Barbara and Samson have visited schools, libraries, retirement homes, and the UW-Madison campus.
Courtney W. lives in Middleton with Chopper, her five-year-old German Shepherd. Chopper came from a breeder in Sun Prairie; he’s the sixth Shepherd Courtney has owned, but the first male. Courtney also has Wheels, a “very enthusiastic two-year-old Golden.” Visiting goals for this new team are UW campus visits and the Read With Me / …
Marcie and Jake already make Hospice Care visits. They plan to participate in the UW dorm visits where family members are in school.
We had an anniversary party celebrating four years of visits with inmates who not only enjoy petting the dogs, but conversation with our handlers makes a difference, too.
A look at our campus visits for the 2017-2018 academic year. It’s heartwarming when a student excitedly greets your pet by name because they remember them from a previous visit.
April was sold at a bargain price. “Lucky for her, lucky for us,” says Jeanne.
Five stories from pet partner team visits with hospital patients and staff. There are always great stories to share.
Anja’s pet partner Fritzi is a Small Munsterlander. This breed of dog is popular as a family dog and hunter in Germany, but rare in the U.S. Both of Fritzi’s parents have therapy dog experience.
Maggie the boxer will be a busy if Beth visits all the places she has in mind!
Adding a new dog to your family can turn everything upside down, even with the best planning.
Dogs on call member team Sue and Molly are eager to visit anywhere – hospitals, school, correctional facilities.
Juno loves children. Mother / son pet partners Laurie and Alexander hope to focus their visits on that audience.
If you are interested in learning more about being a puppy raiser, here’s some information to get you started.
After learning about visit opportunities from a Dogs On Call Newsletter article, pet partners Jean and Jimmy started visiting the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison and thoroughly enjoy it.
Amber of Stoughton had been looking for an Australian Shepherd and had an instant connection when she saw Mia’s picture on the breeder’s website. Mia is a red tri (like her mom) and Amber relates that she “was the ‘calm one,’ who would watch and then participate with her brothers and sisters.” The connection became …