Important*** Prior to completing the below First Temperament Assessment form with your payment, please thoroughly read the three paragraphs below and TLC’s Certify Your Own Dog Program page.

Once you submit the First Temperament Assessment Form below, you will be directed to the payment page to complete your request. Payment is $65 and can be made by credit card, e-transfer or PayPal. E-transfer details are on the payment page where you will be redirected after clicking submit. If a local Assessor is not available in your area and you are not able to get to your closest Assessor, we will refund you 100%. We cannot complete your registration to schedule your temperament assessment if the minimum age requirement of 1.5 years old isn’t met or payment has not been made. Cancellations within 7 days of your confirmed and scheduled assessment will require a retesting fee to reschedule.

If you have thoroughly read through TLC’s Certify Your Own Dog Program page and feel that this is the right program for you, and your dog is within our guidelines, please complete the form below and payment to register for TLC’s Companion Paws First Step Temperament Assessment. We will do our best to match you with an Assessor in your local area to schedule the First Temperament Assessment. Final Evaluation date locations are fixed. If you live very far from a testing location, please let us know to see your available options. We require finishing of the Certify Your Own Dog Program process within 4 to 6 months time from the First Temperament Assessment.

Please add scheduling@companionpaws.ca to your email Whitelist and check your Spam folder for any correspondence from us, as sometimes the email may end up in the junk folder. We may also send SMS Text messages as a reminder.

If for any reason, you are having issues submitting the form please email admin@thelifelinecanada.ca

First Temperament Assessment Registration

Please check the box to confirm you are requesting a First Temperament Assessment *

• Temperament Assessment

First Name *

Last Name *

Address *

City *

Province *

Postal Code *

Phone Number *

Email *

Age of Handler *

Gender *

• Male
• Female
• Non Binary
• Other

Pronoun Preferences *

• She/Her
• Him/His
• They/Them

Pet Name *

Pet Breed *

Pet Age *

Pet Weight *

Pet Gender *

• Male
• Female

Pet Date of Birth *

Dog Picture 1 - Please see description of how to take photos *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Dog photos must be taken like passport photos: Light, Neutral background with no objects or anything in background. No people in background. Hi Res photo (as high as your camera will allow.) Landscape orientation NOT portrait. (Wide Rectangle, NOT Tall rectangle) Dog in center of frame with lots of room on left and right. Dog Looking at camera (or close to).

Dog Picture 2 - Please see description of how to take photos *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Dog photos must be taken like passport photos: Light, Neutral background with no objects or anything in background. No people in background. Hi Res photo (as high as your camera will allow.) Landscape orientation NOT portrait. (Wide Rectangle, NOT Tall rectangle) Dog in center of frame with lots of room on left and right. Dog Looking at camera (or close to).

Type of Therapy Dog (Please Check All That Apply) *

• Personal Designation
• Assisted Designation
• Visiting Designation

Therapy Dog Meaning *

• I understand what a Therapy Dog is. Companion Paws Canada pets are not Service Dogs or Guide Dogs. CPC pets are designated Therapy Animals.

Therapy Dogs are trained and tested in therapy companion obedience. Interaction with a Therapy Pet provides therapeutic, motivational, educational and recreational benefits to enhance quality of life. Therapy pets DO NOT share the public access rights granted to service pets and may be denied admittance to public places. Companion Paws Canada pets do not have special privileges beyond those granted to any other pet in public places, on public transportation or in private buildings such as apartment blocks where the keeping of pets is restricted or prohibited.

Aggression *

• By clicking this checkbox, you confirm that your dog has never been agressive towards people or other animals and has never bitten a person or other animal.

Spay/Neuter *

• I confirm that my dog has been spayed or neutered.

Waiver *

• I understand that attendance at therapy dog activities is not without risk to me, my family members, or guests who may attend, or to my dog, and that neither The LifeLine Canada Foundation or Companion Paws nor the owner/proprietor of any facility hosting events nor volunteers, trainers or adjudicators, assumes legal liability for my actions or the actions of my dog, other dogs, my family members or my guests in their participation in Companion Paws activities. I indemnify, agree to defend and hold harmless The LifeLine Canada Foundation and Companion Paws, the owner/proprietor of each facility hosting a Companion Paws event, volunteers, trainers and adjudicators and anyone acting on their behalf, from and against all claims losses liabilities, and damage to persons or property, governmental charges or fine omissions, including but not limited to participation in Companion Paws functions, training. workshops and evaluations.

Acknowledgement *

• I understand that once I click submit, I will need to make the $65 payment and will be directed to the payment page. Please do not click submit unless you are ready to make the payment and complete your registration.

Timeline *

• I understand that I must complete the Companion Paws Therapy Dog Certification program in 4 months time from passing the 1st TA. If 4 months has passed, you will be required to pay a retesting fee and retake the 1st temperament assessment, prior to moving.

Notes or Comments

Clicking ‘Submit’ will direct you to our payment page to complete your registration. A PayPal account is not required. All major credit cards accepted

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