Why We Need Your Help?
We warmly invite you to join us on our mission to train therapy dogs and their handlers, bringing comfort and healing to those who need it most. Your involvement can make a significant difference in the lives of many, as we work together to spread love and support through the incredible bond between humans and these remarkable animals.
Join Us
Therapy Dog Training
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Your kind donations empower us to provide essential training for therapy dogs and their handlers, helping them deliver comfort and emotional support to those in hospitals, schools, and assisted living environments.
Join our caring community by supporting our training programs, which empower therapy dogs to spread joy and provide healing to those navigating difficult moments in different care environments.
Your Donations are utilized for the training and upkeep of the therapy dog teams in the program: (There is no cost to the therapy dog teams)
Background Check for Handler - $ 20.00
Physical for dog - $395.00
Dog fecal test - $110.00
Blood test for handler - $195.00
Initial competency evaluation -$ 93.00
Good Citizen Certification - $120.00
Dog Collar - $ 20.00
Custom Dog Harness - $ 53.00
Leash 4’ & 6’ - $ 27.00
International Certification - $ 10.00
Reimbursable Expenses - $ 48.00 (per day) – off set handlers cost
Dog grooming - $110.00 as necessary
Emergency medical fund - $ 299.00
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Total start up cost per dog - $1,500.00 per therapy dog team
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Ongoing costs Yearly physical - $395.00
Dog fecal test - $110.00
Administrative cost - $500.00 per therapy dog team
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Total cost per year - $ 1000.00 per year per therapy dog team
Please be advise these are current tentative cost and are subject to change.
As a 501(3)(c) completely volunteer-driven organization, we depend on the kindness of donations to make Compassionate Care Therapy Canines a reality.
How Your Donations are Used
Compassionate Care Therapy Canines, Inc
A 501(3)(c) non-profit: EIN: 33-4426479
Phone: 707.497.7166
Email: therapycanines@yahoo.com
Mail: CCTC
POB 27
Trinidad, CA 95570
© 2025 by Compassionate Care Therapy Canines, Inc. All rights reserved.
They Train. They Serve. They Heal.
At Compassionate Care Therapy Canines, Inc, our trained volunteers and certified therapy dogs are devoted to healing lives in our communities with programs designed to meet the unique needs of each person we serve using the mutually nurturing relationship between people and dogs.