{"id":21,"date":"2017-10-21T21:08:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T01:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bright-spot.org\/blog\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:23:16","slug":"therapy-dog-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/certify\/therapy-dog-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapy Dog Training Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"metaslider-id-407\" style=\"max-width: 850px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-108-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-407 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"New Slideshow\" data-height=\"400\" data-width=\"850\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_407\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_407\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-420 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-01-10 21:58:35\" data-filename=\"TRAIN14.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/TRAIN14.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"850\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-407 slide-420 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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Our Therapy Dog Training Course is held throughout the year at Animal Alliances in Northampton, MA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Therapy Dog Team Training Course covers the skills and techniques the handler and dog need to know in order to pass the evaluation and have a successful and rewarding experience visiting as a therapy dog team. The team must pass the evaluation and send in all required paperwork and fees in order to become certified through Bright Spot. Please Note: <em>Taking the course does not guarantee that the team will pass the evaluation.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what new volunteer Linda Abrams had to say about her training&#8230; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong><em>Zuri and I passed our evaluation and are now volunteering at a nursing home in Sunderland. We both want to thank you for your excellent training sessions. They gave us the skills and confidence to begin as volunteers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To be eligible for enrollment in a course, an application must be approved to continue the process. There is also a $10.00 application fee. The cost of a Therapy Dog Team Training Course and Evaluation is $150.00.\u00a0 Click on <a href=\"https:\/\/bright-spot.org\/blog\/certify\/certify-your-dog\/\">CERTIFY YOUR DOG<\/a> to learn more.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEXT COURSE DATES:\u00a0 <b>Our next course will be held on Sunday, June 7 and 14<\/b><b>, 2026. Space is limited.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Training specific to therapy dog visiting is a requirement for certification through Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, Inc. Our Therapy Dog Training Course is held throughout the year at Animal Alliances in Northampton, MA. 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