facility dogs
Our facility dogs assist professionals in schools, courtrooms, nursing homes, and rehabilitation facilities. They enrich the lives of children and adults in our communities.
One service dog can impact many lives. Facility dogs are trained service dogs that work with professionals who incorporate the dog into the care of their clients, patients, or students.
Your place of business will be an even more encouraging place with an ICAN dog on your team.
A skilled facility dog can:
Be trained to read cue cards, inspiring kids to read themselves
Perform tasks in classroom to teach students about etiquette
Apply deep pressure therapy to calm a person before they testify in court
Participate in physical therapy with a patient at a rehabilitation facility
Please note:
For those applying for a school facility dog, the dog needs to be facilitated by an applicant who is in a non-teacher role, such as a social work, counselor, principal or speech therapy position. This will ensure that the dog and its skillsets are fully utilized.
We place facility dogs in medical settings, but they must have a rehabilitation unit where that is the focus for the dog, and the dog must be facilitated by an applicant who is a physical, occupational, or speech therapist.
*Please note that Facility Dogs are NOT Therapy Dogs. ICAN does not train or place Therapy Dogs.
Meet an ICAN Client
ICAN Kinley is helping hundreds of students at Hamilton Heights High School. Her story shares how big school facility dogs impact students and teachers on many levels.
