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Sue Grundfest

Las Vegas Therapy Dogs Examiner

It all started for Sue with one fluffy white poodle Coco the Love Dog. For almost fifteen years Coco set the standard for therapy dogs and now the legacy of the Love Dogs lives on in Kirby, Benny and all the other Love Dog therapy teams. Sue is a professional dog trainer and Instructor and Evaluator for Delta Society Pet Partners and shares her knowledge and stories from the field. You can learn more about Sue and her team at www.lovedogadventures.com and her training methods at www.lovedoglasvegas.com.

Oh my there’s a cat in my room!

Everyone was shocked to see a cat coming down the hall. Especially a cat being carried in a pouch!But that’s how Dancer made her entrance to her first appearance as a Pet Partner therapy animal in Las...

What is a Love Dog Adventure?

A Love Dog Adventure is where the power of pets is harnessed to create unique experiences for a variety of populations, combining animal-assisted activity with animal-assisted therapy. Most people are familiar with animal-assisted activities when animals...

Canine obesity – A growing problem

According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, out of the 77.5 million dogs in the USA, an astonishing 35 million of these dogs are considered overweight and 6.7 million are considered clinically obese. (Source: http://www.petobesityprevention...

A therapy dog’s first visit is always memorable

Cricket is a gorgeous black toy poodle. She has completed her Delta Pet Partner training with her handler Toni and today started what promises to be a stellar career as a therapy dog with the Love Dog Adventures animal-assisted...

My dog has bad knees – now what?

Canine cranial cruciate ligament ruptures (CCL) is one of the most common orthopedic conditions seen in a dog. CCL tears can be acute or chronic. Acute is a traumatic injury usually occurring when the dog steps incorrectly on the...

The importance of familiarity for therapy dogs

When choosing where you will work with your therapy animal, consider how important familiarity is to both you and your pet.If you have a dog (or cat) that is great with newness and happy to meet new people all...

How do you know when to retire a therapy dog?

I remember when Coco started showing signs of age. It came earlier than most poodles her size because she was diabetic. First she started developing her cataracts and within a year was blind. By the next year she had slowed...

Canine diabetes – be aware of the symptoms

Tuesday, March 27 is the 24th Annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day. On this day the public is invited to take the diabetes risk test to find out if they are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.This is...

Why it’s so important to retest therapy animals

The first time a Delta Pet Partner team takes their animal assisted therapy test, everything they have learned is fresh in their minds. Both the handler and the dog are excited and anxious to get started and use the skills...

The best breeds to become therapy dogs

Therapy dogs can be any breed, but of course, as in everything else, there are always an abundance of certain breeds.According to Delta Pet Partners program here is the list of top breeds currently registered as Pet Partners:Golden...

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