registration forms

Summer 2012 Student Programs:

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Albuquerque Summer 2012 Registration Forms

June Class Status (updated 5/17/12):

Monday: 3 spaces

Tuesday: 4 spaces

Wednesday:  UNAVAILABLE

Thursday:  2 spaces

July class status (updated 5/17/12)

Monday: 5 spaces

Tuesday: 3 spaces

Thursday: 4 spaces

Please be aware that our Albuquerque facility, Dogwood Therapy Services, will be moving to a new location in May. The new location is at the Cottonwood Corral shopping center, 1111 Alameda Blvd., Suite G, Albuquerque, NM 87114.

Santa Fe Summer 2012 Student Program Registration Forms

June and July class status:

All days currently open

The dog days of summer are here! Assistance Dogs of the West student summer programs will begin June 4th. Since 1995, elementary, middle and high school students have been learning and helping us train ADW dogs to help people with disabilities. In our classes, students between the ages of 8 and 18 learn some very important and useful leadership skills through working with dogs. Here’s a short list of what students get from this course:

• Dog/Human Relationships: Consistency Builds Trust
• Basic Obedience Training : Use of the Positive
• Dog Behavior in Public: Dog Socialization
• Basic Commands for Assistance Dogs: What Assistance Dogs Do for People with Disabilities
• Differing Ability Awareness Training: Learn About Our Clients
• Building Loving Relationships and Letting Go: Emotional Growth
• Community Service: How We Help Others
• Communication Skills – Clarity, Self Advocacy, Assertiveness

If you have an interest in doing something fun, rewarding and different (or if you want to continue training with us), consider participating in an ADW after school program. Please note that classes are small, and spaces are limited to 6-10 students. We fill classes on a first-come, first-served basis.  Payment and forms are required before a space is confirmed. No phone reservations, please. Please call the ADW office at 505-986-9748 or email info@assistancedogsofthewest.org if you have any questions.

We hope to see you in an ADW dog training class soon.

Scholarships

SUBMISSIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SUMMER 2012 SESSION ARE NOW CLOSED.

Assistance Dogs of the West has limited scholarships for students whose families are in need of financial assistance. Scholarships are offered, when available, on an as-need basis.  If you would like to request financial aid, please request an application by sending an email to info@assistancedogsofthewest.org. ADW re-evaluates all scholarship requests and recipients at the beginning of each new session; it is your responsibility to submit a new scholarship application prior to the start of each session. Receiving a scholarship during one semester in no way guarantees continued financial assistance in subsequent sessions.