My West Highland Terrier, Griffin, and I have been members of Dogs On Call, Inc. since 2005. During this time we have visited our share of nursing homes and hospitals and been a R.E.A.D. team. We enjoy our visits to different facilities and Griffin seems to like R.E.A.D. the best. We had started a program …
When: Saturday, Sept. 17th 12-4pm Where: Barnes & Noble, East Towne Mall Join Dogs On Call, Inc. and Barnes & Noble as we celebrate what we do! Dogs On Call, Inc. will be at Barnes & Noble at East Towne Mall in Madison on Saturday, September 17th from 12-4pm greeting customers and guests. Pet Partner …
Artie, Gina, and Laura & Kooper tested three mini-horses and a dog a few weeks ago. They all belonged to Carolyn Peterson who took our January class. We drove a couple of hours north, Carolyn drove a couple of hours south and we met in Durand, WI. Ruby, a Golden/Lab, and the three minis’, Smokey, …
In April DOC teams had the opportunity to visit Theodore Robinson Intermediate School in Evansville, WI and present to the 4th grade reading classes information about what our dogs do for the community. Every year they read the book, Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story by Stephanie Calmenson and their teachers Mrs. Stricker and Ms. Doyle …
Once again Dogs On Call will be participating at The Mound’s Pet Fest, which will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2011. The event will be located at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie from 10-4. The theme this year will be dockdogs, with jumping ability demonstrations. This is an outdoor event where the public …
Safety Town is a two week program held in Madison, WI sponsored by the Police and Fire Departments, which teaches new kindergarteners how to be safe in their community. Dogs On Call, Inc. will be using Pet Partner teams to help teach the children animal safety. There are four sessions that DOC will be participating; …
Dogs on Call will again be participating in PAWS Fun Fest hosted by the Sauk County Humane Society held on May 7, 2011 at the Sauk County Fair Grounds, Baraboo WI from 9:30 to 3:00pm. The walk will kick off with celebrity walker, Christine Bellport of NBC’s Channel 15 Morning Show who is a real …
One of DOC’s most popular events is visiting the Helen C. White Library on the UW campus during finals week. The date this year is Tuesday, May 10th from 3:00-7:00pm. This event is popular with both UW students and staff, and with DOC teams; last year we had 25 teams visiting! It is so rewarding …
On April 20th a few DOC teams will visit the 4th grade classes at Theodore Robinson Intermediate School in Evansville, WI. Each year Judy Strieker, the school’s Reading Specialist, reads the book “Rosie, A Visiting Dogs Story”. According to Judy her goal is to provide her readers with opportunities outside the book. In other …
Barnes & Noble East Towne Mall will host a Dogs and the Women Who Love Them book event on Saturday, noon to 2:00 p.m., April 16 and feature Madison’s nonprofit Dogs on Call demonstrating how dogs are helping children become better readers. Seeing a child read aloud to a dog is a heartwarming scene but …
