1. Socialize your puppy properly to get a head start on therapy or facility dog training

  2. Teach your dog how to calmly greet strangers

  3. Learn how to keep your dog focused around distractions and in new environments

  4. Teach tasks to help your clients in your work setting (facility dogs)

  5. Be proud of the work you and your dog can do together!

Centre Stage Dog Training tailors our programs to fit the unique needs of your profession, ensuring that both therapy and facility dogs are trained to provide comfort, emotional relief, and task-specific assistance. Whether you’re looking to enhance the therapeutic experience in your practice or bring comfort to individuals in high-stress environments, our therapy and facility dog training programs are designed to help you and your dog make a meaningful impact.

Therapy and facility dog training starts with a detailed consultation to do an evaluation of your current dog or help you find a potential prospect! From here we will develop a customized training plan to get you and your pup on the path to successful service work.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Virtual training offers many benefits including: you and your dog being comfortable, being effective as it is your true everyday scenario you will be training in, hands on practice in the moment, and continuous support through video feedback!

  • A therapy dog has been trained by an individual, typically their owner, to provide comfort to people in volunteer settings such as nursing homes, schools, or hospitals. Facility dogs have been specially trained to work with their handler and clients in a facility, such as PT offices, schools, etc., through trained tasks.

  • Therapy and facility dogs do not have public access rights like service dogs. They are permitted to go to their volunteer or work settings, but nowhere else.

  • It takes a stable, willing, confident, social dog to engage in these jobs! Centre Stage Dog Training will provide an evaluation as part of your consultation to determine if your dog is a prospect to begin or continue training for becoming a therapy or facility dog. To get started, schedule a consultation!

  • The first step is scheduling a consultation! From here we will discuss your needs and goals in detail. If you have a dog you are interested in training, we will evaluate them for therapy and facility dog potential. If not, we will develop a plan to help you find the right partner.