• Date: 3/22/2023
  Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  Location: ARL Main; Blumenthal Training Center
  5452 NE 22nd Street
  Des Moines, IA 50313

Topics to be covered include:

• Responsibilities and expectations of an ARL TheraPets volunteer 
• Qualities needed to be a therapy animal
• The different facilities/populations we visit and how to prepare for/conduct a visit
• Ways to ensure your pet's safety, physical & mental well-being while volunteering
• Techniques for mutually beneficial interactions
• The exercises included in the TheraPets Team Assessment
  ....and so much more!

This workshop is for humans only and registration is required. 

The TheraPets Training Workshop is held in our Blumenthal Training Center at the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, 5452 NE 22nd Street, Des Moines, IA (map).

*Attending a training workshop is an ARL TheraPets program requirement.