Ragnar in Training

Our fluffy companion took his therapy animal licensure exam on October 19th at Cave Spring United Methodist Church. and we’re delighted to report that he passed with a near-perfect score!

For our final therapy class, we visited the nice folks at the VA. We got to hang out under the trees and socialize with a bunch of friendly veterans, which the dogs loved of course.

For the next-to-last class in our therapy training course, we went to Home Depot to do a little real-world interaction.

In our fourth class, we had a guest visit with us to share some insight into the testing and certification process.

In the third week of therapy class, the students reviewed some familiar exercises and were introduced to a couple of new ones as they prepare for an upcoming field trip to a local nursing home.

Ragnar came to class straight from an evening visitation he was requested for and still managed to do a commendable job staying alert and involved. This week we worked quite a bit with the students’ abilities to maintain composure and hold commands amidst distractions.

The first week of therapy dog class for Ragnar went great. Three of his classmates from the Canine Good Citizen class are in this class, along with four other friendly dogs.

Thursday night was the big night for Mr. Ragnar…test night! After six weeks of class, plus plenty of practicing at home and around the office, the final exam finally arrived.