I want to train Isis to be a therapy dog!

Delusional, right? She can't reliably walk past another dog on a leash. She also might have the tendency to chew on people's hands when they pet her... But assuming we got past those minor problems...

I guess this gives me a reason to keep working at our obedience. The Therapy Dogs International test isn't even as strict as the one at my training facility.

For loose lead: "The dog need not be perfectly aligned with the handler and need not sit when the handler stops."

For extended stay: "The handler may take a reasonable amount of time and use more than one command to make the dog sit and then down. ... The dog must remain in place, but may change positions. "

Pssh. Easy stuff.