The test must be conducted by a TDI CERTIFIED EVALUATOR.

The following policies apply for dog/handler teams interested in taking the TDI Test:

-Dogs must be a minimum of one year old to be tested.

-The dog must be healthy. (Please see our Registration Requirements Page for our Health Requirements)

-The handler must be of good character.

-There is NO minimum age for handlers, but handlers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult on visitations and the Registration Form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

-TDI Associate Members and their dog(s) may not visit, be registered by, or be active under the auspices of another Therapy Dog-related visitation program, organization, or group other than TDI.

-TDI cannot register deaf dogs.

-The Evaluation begins as soon as the Evaluator is able to observe you and your dog, not only when you are going through the test requirements as a dog/handler team.

-Potential applicants are NOT required to take any Therapy Dog classes. At the present time, TDI does not offer or sanction any Therapy Dog classes.

-If a handler wants to visit with more than one dog at a time, all dogs visiting together must be tested at the same time. The team must go through the entire test and work as one unit. All dogs tested together in a mulitple dog test must have passed the TDI Test individually first.