2008 Calendar of Events
PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF OUR PROGRAMS FILL UP VERY QUICKLY! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR PROGRAM, SIGN UP EARLY!
OUR THERAPY DOG CAMP IS ALREADY FILLING UP, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE SEND IN A REGISTRATION FORM RIGHT AWAY SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT!
Please check our home page for weather conditions at our campus.
For directions to our campus visit this Mapquest link. You can also find directions here Directions.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF OUR CLASSES, SEND AN E-MAIL TO HVHSVISITINGPETS@AOL.COM.
DELTA SOCIETY EVALUATION
Sunday, July 20
Place to be announced
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
click here to download the registration form
DELTA SOCIETY PET PARTNERS TRAINING WORKSHOP - 5 WEEK EVENING COURSE
Wednesday Evenings, 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
September 3, 10, 17, 24 and October 1
Tolstoy Valley Cottage Campus
Click Delta5weekeveningregistrationform.doc to download the registration form
DELTA SOCIETY PET PARTNERS TRAINING WORKSHOP
Saturday/Sunday, September 13 and 14
Tolstoy Valley Cottage Campus, 9 - 5 each day
Click here to download a registration form for the September Delta Workshop
DELTA SOCIETY EVALUATION
Saturday, October 4
Place to be announced
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Click here to download registration form
R.E.A.D. WORKSHOP
Saturday, October 11
Tolstoy Foundation, Valley Cottage, NY
8:45 AM - 2:00 PM
Please click here to download a registration form.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THERAPY DOG CAMP 2008!
Obedience Training
Having an obedient dog is a big part of passing the Delta evaluation. If you feel you and your dog could benefit from some basic obedience training or would like a refresher course, please click HERE to see a list of trainers associated with our group.
NEXT DELTA TRAINING WORKSHOP:
September 13 and 14
2 Day Workshop in September at our Valley Cottage Campus
The Delta Society Pet Partner® handler training workshop is a two day workshop to prepare prospective volunteers to
visit hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and other facilities with their dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and other domestic pets.
Our members have been visiting nursing homes, assisted living homes, day programs, schools, and hospitals throughout the Rockland and North Bergen County since 1993.
Delta Society is a national organization that trains, screens, and insures volunteers and their pets for Animal Assisted Therapy. Over 6,400 Delta Pet Partner teams now operate in all 50 states and five countries, brightening the lives of nearly a million people each year.
“The handler training is what sets Delta Society apart from other organizations,” says program director Dolores Schaub. “The workshop is for people, not their pets, and we cover everything from the traits that make an animal suitable for pet therapy to training techniques, how to organize a visit, what to bring on visits, how to work with facility staff, and how to make this activity rewarding for all concerned. Delta Society accepts calm, friendly, healthy domestic pets of every description. All breeds, including mixed breeds, are welcome.”
To register for our two day workshop, scroll up and download the registration form on this page. Those taking a Delta workshop will receive a discounted registration fee on our upcoming R.E.A.D. training workshops. Please send an e-mail to us if you are interested. HVHSVisitingPets@aol.com
FOR HINTS AND IMPORTANT REMINDERS ON TAKING THE DELTA EVALUATION, CLICK HERE.
If you have questions about animal assisted therapy, becoming a member of our group or what training is involved for you and your dog or other pet, please see our FAQ's by clicking below.
The first ever THERAPY DOG CAMP was a huge success! Click here for information for 2008 Therapy Dog Camp!
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