Become a Therapy Dog Team

Therapy Dogs of South Alabama is here to help with your process. We provide pop-up training each month. These will be posted on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1265221130976588

Make sure your dog is suitable for therapy work

  • Dog must be 12 months old or older

  • Handler must own the dog for at least 6 months

  • Must be up to date on parvo and rabies vaccinations

  • Must be parasite free and on flea and heartworm treatment

  • Non– Aggressive toward people and other dogs

  • Should be able to sit, lie down, stay, and walk on a leash

  • Reliably housebroken

 Register with Pet Partners

  • Go to https://petpartners.org/

  • Start your REGISTRATION as a Handler

  • There will be a list of objectives to complete

  • Click on each one to complete

Volunteer

  1. Therapy Dogs of South Alabama sends out a monthly schedule with many venues who want Therapy Dog Teams to visit their patients, clients, or students.

  2. You will be able to choose which venues you would like to visit that month and sign-up.

  3. We recommend one visit per week at the same venue for the month so that you can establish a relationship with the staff and clients.