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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 …
Dogs On Call, Inc. is proud to be partnered with the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics (UWHC) in their pioneer pet therapy program. Recognizing the high standards of both Delta Society and Dogs On Call, UWHC accepts only Delta Society Pet Partners Teams affiliated with Dogs On Call. Hospital patients come to the unit …
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 …
