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Delta Society Therapy Animals  - A national registrar. Training and screening for people who want to visit hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities with their animals.
Therapy Dogs International - A national registrar. Provides qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visits. Training and testing programs.
585 Area Cat Handicap Training - Cats and kittens trained for handicapped persons. Companion kittens selected according to personality for a client's needs.
AATProfessionals Listserve - Practice Animal Assisted Therapy, or for persons who intend to use AAT after completing their degree programs, exams, licensures.
Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care - Animal Assisted and Pet Therapy Web Site for long term care. Information on how to set up a pet therapy clubs with children Also government regulations, nursing home information, links and resources to get you started in pet therapy.
Animal Assisted Therapy at Good Shepherd - The AAT program at Good Shepherd Theraputic Center includes nursing home visits, theraputic riding, and wildlife rescue. In Warm Springs, Georgia.
Animal-Assisted Therapy & Activities - A guide to resources about pet therapy, courses, and the links between animal abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.
animaLINK - Michigan non-profit that works to improve lives through beneficial human-animal interactions. Program areas include therapeutic, companion, and working animal services.
Bark Avenue on Parade - Therapy Dogs - Provides certification and training to dog and handler teams as well as continuing education regarding animal assisted therapy. A non-profit charitable organization in St Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Blind Students Love These Dog Days - Garnet, a 75 pound shepherd, helps students at Perkins School for the Blind. She adjusts her level of play to a child's ability. The dog has protected some students by sensing an oncoming siezure. [The Boston Globe]
Bunny Brngs Soft Touch to Therapy - Bogart, a 2-year-old Dutch rabbit, helps break down the barriers that some patients helps. Works with clinical social worker Terri Brown at Adult, Child and Family Counseling in Wichita.[Wichita Eagle]
Canine Good Citizen Program - American Kennel Club's CGC is a ten item test to qualify a dog for therapy work. Includes the test procedure and how to find an evaluator.
Caring Canines: Boston Pet Therapy Program - Typical visit to nursing home is four to six dogs in a community room. Other programs include a crises response team. Pictures of the animals and friends. Visiting Therapy Dogs, Inc.
Caring Critters - People and their animals participate in Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) activities. Over 200 volunteers visit over 20 facilities in the greater Houston area. A non-profit organization.
Central Ohio Good Shepherds - COGS: Qualified therapy dogs visit institutions, facilities, and other locations in the Columbus Metropolitan area. A TDI chapter. Photo gallery and a list of facilities.
Chenny Troupe - Chicago-based program whose volunteers and their certified therapy dogs offer rehabilitative care to people with physical and emotional challenges. How to participate.
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs, Inc. - Caring volunteers share the love of their canine campanions with others. Visits seniors, children, and hospitals in southeastern PA, NJ, DE, and MD area. How to socialize a puppy for later therapy dog work.
Companion Animal Association of Arizona - Their social pet therapy program includes training and qualification for volunteers and their animals. Phoenix, Arizona.
Denver Pet Partners - Training and evaluations for people and their pets interested in animal-assisted activities and therapy. Affiliated of Delta Society.
Discovery Dogs - Program whose mission is to promote self-determination and greater independence by providing individualized assistance dog training programs for people with disabilities.
Dog B.O.N.E.S. - A network of Massachusetts therapy dog volunteers. How to get involved. Getting your dog certified. Links to sites in Massachusetts seeking therapy dog visits.
Dog Motivates Woman to New Business - Her dog helped her through the pain of spinal cord injury. Now Kate Nicoll uses Bear in her business of social work. [Record-Journal, Meriden, CT]
Dog Play - Taking pets, especially dogs, visiting people in health care facilities; therapy ranges from mental and physical stimulation; petting the dogs, formal supervised therapy addressing a particular situation.
Dog Visitation Program Overview, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati - The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Dog Visitation program recruits, screens, and trains teams of volunteer dogs and their handlers to visit pediatric patients.
Dog-Play: Joining a Therapy Dog Group - Finding someone to certify your dog is often a frustrating experience. The evaluations offered by the national organizations aren't always as frequent and convenient as you might like.
DOGTORS Animal-Assisted Therapy - Training and certification of Animal-Assisted Therapy teams in the Miami Valley area of Ohio. Home of DOGTORS University and DOGTORS On-Call Emergency Services.
Dr. Paws - Michigan - How to get your dog certified for pet therapy. Testing and activities in several Michigan cities.
DreamWorkers, Inc. - Helps dog and cat owners in the Atlanta area to volunteer their pets for animal assisted therapy and activity. Also helps find service dog volunteers.
ERIC: Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling and School Settings - The use of animals in clinical psychology, including goals, methods, and results.
Exotic Animals Work Their Magic - A camel named Kazzy visit residents of a seniors rehabilitation center. Other exotic animals visit as well. [Los Altos Online, Los Altos, CA]
Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry - Volunteers who want to spread joy and happiness to those in difficult situations by visiting them with their pets. Clear Lake, Texas.
Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services - Delivering the love and affection of volunteers and their pets to enhance lives and reopen closed emotional doors of people with special needs. Where they go. How to help. San Jose, CA.
Giving Unconditional Love - Fidos for Freedom is a volunteer assistance dog training organization in Baltimore. Includes information about volunteering, and service, hearing and therapy dogs.
Green Chimneys Children's Services, Inc. - Animal Assisted Therapy as practiced at Green Chimneys Farm and Wildlife Center. AAT does not "use" animals, but works in conjunction with the animal's basic temperament and capacities.
H.A.R.T. - Human-Animal Relational Therapies - Therapeutic program designed to educate handlers in psychological and relational concepts to enhance their ability as animal assisted therapy facilitators. Mahopac (Hudson Valley) New York.
Halter - Miniature Horse Pet Therapy - Non-profit organization helps children and teens with learning and physical disabilities through miniature horse pet therapy
Hand-In-Paw - Provides registered Delta Society Pet Partner teams as therapeutic tools in medical, social service, and educational settings. An Alabama non-profit.
Happy Tails Pet Therapy - Paws that Heal. What they do and how to volunteer. Atlanta, Georgia.
Healing Dogs - Describes the psychological healing and support provided by service dogs, especially companion golden retrievers. Included are true stories and a psychology contest named "You vs Your Dog".
Healing Paws and Claws - Promotes human health using the human-animal relationship and then the human-natural world relationship. An affiliate of Delta Society in Blackstone, Virginia.
Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs - Animal Assisted Therapy dog organization in Dallas metro area. Membership information and where they visit. Affiliated with Therapy Dogs, Inc.
Helping Hounds Ltd. - These greyhound owners share their hounds with the community through health care facily visits, research, education, and art. Animals can improve the quality of life at all levels of society. Memphis, TN.
Helping Paws Animal Assisted Activities Program - Offers classes on Animal Assisted Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities. Learn the skills to qualify for certification and to have successful human interactions while doing AAT and AAA work.
High Desert Obedience Club "Pet Pals" - Pictures of their therapy dogs in action. Training and testing available. In Antelope Valley and Lancaster, California.
Hospice Dog Comforts the Ailing and the Grieving - The son of a hospice patient describes the benefits of having a resident therapy dog in the facility. [Lexington Herald-Leader, KY]
Hounds Bring Smiles Throughout the Year - Heavenly Hounds in central Arkansas provides 25 therapy dogs to hospitals, nursing homes, and other institutioins including a prison. Registration and qualification requires, basically, a laid back dog. [Jacksonville Patriot]
Hug A Pet - Members dress their dogs up and entertain in local nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Pasco County, Florida.
Inmates Get Therapy from Pets - Pet Therapy program at Autry State Prison, Georgia. Visits by dogs relieve depression and teach responsibility. Almost 400 of the 1500 inmates participate. [WALB-TV]
Intermountain Therapy Animals - Non-profit organization bringing animal resources to human needs. Specializing in animal-assisted therapy in the areas of physical, occupational, speech and psychotherapies.
Jackie's List - A directory of Animal Assisted Therapy programs and services. Site is in Fargo, North Dakota, but the list covers all of the United States.
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