Originally posted by MaxandSpike'sMom
If it's not too much trouble Can you tell me where I can find some information on Dog Therapy in PA? I have checked the internet but so far all I have been able to find was what they needed to be able to do to pass the test. Thanks.
I don't know if this list is all inclusive, or if there is anything here near you, but here is a start. If none of these help, you may try the Therapy Dog Home Page...TDI (http://www.tdi-dog.org/)
PENNSYLVANIA
Lehigh Valley K-9 Therapy Association
Chapter 100 of Therapy Dogs International, Inc.
P.O. Box 208
Nazareth, PA 18064
(610) 759-2141
Patti Merlo, Director email to:
[email protected]
Lehigh Valley K-9 Therapy Association was founded in February 1995. We visit nursing homes, assisted living facilities and specialized centers to provide emotional therapy and bring a smile to those we meet. All visits are done on a volunteer basis and can be arranged as part of a group scheduled visit or on an individual basis. Lehigh Valley K-9 Therapy also attends local community events to heighten the community's awareness about therapy dogs' existence and what an important role they have at the facilities they visit. If you enjoy making people smile, if your dog is friendly, outgoing and can pass the AKC's Canine Good Citizen Test and Therapy Dogs International temperament test, we need you and your dog too! Contact us to take your dog...for more than just a walk!
K's K-9 Therapy Dog Group
4 Sycamore Circle
Lititz, PA 17543-8744
717 627-3586
Contact: Kay Melchi
email:
[email protected]
Bi-weekly visits with dogs to 4 area nursing homes in the Lititz, Lancaster County area of Pennsylvania. Kay Melchi is a tester/observer for Therapy Dogs Incorporated.
Lebanon County Kennel Club
Sally Henry (contact person)
717-273-8612
Weekly visits with dogs to nursing homes and VA hospital in the Lebanon County, Pennsylvania area. Alternate between afternoon and evening visits. Sally Henry is a tester/observer for Therapy Dogs Incorporated.
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs, Inc.
8135 Lare St. Philadelphia PA 19128
(800) 331-4199
Bob Turino, President
email:
[email protected]
Comfort Caring Canines is a dedicated group of volunteers who share the love of their trained and tested therapy dogs with others. Handler/dog teams must pass our two-part temperament and obedience test. Then our members decide when and where they want to visit, alone or with a group. We cover Southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Pals For Life
939 Radnor Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610)687-1101
Contact: Jen Peirson-Winterle
email:
[email protected]
Pals For Life volunteers do pet therapy visits to nursing homes, mental health facilities and rehab centers throughout the Philadelphia region. We also do education programs at schools and daycare centers in the area. All pets are temperament tested before doing any of our programs.
Pleasure of Your Company Therapy Dogs
P.O. Box 3082
Allentown, PA 18106-0082
Contacts:
Barbara Ellis, 610-682-7784,
[email protected]
Tina Schondorfer, 610-437-5972,
[email protected]
Pleasure of Your Company Therapy Dogs, Inc. (PoYC), a Pennsylvania Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, is a relatively small therapy dog group with fewer than 20 members at the present time. It was formed in 1999 when members of a larger, multi-state therapy dog organization decided that they needed more control of their rules and procedures. Founding members also wanted to form an organization that is more responsive to the needs of the Lehigh Valley and surrounding area. Member-handler/dog teams make regularly scheduled an organization that is more responsive to the needs of the Lehigh Valley and surrounding area. Member-handler/dog teams make regularly scheduled visits to a variety of nursing homes and hospitals, especially in the greater Allentown and Bethlehem area. PoYC provides insurance for all authorized member-handler/dog teams during their therapy dog activities, and will assist members in setting up visits to the facilities of their choice.
HAPPY TAILS THERAPY DOGS
Pat Shaeffer TDI-T/O
126 Skylite Drive
Hanover, PA 17331-9660
717-637-6013
email
[email protected]
Happy Tails is a newly formed club that covers York & Adams Counties in PA and Carroll County in Maryland. We visit nursing homes and schools and rehab centers as well as special requests to private homes. We are affliated with Therapy Dogs, Inc. and have 2 tester/observors to help you register your dog to turn tears into smiles.
K-9 Partners: Therapy Dog, Support Dog & Service Dog Training
505 Timber Lane
Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
(412) 384-2677
Contact Person: Lynn D. Hoover, LICSW
E-Mail:
[email protected]
K-9 Partners is a professional organization dedicated to providing training/education, certification and support for Therapy, Support & Service Dog Teams. We also help with the assessment and/or selection of dogs destined to serve. We facilitate referrals of Therapy Dog Teams to a variety of area facilities for visitations - nursing homes, mental health facilities, rehab. and other care centers. Our motto is: "To Serve with Love is Perfect Freedom".