Animal Assisted Therapy Resources at My Pets

• Crisis Support - Animal Assisted Therapy

• Literacy - Animal Assisted Therapy

Love me Love My Pet Australia
www.lovemelovemypet.com.au is Australia's newest and most unique dating for animal lovers site. It is for pet lovers of all kinds - from dogs to ferrets to birds to lizards to pigs to cows, etc. You don't need to own a pet to be a member, you just need to love animals. It is also a friendship site. If you are interested in meeting new people with a similar passion to animals as you or with similar pets, feel free to join. www.lovemelovemypet.com.au can also help you connect with potential pet sitters, wildlife carers, those interested in dog sports or people to go dog walking with - just to name a few options. It is completely free to join and browse profiles, so you have nothing to lose. Join today!

Rosie's Remedies - Natural Solutions for Your Pets
Rosie's Remedies offers a full line of safe, effective, natural alternatives for flea control and prevention.

Paws N Claws Pet Transport
We provide a door to door ground pet transport service for Pet Delivery and a dogtransportation service offering Pet shipping,dog shipping and Cat shipping.

Davis Mastiffs
English Mastiff Breeder in Texas. At Davis Mastiffs, we produce mastiff puppies with good quality lines while focusing on health, temperament and size. We have English Mastiff puppies for sale.

Coon Place Ru Maine Coon cattery
Coon Place Maine Coon cattery is situated in small Russian city Pskov, photos, MCO kittens for sail with pedigree. Our cats are super friedly, inquisitive, curious, gentle and clever with extreme big ears, very long tail and very powerful paws

Therapet Foundation - http://www.therapet.org
Therapet Foundation offers educational seminars, books and videos highlighting one of the most advanced AAT programs in the country. Animals work in ICU, CCU, Rehab, Hospice, Psychiatric Prisons. Director is Occupational Therapist with over 20 years exper

Lead The Way: Animal-Assisted Therapy
AUSTRALIAN Service providing AAT, training & consultancy. Therapy Dog training program for human services professionals. Site includes a directory of AAT service providers.

Online Pet Herbs - http://www.onlinepetherbs.com
Get a traditional chinese medicine consultation and tailor made herbal formula to treat your pet's health problem.Learn more about Horse & animal Acupuncture and preventing sickness in your pet.

Holistica German Shepherd Hutte - http://www.freewebs.com/lhurlbert2004/requestform.htm
Our Philosophy Holistica German Shepherd Hutte We strive to raise healthy dogs in a collective social environment with mental influences and completely blended health maintenance approaches that compliment and enhance the dog's inner vital forces. We strive to meet the sole needs of letting the dog be a dog, while it is delivering maximum joy to loving, caring, providing, and dedicated masters. To This End We Try To Match Puppies & Dogs To The New Owners needs.

Resources & products for animal assisted therapy in nursing homes and other health care facilities.
Pet therapy links, pet therapy products, and pet therapy resource for use in nursing homes and long term care facilities by activity coordinators and recreation therapists.

Hudson Valley Humane Society Visiting Pet Program - http://www.HudsonValleyVisitingPets.com
Our Delta and R.E.A.D. affiliate program has been serving the community for 13 years visiting seniors and children. We provide training, support and insurance. We welcome dogs, cats and other pets into our training programs. Join us!

American Chesapeake Club Therapy Dogs - http://www.amchessieclub.org/TherapyDog.html
Advice, contacts, and links. Selection and training of the animal for pet therapy work.

Animal-Assisted Therapy + Activities - http://www.animaltherapy.net
The definitive guide to resources about pet therapy, Distance Learning (online) courses, and the links between animal abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.

Apply to the Dog Visitation Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/volunteer/dog/
Through the Dog Visitation Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, volunteer handlers and their dogs visit hospitalized patients as a form of pet therapy.

Caring Critters Homepage - http://www.caringcritters.org/introduction.htm
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.

Charles County Pets on Wheels - http://www.ccpetsonwheels.com/
Charles County Pets on Wheels was founded in June of 1996. The goal of Charles County Pets on Wheels is to arrange for volunteers and their pets to visit residents of nursing homes and provide pet facility therapy. However, our emphasis is on serving pati

Charleston Counseling Support Services - http://www.geocities.com/animalassistedtherapy
Focusing on expressive therapy and counseling. Specializing in Animal Assisted Therapy or Pet Therapy. We also provide workshops for continuing education and test and certify therapy dogs.

Denver Pet Partners Home Page - http://www.denverpetpartners.org
Training and evaluations for people and their pets interested in animal-assisted activities and therapy. Affiliated of Delta Society.

Dr. Paws - Michigan - http://www.drpaws.org/
How to get your dog certified for pet therapy. Testing and activities in several Michigan cities.

Hand-In-Paw - http://www.handinpaw.org/
Provides registered Delta Society Pet Partner teams as therapeutic tools in medical, social service, and educational settings. An Alabama non-profit.

http://www.discoverydogs.org/ - http://www.discoverydogs.org/
Program whose mission is to promote self-determination and greater independence by providing individualized assistance dog training programs for people with disabilities.

http://www.dogsaver.org/tetoncountypal/ - http://www.dogsaver.org/tetoncountypal/
People Animal Love is a pet partner program in Jackson, Wyoming. Volunteers visit others to provide them with the benefits of contact with an animal.

PALS - http://www.palstherapy.org
PALS, People and Animal Learning Services, Inc, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Paws Hearts Welcome - http://www.pawsandhearts.org/
pawsandhearts.org Animal Assisted Therapy Group located in Palm Springs, CA.

Pawsitive Connection - http://www.geocities.com/pawsitiveconnection/
Pawsitive Connection Animal Assisted Therapy

Pet Assisted Therapy Services - http://www.furryfriends.org/
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.

Pets Helping People - http://www.petshelpingpeople.org/
We are a not for profit organization, in which we prepare people to use their pets in visits to nursing homes, schools, half-way houses. We also certify animals in Canine Good Citizen, Feline Good Citizen and Therapy Dog International. At present we serve

Pets on Wheels- Pets on Wheels of Prince George's County, MD - http://www.pgpetsonwheels.org
The Pets on Wheels of PG County, Maryland, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing pet visitation for long term care elderly residents. Residents of these facilities often receive no visitors, are lonely, depressed, and some are only able to resp

Pets On Wheels, Delmarva, Inc. - http://www.petsonwheels-delmarva.org/
Volunteer teams of pet and handler visit nursing homes, assisted living homes, homes for the handicapped, and other facilities. On some days, a visit may be the only contact from the outside world for a resident.

Project Pooch pairs youth offenders and homeless dogs - http://www.pooch.org
Project Pooch is an obedience training program thatpairs unwanted dogs with incarcerated youth to help each other make a newstart.

Therapy Dog Class - http://www.dogtrainingraleighnc.net/therapydog.htm
A therapy dog class in Raleigh, North Carolina. Description of the Pet Partners Skills Test.

Therapy Dogs - St. John Ambulance Halton Hills - http://www.sja-haltonhills.org/tdogs.html
Certified St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs are family pets who visit hospitals and nursing homes to provide comfort and cheer to residents.

Therapy Dogs. Helping People Nation Wide. - http://www.therapydogs.com/
A national registrar. Helps dog owners use their pets for therapy work. Qualifications of therapy dogs. How to have a safe visit.

TM - http://www.tdi-dog.org
A national registrar. Provides qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visits. Training and testing programs.

Toledo K9 Mash - Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/toledok9mash
Members visit hospitals and nursing homes giving comfort and companionship to children and adults. Use of therapy dogs, contact, calendar, and pictures. Affiliate of Therapy Dogs International

WALB-TV, Albany. South Georgia’s #1 News Source Inmates get therapy from pets - http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1950800&nav=5kZQO2IM
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] (June 17, 2004)

Welcome to Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs - http://www.hotthdogs.org/
Animal Assisted Therapy dog organization in Dallas metro area. Membership information and where they visit. Affiliated with Therapy Dogs, Inc.

AR-News (NJ - US) Professor pups Therapy dogs lend a paw to children learning to read - http://lists.envirolink.org/pipermail/ar-news/Week-of-Mon-20030825/005666.html
Therapy dogs lend a paw to children learning to read. The dogs don't rush the kids or interrupt them. Princeton and central New Jersey.

German Shepherds in Cape Town - http://www.geocities.com/sals_za/links.htm
General information about German Shepherd Dogs

Nikie - http://www.k-9disasterrelief.org/nikie.htm
Nikie and his handler enabled hundreds of construction laborers and rescue workers to talk about the extraordinary stress of working at ground zero.

AATprofessionals Para and professional people in AAT. - http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/aatprofessionals/
AATprofessionals: Para and professional people in AAT.

About Therapy Dogs - St. John's - http://ca.geocities.com/doggy.west@nl.rogers.com/
Animal-assisted therapy is accepted as a therapeutic intervention which promotes positive and beneficial health effects. Description of their program and pictures of their animals.

Animal Assisted Therapy - Therapy Pets, Fargo, North Dakota - http://www.therapypets.com/
Therapy Pets Animal Assisted Therapy - therapy dogs, pet assisted therapy, therapeutic riding, hippotherapy, horse assisted therapy

Animal Assisted Therapy Cats and kittens are trained to help handicap or disabled individuals. - http://flamepointcat.com/therapy.htm
Cats and kittens trained for handicapped persons. Companion kittens selected according to personality for a client's needs.

animaLINK Home Page - http://www.animalink.com
Nonprofit that works to improve lives through beneficial human-animal interactions. Program areas include therapeutic, companion, and working animal services.

Animals work their magic Los Altos Town Crier - http://latc.com/2003/10/22/special_sect/your_health.news01.html
A camel named Kazzy visit residents of a seniors rehabilitation center. Other exotic animals visit as well. [Los Altos Online, Los Altos, CA]

Apply to the Dog Visitation Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/give/volunteer/dog/default.htm
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.

Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Blind students love these dog days - http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/06/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]

Cannondale Animal Clinic - http://www.cannondaleanimalclinic.com/nytimes2.html
Some 100 therapy dogs - Labs, mutts, a borzoi, a basset hound - and three cats worked the family center at Pier 94 following the Twin Towers attack. Other dogs helped the Red Cross to comfort firefighters, police officers, and rescue workers at ground zer

Caring Canines Visiting Therapy Dogs, Inc. - http://www.caringcanines.org/
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.

Central Ohio Good Shepherds Therapy Dogs - Home - http://www.centralohiogoodshepherds.com/
Chapter 157 of Therapy Dogs International. Provides love and companionship that lifts the spirits of individuals in hospitals, nursing homes and institutions.

Charleston Counseling Support Services - http://www.geocities.com/animalassistedtherapy/
Focusing on expressive therapy and counseling. Specializing in Animal Assisted Therapy or Pet Therapy. We also provide workshops for continuing education and test and certify therapy dogs.

Chenny Troupe - http://www.chennytroupe.org/
Chapel Square of Avon offers Beaver Creek / Vail vacation lodging. Our beautiful 2 bedroom condo is the perfect place to call home for your next family or group Colorado mountain vacation.

Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs, Inc. - About Us - http://www.comfortcaringcanines.org/
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs, Inc. is a caring group of volunteers who share the love of their canine campanions with others

Disaster News Network 'Seeing heart' dogs offer cheer - http://www.disasternews.net/news/news.php?articleid=2065
Emotional support dogs and their owners are helping in an evacuation center during the forest fires in southern California. Describes the Hope Crisis Response team training program. [Disaster News Network]

Dog Play Find a Group to Join or Visit - http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/join.html
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.

Dog-Play Therapy Dogs, Animal Assisted Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities Links - http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/therapyl.html
Links to therapy dogs, animal-assisted therapy, and animal-assisted services, from Dog-Play.

Dog-Play Visiting Pets and Animal Assisted Therapy - http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/therapy.html
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.

Dogs of The Zero - Vachss The Zero 5.0laf - The Official Website of Andrew Vachss - http://www.vachss.com/dogs/vachss_dog.html
Good-natured german shepherd worked with abused children and accompanied them into court during trials. Part of the Childrens Advocacy Center

DOGTORS Office - http://dogtors.com
Enter a brief description of your site here.

Dreamworker, Inc. - http://www.dogsaver.org/dreamworkers/
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 - Education Resources Information Center - http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=Animal-Assis
The use of animals in clinical psychology, including goals, methods, and results.

Fidos For Freedom, Inc. - http://www.fidosforfreedom.org/
Fidos for Freedom is a volunteer assistance dog training organization in Baltimore. Includes information about volunteering, and service, hearing and therapy dogs.

Global Ideas Bank - Visits to the elderly from P.A.T. Dogs - http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=1212
An old lady is sitting in a lounge in a home for the elderly. She is totally withdrawn into herself. She has no friends and no relations to visit her,

HALTER, Inc. - http://www.halter.us/
Non-profit organization helps children and teens with learning and physical disabilities through miniature horse animal assisted therapy. HALTER is "Horses Assisting Learning Therapy Eyesight and Rehabilitation."

Happy Tails - Pets helping people since 1991 - http://www.happytailspets.org/
Founded in 1991, Happy Tails volunteers are dedicated to sharing the comfort, healing and connection of the human-animal bond. Our volunteers share the unconditional love of their pet dogs, cats and rabbits with people of all ages with physical, social, e

The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs - http://www.golden-dogs.org
Non-profit organization evaluates, tests, trains, qualifies, and supports therapy dogs for the purpose of giving loving and empathic support in a variety of facilities where emotional service dogs are indispensable. Qualified members receive benefits incl

The Columbus Online Community - Columbus Telegram - http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2003/10/21/news/news3.txt
Domestic abuse and animal abuse go together. Therapy dogs teach empathy to women and children in a shelter. [Columbus Online Community, Nebraska]

The Good Dog Foundation - http://www.thegooddogfoundation.org/
This local pet therapy group worked disaster relief following September 11 and is preparing for future needs.

Therapet Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation Health Healing Rehabilitation Dog Training - http://www.therapet.org/
Therapet Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation - rehabilitation and healing with dogs and paws

Therapy dog caregivers - Crisis Response Program - http://www.caringcanines.org/crisisresponse.html
When tragedy and people are gathered together in their grief, the simple act of petting a dog can give comfort that no words can offer. By Caring Canines, Boston.

Therapy Dog Eases Tennessee Tornado Anxieties - http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/tornadoes/030519therapydog.html
Story of a gentle golden retriever that helps victims of disasters to recover emotionally. [American Red Cross]

Therapy Dog Page - http://www.doglogic.com/therapy.htm
Lyn Richards talks about the requirements for a good therapy dog. From her DogLogic.com site.

Therapy Dog Training Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Trainer Sirius Healing Seattle Washington - Welcome - http://www.siriushealing.com/
Therapy Dog Training Animal Assisted Therapy Dog Trainer Sirius Healing Seattle Washington

TherapyPets - http://www.therapypets.org/
Non-profit promotes animal assisted therapy. Benefits both the volunteer and those visited. Oakland, California.

Toledo K9 Mash - Home Page - http://www.geocities.com/toledok9mash/
Members visit hospitals and nursing homes giving comfort and companionship to children and adults. Use of therapy dogs, contact, calendar, and pictures. Affiliate of Therapy Dogs International

Utah Animal Assisted Therapy Association - http://www.uaata.com/
UAATA PAWS is a non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City dedicated to bringing comfort, love and hope to those in need through the miracle of the human-animal bond. UAATA PAWS specializes in animal assisted therapy applications in physical therap

Welcome to Dog B.O.N.E.S. - http://www.therapydog.info
A network of Massachusetts therapy dog volunteers. How to get involved. Getting your dog certified. Links to sites in Massachusetts seeking therapy dog visits.

Welcome to Fairfax Pets On Wheels, Inc. - http://www.fpow.org/
Volunteers and their pets provide pet therapy to improve the quality of life of area nursing home residents. Fairfax, Virginia.

What is Animal Assisted Therapy? - http://www.crossroadsgrouphome.com/CGHAATWhat.html
Crossroads Group Home uses an Animal Assisted Therapy program stressing the benefits of animals and birds of many varieties to its residents.