The Good Dog Foundation, Inc.
The Good Dog Foundation, Inc.
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Mission
Since its inception in 1998, The Good Dog Foundation has had a singular mission – using Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI) to enhance human healing and learning. Good Dog's AAI services are recognized as among the most innovative and reliable in the United States.
About
Animal assisted intervention program (AAI) using trained and certified therapy dog teams (canine plus human handler). Evaluating, training and certifying volunteers and their dogs who want to become therapy dog teams to deliver animal assisted interventions to those suffering from trauma and stress from causes such as illness, disability or disaster. Good Dog annually trains and certifies up to 250 new volunteer therapy dog teams (canine plus human handler). In addition, Good Dog requires annual re-certification to assure top quality. Over 250 teams a year are re-certified; fielding 600-700 active therapy dog teams a year by scheduling hour long visits at some 300 partner facilities. The facilities include hospitals, nursing homes, schools, libraries, veterans hospitals, trauma centers, and, on occasion, office environments under stress. The populations served include patients recovering from illness or surgery, children on the autism spectrum, seniors with dementia, veterans with PTSD, university students under stress, and others. Good Dog schedules some 30,000 hours of volunteer therapy dog team visits who, in turn, offer the emotional and physical benefits of (AAI) to those in need, interacting with over 100,000 people a year. Good Dog also trains select volunteer teams in crisis response for national emergencies.
