WhiteHaven Canine &
Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs
A visit from SZVA can spark a positive reaction like no one has ever seen before!
Therapy Dog Service
A visit from a Therapy Dog can offer tremendous benefits to adults and children of all ages in a wide variety of settings. These benefits include:
•Physiological improvements & Benefits - A visit provides a welcome change from routine.
•Easing communication with others - Children, the mentally ill, or depressed individuals communicate better with dogs than with people.
•Improving skills - Fostering reading abilities in children
•Physical improvements - which come from petting or playing with SZVA.
•Sharing happiness and laughter.
The objective of a pet therapy visit is to provide comfort and pleasure to someone in need.
Therapy dogs have significant health benefits and can reduce stress, anxiety and depression as well as provide a sense of connection in difficult situations. To many of the people, dogs bring back pleasant and warm memories of family pets from days gone by.
Sometimes a patient with depression who hasn’t spoken for a while will have a conversation with a dog. Difficult patients sometimes become more compliant when a furry face shows them affection and convinces them to follow doctor’s orders.
There are ALWAYS requests for Therapy Dogs at local facilities and
there is ALWAYS a need for more Teams to go in and visit.
To Request a Therapy Dog Visit, please complete the following form:
Therapy Dog Training & Evaluations
WhiteHaven Canine offers Certification for you and your dog to become a Therapy Dog Team.
They will need to show obedience towards their handler's commands, no aggression towards other prospective therapy dogs or people.
Specific drills and socialization will be exercised in each session. It will include training around walkers, canes, crutches, and other obstacles that they would encounter in a Therapy Dog service situation.
Once they are ready to be tested, the dog must be 1 year (minimum) of age and must have lived with their handler for at least 6 months.
Training times and costs on this will be dependent on an assessment of the animal's current training level.
Proof of current rabies vaccination, and if you live in the Waco area (Bellmead, Hewitt, Lacy-Lakeview, Lorena, Robinson, Waco, Woodway), proof of a microchip is REQUIRED. Please email the above items to: Info@WhiteHavenCanine.org
Evaluations (NO TRAINING) $20; Pass or Fail. Please complete the following form for Evaluations and/or Training: https://form.jotform.com/222452876449163
CURRENT Waco Area Facilities that we serve
Baylor University - Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences, Waco, TX