General news
On a recent visit to one of our regular assisted living homes, I knocked on the door of a resident who usually wants a visit. When I asked if she would like to see Daisy, she sighed and said no, it was just too bad a day. I said that was fine, we hoped she’d …
On our very first visit at St. Mary’s Hospital on a Friday, Buddy met a little boy who had his tonsils out on Tuesday. He was supposed to go home on Wednesday, but because he wouldn’t drink anything, the hospital wouldn’t discharge him. His frustrated mom said he’d eat hot dogs and chocolate cake, but …
While visiting with the children at the local homeless shelter one little boy became quickly enamored with Button. Throughout the visit every 10-15 minutes he would be back to visit talking to just her. Towards the end of the visit Button was laying across my lap resting when the little boy showed up again crying. …
We can’t talk about Meriter Hospital and Dogs On Call without also talking about Lynn Malayter and her dog, Murphy, the pair who started the program at Meriter. They were the first Delta Society Pet Partner team in the state of Wisconsin and were also the first team to walk in the door of Meriter …
There are now 20 exclusively Delta-registered Dogs On Call teams visiting at either Meriter Hospital or the Meriter Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Facility. Most teams spend time at Meriter Hospital, enjoying the flexibility to visit when their personal schedule allows. At the hospital, teams may choose to visit between many different units, whatever suits their …
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; …
