Comfort Dog Pre-Screen Form

Good Dog Preparation and Certification, developed specifically for the NYC Department of Education Comfort Dog program and open only to the NYC DOE employees, teaches the dog and human handler how to be a professional team for providing Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI).

For comprehensive information about our curriculum, please read our information sheet.

If you have further questions, please contact Kirsten Kinsella, the NYCDOE Comfort Dog Administrator at kkinsella@schools.nyc.gov. She will address any questions or concerns as well as next steps upon completion of the Good Dog Certification program.

If you are not a DOE employee, we invite you to apply to become a volunteer therapy dog team, here.

Handler Information

Are you a NYC DOE employee? *

If you are not a DOE employee, we invite you to apply to become a volunteer therapy dog team, here.

First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address (please include apt # if applicable) *

City *

State *

Zip Code *

Phone Number (no dashes or parentheses) *

Email Address *

How did you hear about The Good Dog Foundation? *

Name Of Person/Facility/Vet's Office/Organization/Company Who Referred You: