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I know scores of Berners who participate in therapy work, but ever since Delta disavowed raw fed dogs from being certifiable, most every Berner I know has dropped out and refuses that org.
Raw fed Berners are the largest raw fed breed there is so this accounts for numerous dogs.
Vaccine requirement are another big hurdle as most of these group locations require excessive vaccines - something else that is highly and widely avoided in the Berner community given the sensitive and fragile immune system that does not handle vaccines well.
As a result, most Berners I know of do not get certified by these large orgs....they find other good therapy training methods and do therapy that does not require such certification etc. or they get certified by other, smaller and more flexible orgs.
If you don't feed raw, then no big deal, but definitely investigate all vaccine requirements beforehand and avoid over vaccinating this fragile breed. Combo shots especially are detrimental.
Hope that helps!
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