To earn the AKC Therapy Dog鈩� title, you and your dog must have completed at least 10 therapy visits. These visits must be documented with time, date, location, and a signature of a staff person at the facility (e.g., school, hospital, etc.). This documentation can be achieved by submitting one of the following:
- 聽(you may use the AKC form or one of your own), or,
- Certificate or wallet card from a certifying organization indicating the dog has made 10 or more visits or,
- 鈥婰etter from the facility (nursing home, school, hospital, etc.) where the dog served as a therapy dog. Letters must be on facility letterhead. Contact information for verification purposes should include facility name, address and contact person’s name, phone number and/or email address. For a sample letter,聽.