Ivy Desai
Therapy-Dog-In-Training
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
What I do
As a 14-month-old Bernedoodle, I have made a lot of progress in my first year of learning to be a canine-assisted therapy dog; however, there is so much more for me to experience. I can still sit, stay, come, and lay down (when I'm not being stubborn) however since you aren't my dad, I will always look at you with cute puppy dog eyes. Sometimes I'm still mischievous but I'm working on saving that for play time outside the office. I enjoy pets, giving kisses, eating treats, chasing squirrels/rabbits and being all-around cute and sweet. I am curious, but shy at first though I warm up very quickly especially when my dad, Anand Desai, is with me and hands people treats to give me (which he does a lot).
Professional Biography
I finished my first full year of training to be a canine assisted therapy dog. I joined my dad in both individual and group counseling sessions. Now all that needs to happen for me to be a full fledged therapy dog is for my dad to get his stuff together and complete his handler training! I'm very excited to meet more of you in the 2025-2026 school year.