Chris got Jasmine, an English Cream Golden Retriever, from a breeder and realized a life-long dream to have a Golden. Jasmine, now six years old, lives in Verona with Chris and her family. Chris’s daughter received a visit from therapy dogs when she was in the hospital and Chris says it really cheered her daughter. …
Glaucio lives in Madison with Emma, his three-year-old Australian Shepherd mix. Emma was adopted from a dairy farm in Darlington. Emma and her sister were the last to be adopted. As a Dogs On Call member, Glaucio has a wide variety of places he’d like to visit with Emma – prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, and …
Janet and Chewie, a 2-1/2-year-old Chihuahua/Yorkie mix, live in Oregon. Chewie came from Rover Rescue of Illinois in 2015, reportedly from a hoarding situation in Indiana. Janet says, “Fortunately he was well socialized and loves most everyone he meets.” Chewie started his therapy career with Elliott, Janet’s 11-year-old cat. Elliott had surgery for cancer in …
Jared adopted his English Yellow Lab, Hooper, from Occupaws. Hooper was training to be a service dog for the blind, but was found to have minor dysplasia in his front elbow and was not able to continue in the program. Hooper’s trainer was a member of the church where Jared is the pastor and knew …
Sandy lives in Cambridge. She got Springer Spaniel Molly, now two years old, from a breeder of hunting dogs, but with the idea of being a family companion. She’s enjoying that life, with lots of walks in the woods and agility work. Sandy says they got involved in therapy work as a way to spend …
That’s the first question I’m asked when I tell people about Pete competing in Barn Hunt trials where he finds rats. The second question is, “They’re LIVE rats?!” Barn Hunt is a fairly new dog sport based on the talents and skills of rat catchers – humans and their dogs – that would rid farms …
Baron, my standard-size poodle, and I go to St Mary’s each week. One of the floors we always stop at is the Cardiac floor. Therapy dog visits mean a lot to hospital staff and patients alike.
Bella, an Ori Pei, already had a start as a therapy dog because Adam says she helped him heal from his loss of his previous dog, a Newfoundland.
What I did on my summer vacation by Amy and Rooster
Getting involved with the Read With Me program at the Fitchburg Library is the main goal for Mary and Happy. A fifteen-year-old cat named Emmie shares Mary’s attention.
A look at our campus visits for the 2016-2017 academic year.
It took just a short time for Melissa W. to realize that Scout was a special girl. She is a Lab mix rescued from northern Minnesota by Animal Rescue & Veterinary Support Services.
Lance and Bernese Mountain Dog Matilda visit at the UW dorms, the VA Hospital, and more. They are prominent in at the Meadowridge Library for the Read With Me program.
Mrs. Dahlk, our principal, can expect 18 essays on “Why Dogs On Call should come back next year” to arrive upon her desk any day now.
At our first visit to Four Winds Nursing Home in Verona, Ginger helped facilitate a deep connection between a man and his daughter. Maybe that was about a long-lost