| | Sessions | Activities |
| Initial (1–2) | Establishing rapportIce breaking to create familiarity and trust among the group members, treatment assistance dogs and the therapists | 1 | - Making name tags/introducing myself and learning names of friends (IEPT-social interaction activities)- Who are you?/expression abilities, singing (IEPT-emotional activities) |
| 2 | - Greeting friends/Singing rounds (IEPT-social interaction activities)- Coloring the pictures of the puppies on the printing paper (IEPT-emotional activities)- Explaining and sharing feelings on the treatment assistance dog (AAT-cognitive activities) |
| Middle (3–6) | Approach activities of the integrated intervention method- Cognitive activities- Physical activities- Emotional activities- Social interaction activities | 3 | - Ensemble with maracas/our Puppy is a Shaggy Puppy (IEPT-physical activities)- Greeting the treatment assistance dogs, physical contact with the dogs (AAT-emotional activities) |
| 4 | - Hansam Play and chair exercises (IEPT-physical activities)- Remembering the treatment assistance dogs (AAT-cognitive activities)- Learn how to brush and massage the treatment assistance dogs (AAT-social interaction activities) |
| 5 | - Hand-on games/finger yoga exercises to prevent dementia (IEPT-physical activities)- Sending compliments and words of blessing (IEPT-social interaction activities)- Listening to music with the treatment assistance dogs/flower Waltz (AAT-social interaction activities) |
| 6 | - Traditional story ‘The Dog and the Cat’ (IEPT-cognitive activities)- Making treats for the treatment assistance dogs (AAT-emotional activities)- Relating with the treatment assistance dogs (AAT-social interaction activities) |
| Final (7–8) | Activities and preparation for the program wrap-upEnd so that the enjoyment experiences can be continuously connected, review feedbacks and evaluation | 7 | - Decorating the treatment assistance dog/collage (IEPT-cognitive activity)- Matching emotions with the treatment assistance dog (AAT-social interaction activity)- Making memory albums(IEPT-emotional activity) |
| 8 | - You are flower, I am flower (IEPT-emotional activity)- Share thoughts on the participation of the integrated intervention, wrap-up |