CDT Service & Therapy Dog Training 3

Question 1

A service dog in training (SDIT) has public access rights under federal law in which situation?

Accepted Answer

Only when accompanied by a licensed trainer in states that extend public access to SDITs

Answer

Federal law does not grant SDITs public access rights, but many individual states have laws extending limited access when a professional trainer accompanies the dog.

Question 2

The 'deep pressure therapy' (DPT) task taught to psychiatric service dogs is designed to:

Accepted Answer

Apply calming body weight or pressure to interrupt anxiety or panic attacks

Answer

DPT involves the dog applying pressure (e.g., lying across the handler's lap) to help reduce anxiety, panic, or dissociation.

Question 3

Assistance Dogs International (ADI) recommends that member programs place service dogs only after the dog demonstrates a minimum public access pass rate of:

Accepted Answer

90%

Answer

ADI's Public Access Test requires a 90% or higher pass rate across all skills to ensure dogs placed are reliably trained for public settings.

Question 4

During a hospital therapy dog visit, a patient grabs the dog's ear tightly. The dog freezes and shows whale eye. The handler should:

Accepted Answer

Tell the patient to let go and immediately redirect the dog away from the patient

Answer

Freezing and whale eye are stress signals indicating the dog is near threshold; the handler must intervene immediately to prevent escalation and protect both dog and patient.

Question 5

Which temperament trait is MOST critical when selecting a candidate for therapy dog work in a pediatric hospital setting?

Accepted Answer

Tolerance for unpredictable handling by strangers

Answer

Children in hospital settings may handle dogs roughly or unpredictably, so a high tolerance for unusual physical contact from strangers is the most critical trait.

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CDT Service & Therapy Dog Training 3