Mark your calendars for the next Quarter Auctions scheduled for April 20, 2022 at at 6PM at 1912 E. Whipp Road, Kettering.  This is close to the old Kroger’s that was closed. There will be about 20 baskets donated by Best Friends members to be auctioned off along with larger ticket items and items from other sellers. All proceeds go to Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy.

Our Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy member, Jeremy Seifried, and his two pet therapy dogs, Barclay and Gus, are sponsoring another fundraiser with their Twitter followers. They are always great supporters of our group.

https://twitter.com/barclay_ftw/status/1067823400138215426…

Come out and join us at Dayton Int'l Airport as we honor those veterans who have bravely served our country.  

Our next Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Board and General Membership meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2020, at 5:30PM, held at Oakwood Village, Villa Rd, Springfield.  This meeting is open to all members.

Due to the current Conona Virus Pandemic, Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy had to cancel the FREE Spring 2020 pet therapy training class. We are taking reservations for the FREE Summer 2020 pet therapy training class. The dates for this class are: June 6, June 13, and June 20. Hopefully Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy will be able to hold this class. If you are interested in signing up for FREE pet therapy training, email bfriends2005@gmail.com to sign up. The location may change from the published location.

 All classes held at Oakwood Village

Best Friends Pet Therapy Training--FREE!

Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy conducts four training sessions each year at no cost to the participants.  As a non-profit 501(c)3, Best Friends does not need to charge for pet therapy training like some other groups do to make a personal profit.  Training sessions are gentle for the dogs.  Teams are tested by approvedAlliance of Therapy Dogs (ATD) national testers/observers, who are animal professionals.  One ATD tester/observer is also an American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator who can administer the CGC, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy and AKC Community Canine programs.

ATD has a $5M liability policy that goes out with teams on all visits as long as the team has a current membership with ATD and are following ATD pet therapy rules.  ATD does not make anyone use one's home owners' policy for liability insurance or have one purchase one's own liability policy.

Training participants DO NOT have to join Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy.

Successful teams are certified ATD pet therapy teams, which can travel throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico and be covered by the national ATD liability insurance.

Trained teams have full knowledge of Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), which is the planned inclusion of an animal in a patient’s treatment plan and Animal-assisted activities (AAA), which is the use of animals in recreational and visitation programs.

There is one phone call to make to receive help with all questions and concerns.

Classes are held at Oakwood Village in the Community Room, 1500 Villa Road, Springfield, OH  45503.  Enter through the main entrance in the front of the facility.   

The dog must be at least one year old.  The handler must have owned the dog or have known the dog for a minimum of six months. 

We do not teach obedience to the dogs.  Dogs that come to class need to be calm, friendly, and already able to take behavior commands by their owner.   All dogs are screened at the first class to ensure the dog is appropriate for pet therapy activities.

Must attend all three classes in the session. 

If you are interested in going through pet therapy training with your dog, contact us at:

bfriends2006@gmail.com

Or call us at 937-215-9172 

Please select Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy when you are doing your Amazon shopping so that Amazon will donate to our group. Thanks!

Use the link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/56-2603516