Therapy Dog Savard

       Prepare to share your pet’s love with others.      

Our expert now offers two levels of Therapy Animal Class!

Therapy Animal Team Class: Our next 4-week class begins in Sussex on:

Wednesday evening March 13, 2024.

Our Therapy Animal Team Classes are for dogs, cats, bunnies, horses and others! Based on the insights, experience and knowledge of an Animal-Assisted Intervention expert, this rigorous class helps both you and your pet prepare for success in the Pet Partners evaluation. Classes are kept small to ensure that you have a great learning experience as you develop the skills and positive working-bond needed to become a therapy animal team. This is a specialized, advanced level class. A screening is recommended prior to enrolling.

PRE-Therapy Animal Class: a special, customized class that focuses precisely on the therapy-specific areas you and your pet need to work on! A screening is recommended prior to enrolling. Our next 3-week class begins in Sussex on:

To Be Determined.

Screenings are available by appointment in Menomonee Falls and Germantown, WI. Email to schedule.

Train with a:

  • Positive Reinforcement trainer specializing in Therapy Animal Team training for over twenty years

  • Certified Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist for over two decades

  • Therapy Animal Handler to five different therapy dogs over more than 15 years

  • Therapy program consultant, professional mentor in Animal-Assisted Interventions through American Psychological Association’s HAI division

  • National and International committee member advancing standards and professionalism in Animal-Assisted Interventions

  • Subject matter expert, course designer, & instructor for Carroll University’s Animal Behavior Program

  • Participant in several hundred hours of seminars and courses by internationally recognized, positive reinforcement trainers and animal behavior experts

  • Presenter on Animal-Assisted Interventions at professional conferences

  • Huge animal advocate

Please note that there are many trainers that still rely on force, pain or correction to change behavior.  The evidence is clear that these techniques are physically and emotionally harmful to animals, can weaken relationships between humans and animals, and increase or cause fear, anxiety, and aggression. 

Regardless of where you get your training, or what your training purpose is, please remember that your dog will respond best when positive techniques are employed. Be kind to your best friend!

More information about positive training can be found at: www.forcefreewisconsin.com