Tampa Dog Training School Student: Judith Destasio and Tucker Go From Rescue to Pet Therapy!

by Judith Destasio 

June 2012 we adopted Tucker, a magnificent 18 month old purebred from Golden Retriever Rescue Mid-Florida.  It’s hard to believe but he had been surrendered twice already!  Tucker was ready for his forever home.  We were so happy and blessed to bring him home.  He is a big strong boy so we thought we should get him in training.  We have been customers and friends of Courteous Canine for a long time so we signed up for Basic Manners.  Tucker did great so the next step was to work toward his Canine Good Citizen (CGC), he passed his test in November of 2013.  Then with a lot of positive feedback about Tucker’s skills we decided to start training with the goal of Therapy Dog.  We decided to take the CGC/Therapy class again as a refresher, which was a good idea.  He passed his Therapy Dog evaluation with flying colors April 26, 2014.  Thank you to everyone at Courteous Canine, with special thanks to Angelica, Pam, Monica and Jan.  You all provided so much support and guidance we wouldn’t be where we are without you!

Courteous Canine, Inc. offers dog training, puppy training, working with aggressive dogs and rehabilitating fearful and shy dogs.  In addition we offer cat training, agility, pushball and dock jumping. Courteous Canine, Inc. is a full service dog school that offers doggie day care, pet sitting, group classes and boarding!