After you have completed the workshop, you will attend a one-hour temperament testing session with you and your pet. Temperament Testing is exactly what it says... we are looking for animals with accepting, adaptable and non-aggressive temperaments and handlers who know how to manage their pets.  If the pet is obedience trained, that is wonderful, but it is not required.  The animal/handler team is introduced to a series of situations that it the team can and will encounter on an AAT visit, such as wheelchairs, walkers, rolling IV's, elevators and working in close quarters with other animals.   We need to be sure the animal is tolerant of these unusual conditions and not stressed and the volunteer is able to handle the pet appropriately. Unacceptable pet behavior consists of, but is not limited to: growling, snapping or biting, lifting leg, excessive and/or uncontrollable barking or jumping, mounting and nervous or aggressive behavior.  The pets MUST get along with all other animals and be easily controlled by the volunteer. Note: Our next new volunteer workshop will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013, with Temperament Testing the following Saturday, April 13, 2013. Please note that we do NOT maintain mailing lists of interested individuals. Interested? We will be accepting requests for applications for the Spring workshop for three weeks only, from January 1, 2013 through January 22, 2013. Please send your name, home mailing address and phone number to Caring Critters at that time. To request an application to attend the workshop, CLICK HERE to send an email or send your request to: Caring Critters, Inc., 2617C West Holcombe Blvd., Box 265 Houston, TX 77025.

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