U.S. Therapy Dog Organizations
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National and International
American Kennel Club (AKC)
www.akc.org/dogowner/training/therapy/index.cfm
Awards the title of Therapy Dog to dogs who have been certified by AKC recognized therapy dog organizations and have performed 50 or more community visits
Angel on a Leash
www.angelonaleash.com
Serving the U.S.
AnimalTherapy.net
www.animaltherapy.net
Offers on-line certificate course in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activities (AAA) through Harcum College; serving the U.S., Canada, and around the world
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Delta Society (now Pet Partners)
www.petpartners.org
Serving the U.S. and Canada
Healing Hearts Animal Therapy International
www.facebook.com/Healing.Hearts.Animal.Therapy
Provides a Person Centered Care Plan incorporating animal-assisted intervention to group homes, hospitals, and agencies around the world; OSCAR Program reaches people with autism, mental and emotional issues, while working with psychiatrists, courtrooms and crisis centers
Helping Paws International
www.helpingpawsintl.org
Serving the U.S., some countries in Europe, and beyond
Hope Animal-Assisted Crisis Response
www.hopeaacr.org
Serves in support of disaster responses in five regions in the U.S.: Eastern (northeast), Southeast, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, and Rocky Mountain
Human-Animal Solutions
www.humananimalsolutions.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the Puget Sound region of Washington State, as well as nationally and internationally
K-9 Buddies
www.k9buddies.org
Serving in many states
K-9 Disaster Relief
www.k-9disasterrelief.org
Serving the U.S. and beyond
K9to5 National Therapy Dog Registry
www.nationaltherapydogregistry.com
Serving the U.S.
LIBRARYDOGS.COM, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.librarydogs.com
A resource for librarians, teachers, and bookstore managers interested in exploring the use of dogs in reading programs
Love on a Leash – The Foundation for Pet-Provided Therapy
www.loveonaleash.org
Serving the U.S.
National Animal Assisted Crisis Response
www.animalassistedcrisisresponse.org
Serves in support of disaster responses
Paws for Friendship
www.pawsforfriendshipinc.org
Serving Australia, Canada, England, and several U.S. states
paws4people foundation, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4people.org
Serving the states of Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
Pet Partners (formerly Delta Society)
www.petpartners.org
Serving the U.S. and Canada
Playfull Pooch Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center
www.playfulpooch.org
Offers professional training in Canine-Assisted Play Thearpy (CAPT), and positive dog training and behavior consultation to families; based in Pennsylvania and serving the U.S., Canada and Europe
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.), a Program of Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA)
www.therapyanimals.org/R.E.A.D.html
Serving the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and beyond
Sunshine Independent and Therapy Dogs
http://therapydog.tripod.com
Serving the continental United States
The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs
www.golden-dogs.org
Serving the continental United States
The Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education
www.latham.org
Serves as a clearing house for information on human-animal bond topics, including animal-assisted therapy and activities; publishes materials for those interested in animal welfare and promoting respect for life
Therapy Dogs Incorporated (TDInc)
www.therapydogs.com
Serving the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories
Therapy Dogs International (TDI)
www.tdi-dog.org
Serving the U.S and some other countries including Canada
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Alabama (AL)
Cherry Point Dog Training Center, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.cherrypointdtc.com
Offers therapy dog training, evaluations, and educational workshops for handlers and facility management in the greater Pensacola area including Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, Florida; and Baldwin County, Alabama
Dogs on Call
www.dogsoncall.com
Serving central Alabama and beyond
Hand in Paw, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.handinpaw.org
Serving central Alabama
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Therapy Partners, Inc., a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.therapypartners.org
Serving Huntsville and Madison counties
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Alaska (AK)
Alaska Dog Works
www.alaskadogworks.com/therapy-dog-training-at-alaska-dog-works
Offers therapy dog and service dog training to clients in Willow, Big Lake, Wasilla, Palmer, Eagle River, Anchorage, and throughout Alaska
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Arizona (AZ)
Animals Benefit Club of Arizona, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.animalsbenefitclub.com/dpp.html
Serving Phoenix
Banner Heart Hospital
www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Arizona/Banner+Heart+Hospital/Programs+and+Services/Support+
Services/Dog+Therapy.htm
Serving Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa
Caring Canines, a Program of Flagstaff Medical Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com/OurServices/ComplementaryServices/CaringCanines
Serving Flagstaff Medical Center
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Companion Animal Association of Arizona
www.caaainc.org
Serving the Phoenix metro area
Gabriel’s Angels
www.gabrielsangels.org
Serving abused, neglected and at-risk children in the greater Phoenix area and southern Arizona
Handi-Dogs
www.handi-dogs.org
Offers therapy dog and service dog training in Tucson
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Leashes for Living Assistance Dog School
www.leashesforliving.com
Offers therapy and service dog training in Maricopa County, serving Phoenix and the surrounding communities
Paws for Patients, a Program of Verde Valley Medical Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.verdevalleymedicalcenter.com/GetInvolved/VolunteerServices
Serving Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood and Sedona
Paws to Read
www.pawstoread-flagstaff.org
Serving the greater Flagstaff area, Sedona, Verde Valley and Williams
Pawsitive Partners
www.pawspartners.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale areas
Pet Connections, a Program of Hospice of the Valley
www.hov.org/pet-connections
Serving Hospice of the Valley in Maricopa and Pinal counties, including the Phoenix metro area, Wickenburg, Casa Grande and Sacaton
Pet Partners of Havasu, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.havasucommunityhealth.org (follow link on left)
Serving the Lake Havasu City area
Pets on Wheels of Scottsdale
www.petsonwheelsscottsdale.com
Serving Scottsdale
The Humane Society of Southern Arizonia Pet VIP Visitation Program
www.hssaz.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dogtraining_petVIP
Serving Tucson and surrounding regions of southern Arizona
The Teacher’s Pet
www.theteacherspet.com/therapdog
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Phoenix area
Therapy Animals of Southern AZ
www.therapyanimalsaz.org
Serving Pima County including Tucson, Oro Valley, Vail, Green Valley and all cities in Southern Arizona
Waggin’ Train Canine Behavior & Obedience Training
www.waggintrain.com
Provides dog training, and Pet Partners evaluations, in the Phoenix Valley area
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PAWS (Pets Are Warm Support) Pet Visitation Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.yrmc.org/departments/volunteers/paws.aspx
Serving in YRMC’s west campus in Prescott, and YRMC’s east campus and Del E. Webb Outpatient Center in Prescott Valley
Yuma Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.facebook.com/LOALYuma?sk=info
Serving the greater Yuma area
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Arkansas (AR)
ABLEPaws
www.ablepaws-arkansas.com
Serving Saline, Pulaski and Faulkner counties
Arkansas Hospice Pet Therapy
www.arkansashospice.org/foundation/volunteer_furryangels.html
Serving Arkansas
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Helping Paws of Northwest Arkansas
www.helpingpawsofnwa.com
Serving northwest Arkansas
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
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California (CA)
4Paws Learning and Wellness Center
www.4pawscenter.org
Serving Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma counties; improving the lives of pets and people through canine-assisted literacy and therapy teams, wellness and learning programs
Animal Encounters
www.animalencountersinc.com
Offers therapy dog training throughout Southern California
Animal Health Foundation’s Pet Partners Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/pet-partners-read.html
Serving Los Angeles and Orange counties
Animal Samaritans SPCA
http://animalsamaritans.org/animal-assisted-therapy
Serving the Coachella Valley
BARK Therapy Dogs (Beach Animals Reading with Kids)
www.barkdogs.org
Serving all of California, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley, Irvine, Tustin, Chula Vista, Orange County, Sacramento, and the San Gabriel Valley
Conejo Valley Chapter of Love on a Leash (formerly Buddy Brigade)
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park
Canine Comfort Pet Therapy, a Program of the Valley Humane Society
www.valleyhumane.org/programs/canine-comfort-pet-therapy
Serving Alamo, Antioch, Castro Valley, Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Orinda, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Walnut Creek
City of Roseville Public Library Tales to Tails Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.roseville.ca.us/library
Serving Roseville
Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services
www.furryfriends.org
Serving Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties
Heavenly Hounds, a Program of Saint Agnes Medical Center
www.samc.com/heavenly-hounds-pet-therapy
Serving Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno
Homeless Animals’ Lifeline Organization (H.A.L.O.), an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.eccchalo.org
Serving east Contra Costa County
Huntington Hospital, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.huntingtonhospital.com/Main/VolunteerService.aspx
Serving Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, which serves the San Gabriel Valley
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Inland Empire Pet Partners
www.hssbv.org/inland_empire_pet_partners
Serving Southern California, including but not limited to San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles counties; also provides crisis comfort dogs locally and nationally
K-9 Komfort Therapy Dogs Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/California.html
Serving Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and surrounding areas
Lend A Heart (LAH)
www.lendaheart.org
Serving the Sacramento community
Lend a Paw, a Program of New Leash on Life
www.nlol.org/about-lend-paw-0
Serving the greater Los Angeles area including Agoura, Burbank, Calabasas, Canyon Country, Chatsworth, Culver City, Encino, Granada Hills, Hollywood, Lancaster, Los Angeles, Newhall, North Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Reseda, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Valencia
LITA – Love Is The Answer
www.litamarin.org
Serving Marin County, and with branches in Sonoma and Contra Costa counties
Love on 4 Paws Animal Assisted Therapy
www.loveon4paws.org
Serving Southern California
Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS)
www.lovinganimalsprovidingsmiles.org
Serving Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties
Lyon Ranch: Animal Rescue & Animal Assisted Therapy
www.lyonranch.org
Serving the Bay area
Mother Lode K9 Training
www.motherlodek9.com
Offers therapy dog training in the foothills of Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties
New Leash on Life
www.nlol.org
Offers therapy dog training and certification at their Newhall facility
Ohlone Humane Society
www.ohlonehumanesociety.org/info/display?PageID=7728
Serving the Tri-City area of Fremont, Newark & Union City
PALS Pet Therapy, a Program of East Bay SPCA
www.eastbayspca.org/PALS
Serving Alameda County
Paula Kent Meehan Pawsitive Pet Therapy Program, a Program of Saint John’s Health Center
www.newstjohns.org/pawsitive_pet_program.aspx
Serving Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, which serves Los Angeles County and surrounding areas
Paw Stars Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving the Inland Valley of Southern California
Paw-Sitive Encounters, a Program of Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
www.hospiceslo.org
Serving Hospice of San Luis Obispo County and the community San Luis Obispo County including Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay, Cambria, Atascadero and Pismo Beach
Paws & Hearts
www.pawsandhearts.org
Serving the entire Coachella Valley
Paws 4 Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4friends.com
Serving the Manteca/Tracy area
Paws 4 Healing, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4healing.info
Serving California from northern San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Valley Ventura (Simi Valley in Ventura County), Santa Clarita, and Tulare County north to the Mammoth and Bishop areas
Paws As Loving Support (PALS) Assistance Dogs
www.pawsaslovingsupport.org
Provides service and facility dogs for children with autism and professionals working with children with special needs, as well as training and certification for therapy dogs; serving in Sonoma County including Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park/Cotati, Petaluma, Windsor, Healdsburg, and parts of Marin County in Northern California
Paws for Healing, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsforhealing.org
Serving throughout Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties
Paws to Heal, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawstoheal.com
Serving the Inland Empire of Southern California
Paws’itive Teams Therapy Dog Programs
www.pawsteams.org/therapy-dogs
Serving San Diego County
PawsitivEffects, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/California.html
Serving southern Orange County
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.peninsulahumanesociety.org/volunteer/therapy.html
Serving San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County
Pet Assisted Wellness at Stanford (PAWS)
www.stanfordhospital.org/forPatients/patientServices/pawsGuestServices.html
Serving at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Stanford
Pet Pals, a Program of High Desert Obedience Club
www.highdesertobedienceclub.org/pages/therapy.htm
Serving Antelope Valley, including the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale
Pet Prescription Team
www.petprescriptionteam.com
Serving Southern California
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS), a Program of Orange County SPCA
www.orangecountyspca.org/program/paws
Serving throughout Orange County
PJ’s Pals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pjspals.org
Serving Adelanto, Barstow, Hesperia, Phelan, Victorville and other High Desert cities
Pleasant Valley-Camarillo Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.pleasantvalleyloal.org
Serving the Pleasant Valley-Camarillo area
Prescription: Pets aka Rx: Pets, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.prescriptionpets.org
Serving Eureka, Red Bluff and Redding
Providence Pets with Purpose
http://california.providence.org/holy-cross/Pages/rehabilitation-support.aspx
Serving Providence Saint Joseph and Providence Holy Cross Medical Centers
Rim of the World Comfort Pets, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.comfortpets.org
Serving the Southern California Inland San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding areas, including Crestline, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs in the mountain communities; and Fontana, Loma Linda, Redlands and Yucaipa in the inland valleys between Los Angeles and Palm Springs
S.M.A.R.T. Dogs
www.smartdogs.org
Serving Alameda and west Contra Costa counites
San Diego Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.sandiegoloal.com
Serving the northern, inland areas of San Diego County including Carmel Mountain, Escondido, Mira Mesa, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Sabre Springs and Scripps Ranch
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
www.sdhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_PAT
Serving San Diego County and North County
San Diego North County Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista
San Francisco SPCA
www.sfspca.org/programs-services/animal-assisted-therapy
Serving the city of San Francisco
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Sonoma Humane Society Pet Assisted Therapy (PAT) Program
www.sonomahumane.org/help/volunteer
Serving Sonoma County
spcaLA
www.spcala.com/volunteer/aat.php
Serving Southern California
Sunshine Team Therapy Dogs, a Program of Mendocino Coast Humane Society
www.mendocinohumane.org/article.php?art=sunshine
Serving the North Coast communities of Fort Bragg, Mendocino and surrounding areas
Sutter Medical Center
www.suttermedicalcenter.org/volunteer/pet.html
Serving Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento
The Marin Humane Society SHARE Program
www.marinhumanesociety.org/site/c.aiIOI3NLKgKYF/b.7727643/k.65C4/AnimalAssisted_Therapy.htm
Serving Marin County
The Peacock Foundation
www.peacockfoundation.org
Provides at-risk youth accessible and relevant mental health services while building community partnerships, using rescued animals to rescue children; serving Southern California
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #220
www.facebook.com/pages/Therapy-Dogs-International-Chapter-220-Fresno-CA/277987335560000
Serving Fresno
Therapy Dogs of the Sierra, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #186
www.motherlodek9.com/therapy
Serving Calavera and Tuolumne counties, and performing therapy dog evaluations for Northern California
TherapyPets
www.therapypets.org
Serving communities in the San Francisco Bay area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma; and some areas in the near Central Valley
Tony La Russa’s ARF Pet Hug Pack
www.arf.net/people-programs/pet-hug-pack
Serving Contra Costa County
UCLA People-Animal Connection (PAC), a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.uclahealth.org/site.cfm?id=67
Serving at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital in Santa Monica
Warm Hearts & Cold Noses, a Program of San Lorenzo Dog Training Club
www.sldtc.org/community.php
Serving the greater East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Colorado (CO)
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado
www.animalassistedtherapyprograms.com
Provides outpatient counseling to people of all ages with the assistance of animal-assisted therapy in the Denver area
Animals for Therapy
www.animals4therapy.org
A statewide resource center for Pet Partners therapy animal teams and facilities. We provide training for therapy dogs and handlers at a Lakewood dog training facility, and offer evaluation services in the Denver area.
Children’s Hospital Colorado Prescription Pet Program
www.childrenscolorado.org/donate-volunteer/volunteer/prescription-pets
Serving Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver
Denver Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.denverpetpartners.org
Provides registered handler-animal teams and facility program implementation/management services to the metro Denver and surrounding areas, as well as education, training and evaluation for volunteers and health care professionals
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Pet Therapy Program
www.exemplalutheran.org/pets#.UdnXl_fn_Qx
Serving Exempla Lutheran Medical Center and Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, and Colorado Lutheran Home in Arvada
Heeling Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.heelingfriends.org
Serving the Steamboat Springs area
Heeling Partners of the Roaring Fork Valley
www.heelingpartners.com
Serving Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt
Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC)
www.habic.org
Serving the Denver metro area, and northern Colorado including Estes Park, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and Windsor
Larimer Animal People Project (LAPP)
www.colapp.org
Serving Larimer County including Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland and surrounding areas
Paws for Responsibility Pawsitive Reading Program
www.paws4responsibility.org/kidreadpaws.html
Serving in schools and libraries in the Denver area
Professional Therapy Dogs of Colorado
www.protherapydogscolorado.vpweb.com
Provides education, training, and evaluation for dog/handler teams to professionals working in the mental health field; headquartered in Denver
School Therapy Dogs
www.schooltherapydogs.org
Website assists education professionals in establishing animal assisted therapy programs in schools and facilitates the sharing of best practices in this field
Therapy Dogs of Boulder County
www.therapydogsbouldercounty.com
Serving Boulder County in hospitals in Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont and Louisville
Vail Pet Partners
www.vailpetpartners.org
Serving Eagle County including Vail, Avon, Edwards, Eagle and Gypsum
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Connecticut (CT)
Cold Noses, Warm Hearts, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coldnosesnwarmhearts.org
Serving Connecticut and southern Massachusetts
Healing Hounds of Stamford Hospital, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Connecticut.html
Serving Connecticut
H.E.A.R.T. (Human-Animal Educational and Relational Therapy) Programs
www.heartpetprograms.com
Serving Putnam and Westchester counties in New York, and the New York side of Fairfield County in Connecticut
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Paws ‘N Effect Canine Training Center
www.pawsneffect.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations in Hamden
Paws to Relax, a Program of the University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10691316.2011.624934
Serving Universtity of Connecticut students at the Homer Babbidge Library in Storrs; the above link is to an article describing the program
Soul Friends – The Center for Human-Animal Kindness
www.soul-friends.org
Provides clinical animal assisted interventions to children throughout Connecticut
Tails of Joy, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tailsofjoy.org
Serving throughout Connecticut, with some members serving in Massachusetts
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Delaware (DE)
Faithful Friends Pet Therapy Program
www.faithfulfriends.us/pet-therapy-services
Serving Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware; and Delaware County in Pennsylvania
Literacy Education Assistance Pups (L.E.A.P.)
www.leapreading.org
Serving Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware, and the Delmar and Salisbury areas in Maryland
National Capital Therapy Dogs
www.nctdinc.org
Serving the DelMarVa region
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
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Florida (FL)
Alpha Dog Academy
www.alphadogacademy.com
Offers therapy dog training in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Canine Assisted Therapy
www.catdogs.org
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, St. Lucie and Sumter counties
Canine Therapy Teams of the Villages
www.facebook.com/CanineTherapyTeamsofTheVillagesFl
Serving seniors in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties, including The Villages and Lady Lake
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.cctd.org
Serving Lake County
Cherry Point Dog Training Center, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.cherrypointdtc.com
Offers therapy dog training, evaluations, and educational workshops for handlers and facility management in the greater Pensacola area including Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, Florida; and Baldwin County, Alabama
Emerald Coast FURever Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.emeraldcoastfureverfriends.com
Serving the Emerald Coast from Pensacola to Panama City
Grace Animal Therapy Ministry, a Ministry of Grace Episcopal Church, Ocala
www.graceocala.org/page.php?sectionID=3&ID;=130
Serving the greater Ocala area
Gulf Coast Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.facebook.com/pages/Gulf-Coast-Pet-Partners/1399394183636746
Serving the southwest Florida coastal area from Naples to Tampa including Bonita Springs, Englewood, Fort Myers, North Port, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sanibel Island, Sarasota and Venice
Humane Society of Broward County
www.humanebroward.com/php/aatherapy.php
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties
Humane Society of Greater Miami
www.humanesocietymiami.org/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=41&Itemid;=21
Serving the greater Miami area
P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Working Saints), a Ministry of Grace Church, Cape Coral Campus
www.egracechurch.com/cc-pets-are-working-saints
Serving Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Lehigh
PAWS for Love Therapy Dogs
www.pawsassistancedogs.com
Serving the Ft. Myers and Naples areas with therapy dog teams; assistance dog program serves southwest and central Florida
Paws for Smiles
www.facebook.com/PawsForSmiles/info
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties
Pawsitive Pets, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsitivepets.org
Serving northeast Florida
Pet Therapy
www.pet-therapy.org
Serving the greater southwest Florida area
Progressive Paws
www.progressivepaws.org
Serving children with special needs throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties
Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People)
www.projectpup.net
Serving the Tampa Bay area including Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Space Coast Therapy Dogs
www.spacecoasttherapydogs.org
Serving Brevard County
SPCA of Central Florida Pet Therapy Program
www.orlandopets.org/volunteer_adults.htm
Serving Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties
Star Bright Therapy and Obedience Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.starbrighttherapydogs.org
Serving the St. Lucie County area in south Florida
Suncoast Humane Society
www.humane.org
Serving large portions of Charlotte, Sarasota, and Lee counties (Boca Grande)
Sunshine on a Leash
www.sunshineonaleash.org
Serving Jupiter, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens, Stuart, Tequesta, Wellington and West Palm Beach
SW Florida Professional Dog Trainers Alliance
www.swflprofessionaldogtrainers.com
Offers therapy dog training in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Ft. Myers, Naples and Sanibel Island
The Brody Project for Animal Assisted Therapy
www.thebrodyproject.org
Serving Naples
The Dynamic Dog Club of The Villages , an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.dynamicdogclub.com/therapy–read.html
Serving the residents of The Villages retirement community in Lake, Marion and Sumter counties of central Florida
Therapy Dog Foundation
www.therapydogsfl.org
Serving Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and northern Broward County including the northern part of Fort Lauderdale
Therapy Dogs of Brevard County
www.brevardtherapydogs.com
Serving Brevard County
Therapy Dogs of South Florida
www.therapydogsofsouthflorida.org
Serving southern Florida
Therapy International
www.therapyinternational.com
Offers therapy dog training and provides animal-assisted therapy in Kissimmee
TMH Animal Therapy, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tmh.org/animaltherapy
Serving the patients of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and other facilities in the Big Bend area
Tranquil Pawz Therapy Dogs
www.facebook.com/TranquilPawzTherapyDogs?sk=info
Serving Central Florida, including Dade City, and Hernando and Pasco counties
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Georgia (GA)
A Dog’s View Training
www.adogsview.net/A-Dog-s-View-Training.html
Offers therapy dog training and certification in the north metro Atlanta area; located in Kennesaw
Animals Deserve Better
www.animalsdeservebetter.com
Offers training for service, assistance, therapy and companionship dogs in the lower southeastern states within close proximity to Atlanta
Atlanta Pet Partners
www.atlantapetpartners.org
Serving the greater Atlanta area and the surrounding counties of Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale
CAREing Paws
www.careingpaws.org
Serving Georgia, including Atlanta, Dahlonega and Macon
Compassionate Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.romepaws.org
Serving northwest Georgia, south through Atlanta; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
DreamWorkers
www.dogsaver.org/dreamworkers
Serving west metro Atlanta, and Paulding, Cobb, Douglas and Carroll counties
Happy Tails
www.happytailspets.org
Serving the Atlanta metro area
Humane Hearts, a Program of Humane Society of Forsyth County
www3.forsythpets.org/wp/community/humane-hearts
Serving Forsyth County including Cumming, Johns Creek, Suwanee and Vickery Creek
North Georgia Therapy Paws
www.ngtpaws.org
Serving Forsyth, Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin and North Fulton
Paws Patrol
www.pawspatrol.com
Serving the Albany area
Perimeter Pet Pals
www.perimeterpetpals.com
Serving Apharetta, Cumming, Duluth and Suwanee
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
SC Dogs Therapy Group
www.scdogs.org
Serving Anderson, Seneca and Clemson, South Carolina; and northeast Georgia
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #193
www.facebook.com/groups/tdi193
Serving the Atlanta metro area
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Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii Canines for Independence
www.assistancedogshawaii.org/community-outreach/therapy-team
Serving in the Makawao area
Hawaii Fi-Do, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.hawaiifido.org/community-programs
Serving Oahu
Tails of Aloha
www.tailsofaloha.com
Serving Hawaii
Tripler Army Medical Center Human Animal Bond Program
www.tamc.amedd.army.mil/services/humananimal.htm
Serving Tripler Army Medical Center
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Idaho (ID)
Companions Dog Resort
www.companionsdogresort.com/therapy-dog.html
Offers therapy dog training in Boise and the surrounding areas including Ada and Canyon counties
Helping Idaho Dogs
www.helpingidahodogs.org
Serving Ada and Canyon counties
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Pawsitive Works
www.pawsitiveworks.com
Serving at-risk youth and with shelter dogs in Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho; Spokane, Washington; and with expansion opportunities through-out the United States
Therapy Pets Serving Mini-Cassia
www.therapyppetsservingminicassia.com
Serving the area of Minidoka and Cassia counties in southern Idaho
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Illinois (IL)
Adventures with Bailey
www.adventureswithbailey.org
Serving Chicago’s North Shore
Assisi Animal Foundation
www.assisi.org/therapy.html
Serving the Crystal Lake area
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Canine Therapy Corps
www.caninetherapycorps.org
Serving the greater Chicago area
DarnFar Ranch
www.darnfar.com/Therapy_Dog/index.htm
Serving south central Illinois, including the St. Louis area
Dogs of Endearment, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Southeastern Wisconsin including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties; and Lake County, Illinois
Edward Hospital
www.edward.org/AnimalAssistedTherapy
Serving Edward and Linden Oaks Hospitals in Naperville
For Your K9 Therapy Group, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.foryourk9.com
Serving the greater Chicago area
Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club
www.fvtherapydogs.org
Serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties
Heartland Service Dogs
www.heartlandservicedogs.org
Located in the Chicagoland area and serving Illinois and northern Indiana with service and therapy dogs
Lincolnshire Animal Hospital
www.lincolnshireanimalhospital.com
Serving the northern and northwestern suburbs of Chicago
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Paws 4 Healing
www.osfsaintfrancis.org/donate/volunteer-services/paws-4-healing.html
Serving OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Illinois
Paws 4 Patients, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.facebook.com/pages/Paws-4-Patients/303712177621?sk=info
Serving the near west suburbs and west side of Chicago
Pets for Vets/PAWSitive Therapy Troupe, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsitivetherapy.com
Serving the western suburbs of Chicago
Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy
www.rainbowaat.org
Serving the greater Chicago area
Sit Stay Read
www.sitstayread.org
Serving Chicago inner-city schools and community facilities
The Fine Canine
www.finecanine.com/dog-therapy-training-chicago-il.html
Offers therapy dog training in the Chicago area
Tree House Humane Society
www.treehouseanimals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_animal_assisted_therapy
Serving the greater Chicago area with therapy cat teams
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Indiana (IN)
Caring Paws
www.caring-paws.org
Serving the greater Lafayette area
Healing Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleashindy.org
Serving Indianapolis & surrounding areas
Heartland Service Dogs
www.heartlandservicedogs.org
Located in the Chicagoland area and serving Illinois and northern Indiana with service and therapy dogs
Jack’s DOGs
www.jacksdogs.org
Serving the Greenwood area, south central Indiana, and the Indiana School for the Deaf
Jus Pet-Um Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.juspet-umpartners.org
Serving primarily northern Indiana, particularly Elkhart and St. Joseph counties
Monroe County Humane Association VIPaws Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.monroehumane.org/#!vipaws/ciw0
Serving the Bloomington area
Paws & Think, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsandthink.org
Serving Marion and surrounding counties
TheraPets of Indiana
www.therapetsofindiana.org
Serving Indianapolis
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #267
www.facebook.com/TDIChp267
Serving the greater Lafayette area
W.A.G.S. (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) Pet therapy of Kentucky
www.kywags.org
Serving the Louisville metro area, and Bullit, Hardin, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky; and southern Indiana
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Iowa (IA)
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Corridor Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.corridortherapydogs.com
Serving Anamosa, Marion, Cedar Rapids, North Liberty, Coralville, Iowa City, and surrounding communities in the Corridor
Paws & Effect, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws-effect.org
Serving Iowa
Therapy Dogs of Johnson County, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapydogsjc.com
Serving Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty and Solon
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Kansas (KS)
Human Animal Bond
www.ftleavenworthhab.org
Serving the greater Leavenworth, Lansing and Ft. Leavenworth areas
Mo-Kan Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.mo-kanpetpartners.org
Serving Missouri and Kansas in the greater Kansas City area
Pets for Life, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.kcpetsforlife.com
Serving the greater Kansas City area in Kansas and Missouri
Prairieland Visiting Animals Association
www.topekavisitingpets.info
Serving Shawnee County and the greater Topeka area
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Kentucky (KY)
Central Kentucky Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loalcky.com
Serving the greater Lexington area
Pawsibilities Unleashed
www.pawsibilitiesunleashed.org/therapy-dogs
Serving Kentucky and surrounding areas
Pet Love
www.facebook.com/pages/Pet-Love-Inc/158893087526276
Serving Louisville and the surrounding areas including Bullitt, Oldham and Shelby County
Somerset Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.facebook.com/pages/Love-on-a-Leash-Therapy-Pets-Somerset-KY/430256985507
Serving the Somerset/Pulaski County area of southern Kentucky
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
Therapy Pets of Greater Cincinnati, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapypetsofgreatercincinnati.org
Serving throughout the greater Cincinnati, Ohio/northern Kentucky metro area
W.A.G.S. (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) Pet therapy of Kentucky, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.kywags.org
Serving the Louisville metro area, and Bullit, Hardin, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky; and southern Indiana
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Louisiana (LA)
Dr. Dogs Pet Therapy, a Program of the Southwest Louisiana Humane Society
www.swladrdogscom.fatcow.com
Serving the greater Lake Charles area
PAWS of NE Louisiana
www.pawsnela.org
Serving NE Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loal-st.com
Serving St. Tammany Parish in southeast Louisiana, including Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Lacombe and Slidell
Visiting Pet Program
www.visitingpetprogram.org
Serving the greater New Orleans area
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Maine (ME)
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Silent Sidekicks
www.silentsidekicks.org
Serving the state of Maine including Bangor, Calais, Houlton, Lincoln and Portland; and New Brunswick, Canada
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Maryland (MD)
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Fidos for Freedom
www.fidosforfreedom.org
Serving the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area with hearing dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs
KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services)
www.kpets.org
Serving south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland
Literacy Education Assistance Pups (L.E.A.P.)
www.leapreading.org
Serving Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware, and the Delmar and Salisbury areas in Maryland
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Paws 4 Comfort
www.howardcountymd.gov/DisplayPrimary.aspx?id=6442462460
Serving Howard County including Columbia
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
People & Animals Who Serve (P.A.W.S)
www.aacounty.org/Aging/PAWS/paws.cfm#.Uo0oTvfTnQw
Serving Ann Arundel County
Pets on Wheels Maryland
www.petsonwheels.org
Serving in the following counties (cities): Allegany (Cumberland, Frostburg), Anne Arundel (Annapolis, Glen Burnie), Baltimore (Baltimore City), Calvert (Prince Frederick), Carroll (Westminster), Cecil (Conowingo, Elkton), Charles (La Plata, Waldorf), Frederick (Frederick, Thurmont), Garrett (Accident, Oakland), Harford (Bel Air, Darlington), Howard (Columbia, Ellicott City), Montgomery (Gaithersburg, Rockville), Prince George’s (Bowie, College Park), St. Mary’s (California, Lexington Park) and Washington (Hagerstown, Hancock)
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
Wags for Hope, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.wagsforhope.org
Serving northwestern Maryland
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Massachusetts (MA)
Bright Spot Therapy Dogs
www.bright-spot.org
Serving western Massachusetts
Capering Canines of Cape Cod
www.facebook.com/CaperingCaninesofCapeCod#!/CaperingCaninesofCapeCod?sk=info
Serving the Cape Cod region with both therapy dogs and a canine musical freestyle dance group
Caring Canines Visiting Therapy Dogs
www.caringcanines.org
Serving the greater Boston area
Children’s Hospital Boston Pawprints Dog Visitation Program
www.childrenshospital.org/patient-resources/family-resources/pawprints
Serving Children’s Hospital Boston
Cold Noses, Warm Hearts, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coldnosesnwarmhearts.org
Serving Connecticut and southern Massachusetts
Companion Animal Program
www.companionanimalprogram.com
Serving Cape Cod
Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts
www.therapydog.info
Serving Massachusetts
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
PetPals, a Program of FriendshipWorks
www.fw4elders.org/our-programs/petpals
Serving the Boston and Brookline areas
Pets and People Foundation
www.petsandpeoplefoundation.org
Serving eastern Massachusetts from Worcester east to the ocean and from Falmouth north to the New Hampshire border, including Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, and Lowell (the Route 495 and beyond)
Tails of Joy
www.tailsofjoy.org
Serving throughout Connecticut, with some members serving in Massachusetts
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Michigan (MI)
Cosmic Canine Cure Service, a Program of MidMichigan Health
www.midmichigan.org/about/VolunteerOpportunities/medical-center-midland
Serving MidMichigan Health Medical Center in Midland
Diamonds In-The-Ruff Dog Training
www.diamonds-in-the-ruff.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations in Okemos, Mason, Lansing and Leslie; and therapy dog visitations in Ingham and Jackson counties
Dr. Paws Pet Assisted Therapy Dogs
www.drpaws.org
Serving the greater Detroit area
For Better Independence Assistance Dogs
www.fbidogs.org
Provides training and placement of service and facility therapy dogs in Lansing, Mason, Okemos, East Lansing and Haslett, and all of Ingham, Jackson, Oakland and Clinton counties
K-9 Home Schooling
www.k9homeschooling.com
Serving Washtenaw County
Mid-Michigan Therapy Dogs (MMTD) aka Angels with Paws
www.midmichigantherapydogs.com
Serving Genesee, Oakland and Saginaw counties
Pals with Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.palspaws.com
Serving lower northern Michigan including Traverse City and surrounding areas
PAWS to Read
www.pawstoread.webs.com
Serving Monroe County
Pet-A-Pet Club
www.petapet.org
Serving the greater Detroit area in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Washtenaw counties
SuperiorLand Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.superiorlandpetpartners.org
Serving the Marquette County area
The Fur Angels
www.thefurangels.org
Serving southeastern Michigan with therapy visits, hospice visits, and a reading program, Reading with the Angels
Therapaws of Michigan
www.therapaws.org
Serving Ann Arbor and surrounding communities
U.S.A. Therapy Dogs
www.usatherapydogs.org
Serving central Michigan
Upper Michigan Dog Therapy Partnership
www.mgh.org/umdtp
Serving upper Michigan
West Michigan Therapy Dogs
www.wmtd.org
Serving western Michigan
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Minnesota (MN)
Animal Ambassadors, a Program of Animal Humane Society, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.animalhumanesociety.org/help/volunteer-animal-ambassadors
Serving Hennepin County, including Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Minneapolis
Bark Avenue on Parade
www.barkavenue.org
Serving the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) area
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
North Star Therapy Animals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.northstartherapyanimals.org
Serving the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) area
Paws for Learning
www.pawsforlearning.com
Serving in St. Paul
Paws Inn Resort & Training, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsinnresort.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater western and western metro areas of Minneapolis
Puppy Love Therapy Dogs
puppylovedoginc.tripod.com
Serving south central Minnesota in the Mankato and New Ulm area
R.E.A.D. Dogs Minnesota
www.readdogsmn.org
Serving Minnesota
SE MN Therapy Dogs
www.aranzenberger.wix.com/semntd
Serving throughout southeastern Minnesota
Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapypetsrrv.org
Serving the areas of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
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Mississippi (MS)
Comfort Creatures of Northeast Mississippi
www.comfortcreatures.org
Based in Tupelo and serving north Mississippi
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
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Missouri (MO)
Animal Protective Association of Missouri (APA) PetReach Animal Assisted Activities
www.apamo.org/CommunityPrograms.aspx
Serving the St. Louis area
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet
www.dogschooling.info/training_services
Offers therapy dog training in Columbia
C.H.A.M.P Assistance Dogs
www.champdogs.org/therapy-dogs
Serving within a 50-mile radius of St. Louis
Domesti-PUPS (Providing Unique Personal Service)
www.domesti-pups.org
Serving Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and St. Joseph, Missouri; classroom therapy dogs placed nationwide
Mo-Kan Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.mo-kanpetpartners.org
Serving Missouri and Kansas in the greater Kansas City area
PAWsitive Visits, a Program of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction
www.rechai.missouri.edu/community-programs
Serving a retirement home in Columbia with visits by a variety of animals
Pet Therapy of the Ozarks
www.pettherapyozarks.org
Serving within a 50 mile radius of Springfield
Pets for Life, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.kcpetsforlife.com
Serving the greater Kansas City area in Kansas and Missouri
Research Center for Human-Animal Interactions (RECHAI)
www.rechai.missouri.edu
Serving Missouri
St. Louis Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleashstl.com
Serving the St. Louis area
Support Dogs – TOUCH Program
www.supportdogs.org/Programs/Touch
Serving the St. Louis metro area
The PawZone, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.thepawzone.com
R.E.A.D. teams serving Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties
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Montana (MT)
Book Hounds, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate, and a Program of Montana T-Doggers
www.therapyanimals.org/Montana.html
Serving the Helena area
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Montana T-Doggers
www.mttherapydogs.com
Serving the Helena/Clancy area, Whitehall and Dillon
Mountain View Therapy Animals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Montana.html
Serving South Central Montana
North Valley Hospital
www.nvhosp.org/nv.nsf/View/volunteer-DogVisitationProgram
Serving North Valley Hospital in Whitefish
Star Dog Services
www.facebook.com/pages/STAR-Dog-Services/112744418743073
Serving the Missoula area
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Nebraska (NE)
Domesti-PUPS (Providing Unique Personal Service)
www.domesti-pups.org
Serving Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and St. Joseph, Missouri; classroom therapy dogs placed nationwide
Healing Heart Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.healinghearttherapydogs.org
Serving eastern Nebraska
Midlands Pet Therapy
www.midlandspettherapy.com
Serving the greater Omaha area
Rock’N Paws Therapy Dogs
www.facebook.com/RocknPawsTherapyDogs
Provides pet therapy to nursing homes, jail facilities, libraries, and child advocacy programs in North Platte and surrounding areas; also offers therapy dog training
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Nevada (NV)
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Love Dog Adventures, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.lovedogadventures.com
Serving Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City
Love Dog Las Vegas
www.lovedoglasvegas.com
Offers therapy dog training in Las Vegas
Paws 4 Love
www.paws4lovereno.org
Serving the greater Reno area
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New Hampshire (NH)
Caring Animal Partners
www.caringanimalpartners.org
Serving New London
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
Leash on Life of Southern NH, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.hhhc.org/volunteer
Serving the patients of Home Health & Hospice Care in southern New Hampshire
Luckdragon’s Angels Pet Therapy Group, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.luckdragonsangels.org
Serving Goffstown
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
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New Jersey (NJ)
Animal Adoption Center Pet Therapy Program
www.animaladoption.com/pet-programs.php
Serving Lindenwold and Camden County
Canines Can Do Dog Training
www.caninescando.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations; serving Ridgewood all of Bergen and Passaic counties
Canines Can Do Therapy Team
www.caninescando.com/Canines_Can_Do_Dog_Training/Join_our_Therapy_Dog_Team.html
Serving Bergen and Passaic counties
Caring Paws, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #126
www.caringpaws.net
Serving northwestern New Jersey including Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, southern New Jersey, and southern New York
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.comfortcaringcanines.org
Serving southeastern Pennsylvania; also with members in south New Jersey
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy
www.ccpettherapy.org
Serving northern New Jersey, primarily in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Union counties
Fido & Friends Assisted Therapy Group
www.allcritterssitting.wix.com/fidofriendsthergroup#!home/mainPage
Serving Cumberland County including Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland
Leashes of Love
www.meetup.com/leashesoflove
Serving Cherry Hill
Make Sit Happen
www.makesithappen.com
Offers therapy dog training and certification in Hillsborough and surrounding areas
Mamaradlo Cocker Spaniels
www.thepartypups.com
Licensed social worker provides animal-assisted therapy to autistic, asperger, phobic and fearful children in private sessions in their homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, New York; and New Jersey
Paws for People, a Program of St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center
www.sthuberts.org/page.aspx?pid=340
Serving northern New Jersey
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Paws for the Soul
www.petfinder.com/shelters/pawsforlife.html (scroll down to Paws for the Soul)
Serving southern New Jersey in Camden and Gloucester counties
Sit and Stay
www.njsitnstay.com
Offers therapy dog training in northern New Jersey
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
TheraPet
www.therapet-inc.com
Serving central New Jersey with some members in nearby states
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New Mexico (NM)
Dogwood Therapy Services
www.dogwoodtherapy.com
Provides animal-assisted occupational therapy in Albuquerque, Corrales, and Rio Rancho, and offers continuing education opportunities including volunteer visitations, animal-assisted therapy for licensed professionals, animal-assisted education, and animal support (dog handlers and trainers), internationally
Goldstar Animals Helping People, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.goldstaranimalshelpingpeople.com
Serving the Taos area
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society Pet Outreach Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.sfhumanesociety.org/EducationOutreach.php
Serving Santa Fe and surrounding areas
Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers
www.sccvtherapydogs.com
Serving New Mexico, primarily the central valley including Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Tales of Joy R.E.A.D. Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.talesofjoyread.com
Serving students in Rio Rancho
Therapaws, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/New_Mexico.html
Serving Las Cruces and surrounding areas
Warm Hearts Network, a Program of Animal Humane New Mexico
www.animalhumanenm.org/pets/programs/warm_hearts_network/index.php
Serving central New Mexico
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New York (NY)
ASPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Programs, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.aspca.org/nyc/aspca-animal-assisted-therapy-programs
Serving New York City
Bideawee, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.bideawee.org
Serving the New York metro area and Long Island
Caring Paws, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #126
www.caringpaws.net
Serving northwestern New Jersey including Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, southern New Jersey, and southern New York
Cornell Companions
www.vet.cornell.edu/services/companions
Seving the Ithaca area
Green Chimneys
www.greenchimneys.org
Serving youth of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, the mid-Hudson region, and New York City with special education programs and therapeutic animal-assisted activities
H.E.A.R.T. (Human-Animal Educational and Relational Therapy) Programs
www.heartpetprograms.com
Serving Putnam and Westchester counties in New York, and the New York side of Fairfield County in Connecticut
Hudson Valley Visiting Pet Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.hudsonvalleyvisitingpets.com
Serving Bergen and Rockland counties
K-9 Healers
www.k-9healers.com
Offers therapy dog training in Branchport
Mamaradlo Cocker Spaniels
www.thepartypups.com
Licensed social worker provides animal-assisted therapy to autistic, asperger, phobic and fearful children in private sessions in their homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, New York; and New Jersey
New Rochelle Humane Society
www.newrochellehumanesociety.org
Serving lower Westchester County
Patchogue Rotary Animal Assisted Therapy
www.praatinc.org
Serving the Suffolk County, Long Island area
Paws for Love, a Program of SPCA Serving Erie County
www.yourspca.org/page.aspx?pid=354#pawsforlove
Serving Western New York
Pet Assisted Therapy of Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.7801481/k.5007/Become_a_PAT_Volunteer.htm
Serving the greater Rochester area
Pet Partners of Syracuse, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.petpartnersofsyracuse.org
Serving central New York and North Country areas, including Syracuse and surrounding suburbs of Oswego and Fulton, south to Ithaca and Cortland, and North Country to Henderson, Watertown, Canton and Gouverneur
Pets Uplifting People (PUP), a Program of Hero
www.hero-ny.org (follow link at bottom)
Serving people with disabilities and at-risk children in Westchester County
Positive Paws Visiting Pet Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.positivepaws.org/PositivePaws/Visiting_Pet_Program.html
Serving Dutchess County including Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill and Lagrangeville
Schenectady Chapter of Therapy Dogs International (TDI)
www.facebook.com/pages/Schenectady-Chapter-of-Therapy-Dogs-International/122657701150737?sk=info
Serving the Schenectady area
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Sunshine Friends
www.sunshinefriends.org
Serving central New York, including Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Therapy Animals of Western New York (TAWNY)
www.therapyanimalswny.org
A central information source connecting animals and people, including those interested in training to become animal therapy teams, and matching existing animal therapy teams to facilities needing their services; serving the greater Buffalo/Niagara and Western New York area
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
Therapy Dogs United (TDU)
www.therapydogsunited.org
Serving western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania (Erie and greater Pittsburgh region)
WCA Hospital
www.wcahospital.org/volunteer.php
Serving WCA Hospital in Jamestown
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North Carolina (NC)
Canine Caregivers Therapy Dogs
www.caninecaregiversnc.com
Serving the Salisbury area
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Canines for Therapy, a Program of Carolina Canines for Service, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesforservice.org/Therapy.html
Serving the Wilmington and Raleigh areas in North Carolina; and Charleston in South Carolina
Coastal Carolina Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coastalcarolinaloal.org
Serving Carteret, Craven, Onslow and Pamilco counties
Honor Therapy and Assistance Dogs
www.honortherapydogs.org
Serving Charlotte
K-9 Capers Dog Training Academy
www.k9caperstraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in Albemarle, Charlotte, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Locust, Mt. Pleasant and Salisbury
Katies Kidz, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #238
www.k9caperstraining.com/therapy-dogs.html
Serving Albemarle, Charlotte, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Locust, Mt. Pleasant and Salisbury
Lifeline Canines
www.lifelinecanines.org
Serving Onslow, Carteret, Craven and surrounding counties, including the cities of Swansboro, Jacksonville, Morehead City and New Bern
North Carolina Pet Partners (NCPP), a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.ncpetpartners.org
Serving central North Carolina (Greensboro, Burlington, Winston-Salem) and Pet Partners teams across North Carolina
Paws on a Mission, a Program of the Integrative Healthcare Department at Mission Hospital
www.missionhospitals.org/pet-therapy
Serving Buncombe and McDowell counties in western North Carolina
PEP: Pets Engaging People, People Engaging Pets
www.petsengagingpeople.com (coming soon if not working yet)
Serving primarily in Wake County, but also in Chatham, Durham, Johnston and Orange counties
Start Them Right
www.startthemright.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Apex/Cary area
Teamworks Dog Training
www.dogtrainingraleighnc.net/Group_Classes/therapy_dog.html
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Raleigh area
The Center for Creativity and Healing
www.centerforcreativityandhealing.com
Licensed counselor provides animal-assisted therapy in the Charlotte area
The Dog Knowledge
www.thedogknowledge.com/web/service-therapy
Offers therapy dog training in Charlotte
Town & Country Animal Care Center
www.tcanimalcare.com/ken_home.html
Offers therapy dog training in the Cary/Apex area
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North Dakota (ND)
Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapypetsrrv.org
Serving the areas of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
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Ohio (OH)
4-H PetPALS, a Program of Ohio State University Extension
www.4hpetpals.osu.edu
Serving central Ohio
Angel Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.angelpawstherapy.org
Serving central Ohio
Angie’s Therapy Dog Class
www.therapydogclass.com
Serving Columbus and surrounding areas
Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy
www.bestfriendspetassistedtherapy.org
Serving the Miami Valley in southwest Ohio
Canine Crew, a Program of Medina Hospital
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/regional-locations/medina-hospital/about/volunteer-canine.aspx
Serving Medina Hospital in Cleveland
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Caring Therapy Canines
www.caringtherapycanines.com
Serving the Wooster area
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Dog Visitation Program
www.cincinnatichildrens.org/giving/volunteer/dog-visitation/default
Serving the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Clermont County Dog Training Club
www.ccdtc.org/Classes/Therapy.htm
Offers therapy dog training in Clermont County and the Greater Cincinnati area
Dogtors
www.dogtors.com
Serving the Miami Valley area
K-9’s for Compassion, a Pet Partners Affiliate
k9sforcompassion.tripod.com
Serving Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumball counties in Ohio; and Mercer and Shenango counties in Pennsylvania
Love on a Leash, a Program of Robinson Memorial Hospital, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.robinsonmemorial.org/main/love-on-a-leash.aspx
Serving Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna
mvPTa (Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)
www.mvpta.com
Serving the greater Miami Valley area
Partners with Paws
www.partnerswithpawsohio.org
Serving in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties
Paws for Care, a Program of Fairview Hospital
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/regional-locations/fairview-hospital/about/
opportunities.aspx (scroll down a bit)
Serving Fairview Hospital in Cleveland
The Doggie Brigade™, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.akronchildrens.org/cms/doggie_brigade
Serving the Akron Children’s Hospital campuses in Akron and Broadman
Therapy Pets of Greater Cincinnati, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapypetsofgreatercincinnati.org
Serving throughout the greater Cincinnati, Ohio/northern Kentucky metro area
Toledo Dog Training
www.toledodogtraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Toledo metro area
Toledo Therapy Pets
www.toledodogtraining.com/deltasocietytherapydog.asp
Serving the Toledo metro community
Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club
www.facebook.com/pages/Tuscarawas-Valley-Kennel-Club/60609692204
Serving the Dover/New Philadelphia area of east central Ohio
Vitas Hospice Paw Pals
www.vitas.com
Serving the Dayton area
WAGtime, a Program of Summa Health System
www.thesummafoundation.org/Volunteers/Summa-Akron-City-Hospital-Summa-St-Thomas-or-Summa-Rehab-Hospital/WAGtime-Pet-Partner-Visitation-Program
Serving the Summa Akron City Hospital and the Summa St. Thomas Hospital
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Oklahoma (OK)
A New Leash on Life
www.newleashinc.org
Serving the Oklahoma City metro area including Bethany, Del City, Edmond, Midwest City, Moore, Mustang, Norman and Yukon
Creatures and Kids
www.creaturesandkids.org
Serving the Oklahoma City metro area and beyond
Human Animal Link of Oklahoma (H.A.L.O.) Foundation
www.yourhalofoundation.org
Serving the state of Oklahoma, with a greater concentration in Oklahoma City, Edmond, Yukon, Piedmont, Moore, Mustang, Midwest City, Norman, Jones, El Reno and Choctaw
Paw Pals, a Program of Tulsa Dog Training Club
www.tulsadogs.com/pawpals
Serving the Tulsa metro area including Bixby, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Jenks, Sand Springs and Sapulpa
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Oregon (OR)
AAA/AAT Therapy Dog Information for Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR
www.therapydoginfo.net/petpartners.html
Provides information for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Vancouver/Portland area
Cascade Canine Crisis Response
www.cascadecaninecr.org
Provides relief and comfort to survivors and service providers affected by traumatic incidents in Oregon and Washington
Columbia River Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.columbiariverpetpartners.org
Serving the communities of the Columbia River Basin from Hood River to the Pacific Ocean, including Camas, Vancouver, Portland, Ridgefield, Longview and Astoria
Compassionate Canines of Central Oregon, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.dancinwoofs.com/?page_id=601
Serving central Oregon
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
F.E.T.C.H (Friends Eager To Come Help) Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.fetchtherapydogs.org
Serving Lane County including Eugene and Springfield
Four-Footed Ministers – Spiritual Sojourners
www.fourfootedministers.com
Provides spiritual direction and consulting to organizations wishing to set up their own dog-ministry programs; serving the greater Portland area
Furry Friends Therapy Dogs
www.furryfriendstherapydogs.org
Serving Coos County including Coos Bay, North Bend and Bandon
Mountain Peaks Therapy Llamas
www.rojothellama.com
Provides llama and alpaca therapy visitations throughout Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
Oregon Coast Therapy Animals, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.oregoncoasttherapyanimals.org
Serving the Oregon coast from Lincoln City south to Florence, and from Newport east to Toledo and Siletz
Oregon Humane Society
www.oregonhumane.org/pet_training/class_schedule.asp
Provides training and evaluations for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Portland/Vancouver area
PAAWS – People and Animals Who Serve, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paawsoregon.org
Serving the greater Eugene area
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
That Animal Place
www.thatanimalplace.com/pet-partners.html
Provides Pet Partners evaluations in Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR
Welcome Waggers, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Oregon.html
Serving Benton and Linn counties
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Pennsylvania (PA)
Belle the Therapy Dog, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate and Therapy Dogs United (TDU) Affiliate
www.bellethetherapydog.com
Serving western Pennsylvania including Erie, Centerville, Townville, Titusville, Oil City, Tionesta, Tidioute, Warren, Franklin, Grove City, Cranberry, Butler and the Pittsburgh area
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.comfortcaringcanines.org
Serving southeastern Pennsylvania; also with members in south New Jersey
Faithful Friends Pet Therapy Program
www.faithfulfriends.us/pet-therapy-services
Serving Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware; and Delaware County in Pennsylvania
K-9’s for Compassion, a Pet Partners Affiliate
k9sforcompassion.tripod.com
Serving Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumball counties in Ohio; and Mercer and Shenango counties in Pennsylvania
Keystone Therapy Dogs, a Program of Susquehanna Service Dogs
www.keystonehumanservices.org/ssd/therapyDog.php
Provides animal-assisted therapy in south central Pennsylvania
KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services)
www.kpets.org
Serving south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland
Lebanon County Kennel Club
www.lebanoncountykc.org/therapy.htm
Serving the Lebanon area
Lehigh Valley K-9 Therapy Association, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #100
www.facebook.com/TherapyDogs#!/TherapyDogs/info
Serving Nazareth and Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Therapy Dogs
www.lvtherapydogs.org
Serving Lehigh Valley
Nor’wester Readers Canine Assisted Learning Program
www.norwesterreaders.org
Serving in mid/lower Bucks County and Montgomery County
Pals for Life
www.palsforlife.org
Serving Delaware Valley
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Paws with Patience
www.pawswithpatience.com
Serving parts of Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania
Pleasure of Your Company Therapy Dogs
www.poycdogs.org
Serving Lehigh Valley
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #110
www.facebook.com/Chapter110TDI/info
Serving the greater Sunbury area of central Pennsylvania
Therapy Dogs United (TDU)
www.therapydogsunited.org
Serving western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania (Erie and greater Pittsburgh region)
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
www.wpahumane.org/continuinged.html
Provides therapy dog training to the greater Pittsburgh area
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Rhode Island (RI)
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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South Carolina (SC)
Canines for Therapy, a Program of Carolina Canines for Service, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesforservice.org/Therapy.html
Serving the Wilmington and Raleigh areas in North Carolina; and Charleston in South Carolina
K-9 Care Unit
www.k9careunit.org
Serving the Charleston area
Prescription Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.prescriptionpaws.org
Serving the Midlands of South Carolina
SC Dogs Therapy Group
www.scdogs.org
Serving Anderson, Seneca and Clemson, South Carolina; and northeast Georgia
Southeastern Therapy Animal Resources (STAR)
www.southeasterntherapydogs.org
Serving the Charleston area
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South Dakota (SD)
No known local organizations
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Tennessee (TN)
Compassionate Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.romepaws.org
Serving northwest Georgia, south through Atlanta; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
H.A.B.I.T. (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee)
www.vet.utk.edu/habit
Serving Tennessee
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Mid South Therapy Dogs & Friends
www.midsouththerapydogs.org
Serving Memphis and surrounding communities
Paws for Reading, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.midsouththerapydogs.org (follow R.E.A.D. Programs link on left)
Serving the Mid South area
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Therapy ARC, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapyarc.org
Serving Middle Tennessee
Tender Paws Pet Therapy of Clarksville, TN
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157758911899
Serving the Clarksville and Fort Campbell areas
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
West TN Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.westtntherapydogs.org
Serving western Tennessee and surrounding areas
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Texas (TX)
Aggieland Pets With A Purpose
www.apwap.org
Serving the Brazos Valley community
Angel Paws Animal-Assisted Acitivies and Therapy, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.angelpaws.info
Serving the greater Waco area
Austin Dog Alliance
www.austindogalliance.org
Serving the greater Austin area
Caring Critters
www.caringcritters.org
Serving the Houston metro area
Compassion Connection, a Program of SPCA of Texas, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.spca.org/page.aspx?pid=253#compassionConnection
Serving the Dallas area
Delta Hearts of Gold, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.deltaheartsofgold.org
Serving the Fort Worth area
Delta Pet Partners of San Antonio, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.deltappsa.org
Serving the greater San Antonio area
Divine Canines
www.divinecanines.org
Serving the greater Austin area
Dog Tales
www.chromadane.com/tdi.htm
Serving children with literacy issues at the Midland County Library and other local children’s service organizations in the Permian Basin of West Texas
Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry
www.faithfulfriendsaat.com
Serving Houston’s Bay Area including Clear Lake City, Friendswood, League City, Pasadena, South Houston and Webster
Faithful Paws Pet Therapy of Houston
www.faithfulpawshouston.com
Serving the greater Houston area
Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs
www.hotthdogs.org
Serving the greater Dallas area
Hearts in Harmony, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.heartsinharmonytx.org
Serving at-risk youth in the Tyler area
Hospice Hounds
www.chromadane.com/tdi.htm
Serving with volunteers trained in grief counseling for those in hospice care in the Permian Basin of West Texas
Huntsville Pets Helping People, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate, and an ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.petshelpingpeople.com
Serving Walker County
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society of Kerrville
www.humanesocietyofkerrville.com/volunteer.htm
Serving Kerrville
Montgomery Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.montgomerypetpartners.org
Serving Montgomery County and northern Harris County, including Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, Spring and The Woodlands
Paws 4 Hearts Working Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4hearts.net
Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas
Paws 4 Love HPHP, a Chapter of Huntsville Pets Helping People, and an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4lovehphp.com
Serving the southeast Texas
Paws Across Texas
www.pawsacrosstexas.org
Serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding counties
Paws of Purpose
www.pawsofpurpose.com
Serving the San Antonio area with animal-assisted therapy; also offers therapy dog and medical alert dog training
PAWS for Service
www.pawsforservice.org
Serving south Texas including San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville and New Braunfels
Paws Partners
www.facebook.com/pawspartners/info
Serving the Arlington-Dallas area
PetShare
www.petshare.org
Serving the Houston area
Tender Loving K-9’s, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tlk9.org
Serving the Katy community and surrounding areas of Houston
The Pit Crew: All Pittie Therapy Dog Program
www.love-a-bull.org/programs/the-pit-crew/
Serving the Austin area
THERA-PAWS
www.chromadane.com/tdiEP.htm
Serving El Paso and the Texas/New Mexico border region
Therapet
www.therapet.org
Serving northeast Texas
Therapy Animals of San Antonio
www.therapyanimalssa.org
Serving the San Antonio area
Therapy Pals of Golden Triangle
www.gtdogonline.org/therapy/therapy.htm
Serving Denton County and surrounding areas
Therapy Pet Pals of Texas
www.therapypetpals.org
Serving the Austin/Central Texas and North Houston/The Woodlands areas
TherapyWorks
www.austintherapyworks.org
Provides animal-assisted therapy in the Austin area; located in Manchaca
WAGS Across Texas, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.wagsacrosstexas.com
Serving the San Antonio metro area
Woody Pet Therapy, a Program of Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
www.dellchildrens.net/volunteer/woody_pet_therapy_program
Serving Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin
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Utah (UT)
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
PAWS (People & Animals Working to Serve), a Program of Active Re-Entry
www.arecil.org/PAWS.html
Serving the counties of eastern Utah including Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan Counties, including the cities of Vernal, Roosevelt, Price, Castledale, Huntington, Moab, Monticello and Blanding
Therapy Animals of Utah, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapyanimalsutah.org
Serving Utah
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Vermont (VT)
Caring Canines Therapy Dog Club of Southern Vermont
www.therapydogvt.com
Serving southern Vermont
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
Vermont Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.vtpetpartners.org
Serving Vermont
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Virginia (VA)
Blue Gray Therapy Dogs
www.bluegraytherapydogs.org
Serving Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland counties
Caring Canines
www.caringk9.com
Serving the greater Richmond area including Colonial Heights and Petersburg; and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties
Clever Canines Therapy & Obedience Club
www.clevercaninesinfo.com
Serving the greater south Richmond Tri-Cities area including Chester, Colonial Heights, Dinwidde, Fort Lee, Hopewell, Petersburg and Prince George
Cold Nose, Warm Heart! Therapy Pets, a Program of the Wythe-Bland Animal Welfare League
www.wbawl.com/pet-therapy.php
Serving Wytheville
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Dogs On Call, a Program of the Center for Human-Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
www.chai.vcu.edu/programs_services/dogsoncall.html
Serving the VCU Medical Center in Richmond
Fairfax Pets on Wheels
www.fpow.org
Serving Fairfax County
GoodDog Training
www.gooddog-training.com
Serving the Charlottesville area
K9 Connection Therapy Dogs
www.k9connectionwmbg.org
Serving the greater Williamsburg area
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
New River Valley Paws of Hope
www.sites.google.com/site/nrvpawsofhope
Serving New River Valley which includes the couties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski, and the cities of Radford, Christiansburg and Blacksburg
Paws4Hearts Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy Ministry
www.paws4hearts.org
Serving Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
Rappahannock Area Comfort Canines
www.rappcomfortcanines.org
Serving the Rappahannock area including Stafford, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg
Sage Advice Pet Services
www.sageadvicepetservices.com
Serving Williamsburg, James City County, York County and surrounding areas
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
TheraPets of the Roanoke Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapetsoftheroanokevalley.com
Serving Roanoke Valley
Waggin’ Hearts Therapy Dogs
www.wagginhearts-therapydogs.org
Serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock and Warren counties
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Washington (WA)
AAA/AAT Therapy Dog Information for Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR
www.therapydoginfo.net/petpartners.html
Provides information for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Vancouver/Portland area
American Red Cross Inland Northwest Chapter
www.bfredcross.org/general.asp?SN=13808&OP;=13840&IDCapitulo;=321K4H5MMT
Serving residents of the Spokane Veterans Home in Spokane
American Red Cross of Southwest Washington
www.swwredcross.org
Serving the Vancouver Campus of the Portland VA Medical Center, as well as elsewhere in the community of Vancouver
Buddy Brigade, a Program of PAWS of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap
www.pawsbainbridge.org/programs/buddy.html
Serving the Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap areas, including Winslow, Poulsbo, Kingston, Indianola, Hansville and Silverdale
Cascade Canine Crisis Response
www.cascadecaninecr.org
Provides relief and comfort to survivors and service providers affected by traumatic incidents in Oregon and Washington
Columbia River Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.columbiariverpetpartners.org
Serving the communities of the Columbia River Basin from Hood River to the Pacific Ocean, including Camas, Vancouver, Portland, Ridgefield, Longview and Astoria
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Dogs on Call
www.wix.com/dogsoncall/dogsoncall
Serving Skagit County
Healing Paws
www.healingpaws.com
Provides animal-assisted activities/therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the greater Seattle area
Human-Animal Solutions
www.humananimalsolutions.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the Puget Sound region of Washington State, as well as nationally and internationally
Humane Society for Southwest Washington
www.southwesthumane.org/pet-facilitated-therapy-pft-community-programs
Serving southwest Washington
Kitsap Humane Society
www.kitsap-humane.org/pet-partners
Serving all of Kitsap County and other areas of the Olympic Peninsula including Jefferson, Mason and Pierce counties
Mountain Peaks Therapy Llamas
www.rojothellama.com
Provides llama and alpaca therapy visitations throughout Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
Olympic Mountain Pet Pals
www.ompetpals.org
Serving Jefferson County including Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow, Chimacum and Quilcene
Oregon Humane Society
www.oregonhumane.org/pet_training/class_schedule.asp
Provides training and evaluations for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Portland/Vancouver area
Pawsitive Outreach, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.lynndees.com/Pawsitive%20Outreach.html
Serving Spokane
Pawsitive Works
www.pawsitiveworks.com
Serving at-risk youth and with shelter dogs in Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho; Spokane, Washington; and with expansion opportunities through-out the United States
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Pup’prentice Project
www.pupprentice.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Puget Sound area
Puppy Manners Family Dog School
www.puppymanners.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Puget Sound area
Reading with Rover
www.readingwithrover.org
Serving the greater Puget Sound area
Sirius Healing
www.siriushealing.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy in the greater Seattle area
That Animal Place
www.thatanimalplace.com/pet-partners.html
Provides Pet Partners evaluations in Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR
The Lucky Dog Training Center
www.theluckydogtraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in Chimacum
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Washington, D.C.
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Fidos for Freedom
www.fidosforfreedom.org
Serving the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area with hearing dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
People Animals Love (PAL) Pet Visit Program
www.peopleanimalslove.org
Serving the Washington, D.C. area
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
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West Virginia (WV)
Mountaineer Kennel Club
www.mkclub.org/therapy
Serving in the Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown area
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Wisconsin (WI)
Ambassadors of Love, a Program of Coulee Region Humane Society, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.couleehumane.com/pet-therapy
Serving the greater La Crosse/Onalaska area
B.A.R.C.C. (Badgerland Animal Reading and Comfort Companions), an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Beaver Dam, Mayville, Juneau and Fox Lake
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Canine Solutions, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesolutionsllc.com
Serving Beaver Dam and the surrounding area
Compassionate Canines
www.compassionatecanines.org
Serving Fox Valley
Dodge County Canine
www.dodgecountycanine.com
Offers therapy dog training in Beaver Dam, Columbus, Waupun, Juneau and Mayville
Dogs of Endearment, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Southeastern Wisconsin including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties; and Lake County, Illinois
Dogs On Call, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.dogsoncall.org
Serving southern Wisconsin
Guardian Angels Service and Therapy Dogs
www.theteacherspetdog-training.com/Therapy_Service_Training.html
Serving Milwaukee and Milwaukee County
Health Heelers Therapy Dogs (and Cats)
www.healthheelers.com
Professional animal-assisted therapist provides therapy dog training, program design, consultation and professional development opportunities to education, healthcare and mental health specialists in the greater Milwaukee 5-county area including Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha, Milwaukee and Racine counties
Lake Superior Paws for Love
www.lakesuperiorpawsforlove.org
Serving the northwest Wisconsin area
Nature’s Edge Therapy Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.naturesedgetherapycenter.org
Provides animal-assisted therapy, specializing in children and young adults with autism, brain injury and cerebral palsy; serving clients at Nature’s Edge Therapy Center in Rice Lake
Pets Helping People
www.petshelpingpeople.org
Serving southeastern Wisconsin
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Wyoming (WY)
Merlin’s Magic Pet Partners, a Program of St. John’s Medical Center
www.tetonhospital.org/contact-st-johns
Serving St. John’s
National and International
American Kennel Club (AKC)
www.akc.org/dogowner/training/therapy/index.cfm
Awards the title of Therapy Dog to dogs who have been certified by AKC recognized therapy dog organizations and have performed 50 or more community visits
Angel on a Leash
www.angelonaleash.com
Serving the U.S.
AnimalTherapy.net
www.animaltherapy.net
Offers on-line certificate course in animal-assisted therapy (AAT) and animal-assisted activities (AAA) through Harcum College; serving the U.S., Canada, and around the world
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Delta Society (now Pet Partners)
www.petpartners.org
Serving the U.S. and Canada
Healing Hearts Animal Therapy International
www.facebook.com/Healing.Hearts.Animal.Therapy
Provides a Person Centered Care Plan incorporating animal-assisted intervention to group homes, hospitals, and agencies around the world; OSCAR Program reaches people with autism, mental and emotional issues, while working with psychiatrists, courtrooms and crisis centers
Helping Paws International
www.helpingpawsintl.org
Serving the U.S., some countries in Europe, and beyond
Hope Animal-Assisted Crisis Response
www.hopeaacr.org
Serves in support of disaster responses in five regions in the U.S.: Eastern (northeast), Southeast, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest, and Rocky Mountain
Human-Animal Solutions
www.humananimalsolutions.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the Puget Sound region of Washington State, as well as nationally and internationally
K-9 Buddies
www.k9buddies.org
Serving in many states
K-9 Disaster Relief
www.k-9disasterrelief.org
Serving the U.S. and beyond
K9to5 National Therapy Dog Registry
www.nationaltherapydogregistry.com
Serving the U.S.
LIBRARYDOGS.COM, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.librarydogs.com
A resource for librarians, teachers, and bookstore managers interested in exploring the use of dogs in reading programs
Love on a Leash – The Foundation for Pet-Provided Therapy
www.loveonaleash.org
Serving the U.S.
National Animal Assisted Crisis Response
www.animalassistedcrisisresponse.org
Serves in support of disaster responses
Paws for Friendship
www.pawsforfriendshipinc.org
Serving Australia, Canada, England, and several U.S. states
paws4people foundation, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4people.org
Serving the states of Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
Pet Partners (formerly Delta Society)
www.petpartners.org
Serving the U.S. and Canada
Playfull Pooch Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center
www.playfulpooch.org
Offers professional training in Canine-Assisted Play Thearpy (CAPT), and positive dog training and behavior consultation to families; based in Pennsylvania and serving the U.S., Canada and Europe
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.), a Program of Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA)
www.therapyanimals.org/R.E.A.D.html
Serving the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and beyond
Sunshine Independent and Therapy Dogs
http://therapydog.tripod.com
Serving the continental United States
The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs
www.golden-dogs.org
Serving the continental United States
The Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education
www.latham.org
Serves as a clearing house for information on human-animal bond topics, including animal-assisted therapy and activities; publishes materials for those interested in animal welfare and promoting respect for life
Therapy Dogs Incorporated (TDInc)
www.therapydogs.com
Serving the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories
Therapy Dogs International (TDI)
www.tdi-dog.org
Serving the U.S and some other countries including Canada
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Alabama (AL)
Cherry Point Dog Training Center, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.cherrypointdtc.com
Offers therapy dog training, evaluations, and educational workshops for handlers and facility management in the greater Pensacola area including Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, Florida; and Baldwin County, Alabama
Dogs on Call
www.dogsoncall.com
Serving central Alabama and beyond
Hand in Paw, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.handinpaw.org
Serving central Alabama
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Therapy Partners, Inc., a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.therapypartners.org
Serving Huntsville and Madison counties
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Alaska (AK)
Alaska Dog Works
www.alaskadogworks.com/therapy-dog-training-at-alaska-dog-works
Offers therapy dog and service dog training to clients in Willow, Big Lake, Wasilla, Palmer, Eagle River, Anchorage, and throughout Alaska
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Arizona (AZ)
Animals Benefit Club of Arizona, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.animalsbenefitclub.com/dpp.html
Serving Phoenix
Banner Heart Hospital
www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Arizona/Banner+Heart+Hospital/Programs+and+Services/Support+
Services/Dog+Therapy.htm
Serving Banner Heart Hospital in Mesa
Caring Canines, a Program of Flagstaff Medical Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.flagstaffmedicalcenter.com/OurServices/ComplementaryServices/CaringCanines
Serving Flagstaff Medical Center
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Companion Animal Association of Arizona
www.caaainc.org
Serving the Phoenix metro area
Gabriel’s Angels
www.gabrielsangels.org
Serving abused, neglected and at-risk children in the greater Phoenix area and southern Arizona
Handi-Dogs
www.handi-dogs.org
Offers therapy dog and service dog training in Tucson
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Leashes for Living Assistance Dog School
www.leashesforliving.com
Offers therapy and service dog training in Maricopa County, serving Phoenix and the surrounding communities
Paws for Patients, a Program of Verde Valley Medical Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.verdevalleymedicalcenter.com/GetInvolved/VolunteerServices
Serving Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood and Sedona
Paws to Read
www.pawstoread-flagstaff.org
Serving the greater Flagstaff area, Sedona, Verde Valley and Williams
Pawsitive Partners
www.pawspartners.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale areas
Pet Connections, a Program of Hospice of the Valley
www.hov.org/pet-connections
Serving Hospice of the Valley in Maricopa and Pinal counties, including the Phoenix metro area, Wickenburg, Casa Grande and Sacaton
Pet Partners of Havasu, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.havasucommunityhealth.org (follow link on left)
Serving the Lake Havasu City area
Pets on Wheels of Scottsdale
www.petsonwheelsscottsdale.com
Serving Scottsdale
The Humane Society of Southern Arizonia Pet VIP Visitation Program
www.hssaz.org/site/PageServer?pagename=dogtraining_petVIP
Serving Tucson and surrounding regions of southern Arizona
The Teacher’s Pet
www.theteacherspet.com/therapdog
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Phoenix area
Therapy Animals of Southern AZ
www.therapyanimalsaz.org
Serving Pima County including Tucson, Oro Valley, Vail, Green Valley and all cities in Southern Arizona
Waggin’ Train Canine Behavior & Obedience Training
www.waggintrain.com
Provides dog training, and Pet Partners evaluations, in the Phoenix Valley area
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PAWS (Pets Are Warm Support) Pet Visitation Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.yrmc.org/departments/volunteers/paws.aspx
Serving in YRMC’s west campus in Prescott, and YRMC’s east campus and Del E. Webb Outpatient Center in Prescott Valley
Yuma Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.facebook.com/LOALYuma?sk=info
Serving the greater Yuma area
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Arkansas (AR)
ABLEPaws
www.ablepaws-arkansas.com
Serving Saline, Pulaski and Faulkner counties
Arkansas Hospice Pet Therapy
www.arkansashospice.org/foundation/volunteer_furryangels.html
Serving Arkansas
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Helping Paws of Northwest Arkansas
www.helpingpawsofnwa.com
Serving northwest Arkansas
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
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California (CA)
4Paws Learning and Wellness Center
www.4pawscenter.org
Serving Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma counties; improving the lives of pets and people through canine-assisted literacy and therapy teams, wellness and learning programs
Animal Encounters
www.animalencountersinc.com
Offers therapy dog training throughout Southern California
Animal Health Foundation’s Pet Partners Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.animalhealthfoundation.net/how-we-help/pet-partners-read.html
Serving Los Angeles and Orange counties
Animal Samaritans SPCA
http://animalsamaritans.org/animal-assisted-therapy
Serving the Coachella Valley
BARK Therapy Dogs (Beach Animals Reading with Kids)
www.barkdogs.org
Serving all of California, including Los Angeles, Long Beach, the San Fernando Valley, Irvine, Tustin, Chula Vista, Orange County, Sacramento, and the San Gabriel Valley
Conejo Valley Chapter of Love on a Leash (formerly Buddy Brigade)
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park
Canine Comfort Pet Therapy, a Program of the Valley Humane Society
www.valleyhumane.org/programs/canine-comfort-pet-therapy
Serving Alamo, Antioch, Castro Valley, Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Orinda, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Walnut Creek
City of Roseville Public Library Tales to Tails Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.roseville.ca.us/library
Serving Roseville
Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services
www.furryfriends.org
Serving Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties
Heavenly Hounds, a Program of Saint Agnes Medical Center
www.samc.com/heavenly-hounds-pet-therapy
Serving Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno
Homeless Animals’ Lifeline Organization (H.A.L.O.), an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.eccchalo.org
Serving east Contra Costa County
Huntington Hospital, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.huntingtonhospital.com/Main/VolunteerService.aspx
Serving Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, which serves the San Gabriel Valley
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Inland Empire Pet Partners
www.hssbv.org/inland_empire_pet_partners
Serving Southern California, including but not limited to San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and Los Angeles counties; also provides crisis comfort dogs locally and nationally
K-9 Komfort Therapy Dogs Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/California.html
Serving Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and surrounding areas
Lend A Heart (LAH)
www.lendaheart.org
Serving the Sacramento community
Lend a Paw, a Program of New Leash on Life
www.nlol.org/about-lend-paw-0
Serving the greater Los Angeles area including Agoura, Burbank, Calabasas, Canyon Country, Chatsworth, Culver City, Encino, Granada Hills, Hollywood, Lancaster, Los Angeles, Newhall, North Hills, North Hollywood, Northridge, Reseda, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Tarzana, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village and Valencia
LITA – Love Is The Answer
www.litamarin.org
Serving Marin County, and with branches in Sonoma and Contra Costa counties
Love on 4 Paws Animal Assisted Therapy
www.loveon4paws.org
Serving Southern California
Loving Animals Providing Smiles (LAPS)
www.lovinganimalsprovidingsmiles.org
Serving Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties
Lyon Ranch: Animal Rescue & Animal Assisted Therapy
www.lyonranch.org
Serving the Bay area
Mother Lode K9 Training
www.motherlodek9.com
Offers therapy dog training in the foothills of Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties
New Leash on Life
www.nlol.org
Offers therapy dog training and certification at their Newhall facility
Ohlone Humane Society
www.ohlonehumanesociety.org/info/display?PageID=7728
Serving the Tri-City area of Fremont, Newark & Union City
PALS Pet Therapy, a Program of East Bay SPCA
www.eastbayspca.org/PALS
Serving Alameda County
Paula Kent Meehan Pawsitive Pet Therapy Program, a Program of Saint John’s Health Center
www.newstjohns.org/pawsitive_pet_program.aspx
Serving Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, which serves Los Angeles County and surrounding areas
Paw Stars Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving the Inland Valley of Southern California
Paw-Sitive Encounters, a Program of Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
www.hospiceslo.org
Serving Hospice of San Luis Obispo County and the community San Luis Obispo County including Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, Morro Bay, Cambria, Atascadero and Pismo Beach
Paws & Hearts
www.pawsandhearts.org
Serving the entire Coachella Valley
Paws 4 Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4friends.com
Serving the Manteca/Tracy area
Paws 4 Healing, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4healing.info
Serving California from northern San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Valley Ventura (Simi Valley in Ventura County), Santa Clarita, and Tulare County north to the Mammoth and Bishop areas
Paws As Loving Support (PALS) Assistance Dogs
www.pawsaslovingsupport.org
Provides service and facility dogs for children with autism and professionals working with children with special needs, as well as training and certification for therapy dogs; serving in Sonoma County including Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park/Cotati, Petaluma, Windsor, Healdsburg, and parts of Marin County in Northern California
Paws for Healing, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsforhealing.org
Serving throughout Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties
Paws to Heal, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawstoheal.com
Serving the Inland Empire of Southern California
Paws’itive Teams Therapy Dog Programs
www.pawsteams.org/therapy-dogs
Serving San Diego County
PawsitivEffects, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/California.html
Serving southern Orange County
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.peninsulahumanesociety.org/volunteer/therapy.html
Serving San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County
Pet Assisted Wellness at Stanford (PAWS)
www.stanfordhospital.org/forPatients/patientServices/pawsGuestServices.html
Serving at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in Stanford
Pet Pals, a Program of High Desert Obedience Club
www.highdesertobedienceclub.org/pages/therapy.htm
Serving Antelope Valley, including the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale
Pet Prescription Team
www.petprescriptionteam.com
Serving Southern California
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS), a Program of Orange County SPCA
www.orangecountyspca.org/program/paws
Serving throughout Orange County
PJ’s Pals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pjspals.org
Serving Adelanto, Barstow, Hesperia, Phelan, Victorville and other High Desert cities
Pleasant Valley-Camarillo Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.pleasantvalleyloal.org
Serving the Pleasant Valley-Camarillo area
Prescription: Pets aka Rx: Pets, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.prescriptionpets.org
Serving Eureka, Red Bluff and Redding
Providence Pets with Purpose
http://california.providence.org/holy-cross/Pages/rehabilitation-support.aspx
Serving Providence Saint Joseph and Providence Holy Cross Medical Centers
Rim of the World Comfort Pets, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.comfortpets.org
Serving the Southern California Inland San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding areas, including Crestline, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs in the mountain communities; and Fontana, Loma Linda, Redlands and Yucaipa in the inland valleys between Los Angeles and Palm Springs
S.M.A.R.T. Dogs
www.smartdogs.org
Serving Alameda and west Contra Costa counites
San Diego Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.sandiegoloal.com
Serving the northern, inland areas of San Diego County including Carmel Mountain, Escondido, Mira Mesa, Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Sabre Springs and Scripps Ranch
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA
www.sdhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_PAT
Serving San Diego County and North County
San Diego North County Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleash.org/pages/chapters.html
Serving Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista
San Francisco SPCA
www.sfspca.org/programs-services/animal-assisted-therapy
Serving the city of San Francisco
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Sonoma Humane Society Pet Assisted Therapy (PAT) Program
www.sonomahumane.org/help/volunteer
Serving Sonoma County
spcaLA
www.spcala.com/volunteer/aat.php
Serving Southern California
Sunshine Team Therapy Dogs, a Program of Mendocino Coast Humane Society
www.mendocinohumane.org/article.php?art=sunshine
Serving the North Coast communities of Fort Bragg, Mendocino and surrounding areas
Sutter Medical Center
www.suttermedicalcenter.org/volunteer/pet.html
Serving Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento
The Marin Humane Society SHARE Program
www.marinhumanesociety.org/site/c.aiIOI3NLKgKYF/b.7727643/k.65C4/AnimalAssisted_Therapy.htm
Serving Marin County
The Peacock Foundation
www.peacockfoundation.org
Provides at-risk youth accessible and relevant mental health services while building community partnerships, using rescued animals to rescue children; serving Southern California
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #220
www.facebook.com/pages/Therapy-Dogs-International-Chapter-220-Fresno-CA/277987335560000
Serving Fresno
Therapy Dogs of the Sierra, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #186
www.motherlodek9.com/therapy
Serving Calavera and Tuolumne counties, and performing therapy dog evaluations for Northern California
TherapyPets
www.therapypets.org
Serving communities in the San Francisco Bay area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma; and some areas in the near Central Valley
Tony La Russa’s ARF Pet Hug Pack
www.arf.net/people-programs/pet-hug-pack
Serving Contra Costa County
UCLA People-Animal Connection (PAC), a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.uclahealth.org/site.cfm?id=67
Serving at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, and Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital in Santa Monica
Warm Hearts & Cold Noses, a Program of San Lorenzo Dog Training Club
www.sldtc.org/community.php
Serving the greater East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Colorado (CO)
Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado
www.animalassistedtherapyprograms.com
Provides outpatient counseling to people of all ages with the assistance of animal-assisted therapy in the Denver area
Animals for Therapy
www.animals4therapy.org
A statewide resource center for Pet Partners therapy animal teams and facilities. We provide training for therapy dogs and handlers at a Lakewood dog training facility, and offer evaluation services in the Denver area.
Children’s Hospital Colorado Prescription Pet Program
www.childrenscolorado.org/donate-volunteer/volunteer/prescription-pets
Serving Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver
Denver Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.denverpetpartners.org
Provides registered handler-animal teams and facility program implementation/management services to the metro Denver and surrounding areas, as well as education, training and evaluation for volunteers and health care professionals
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Pet Therapy Program
www.exemplalutheran.org/pets#.UdnXl_fn_Qx
Serving Exempla Lutheran Medical Center and Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, and Colorado Lutheran Home in Arvada
Heeling Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.heelingfriends.org
Serving the Steamboat Springs area
Heeling Partners of the Roaring Fork Valley
www.heelingpartners.com
Serving Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt
Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC)
www.habic.org
Serving the Denver metro area, and northern Colorado including Estes Park, Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and Windsor
Larimer Animal People Project (LAPP)
www.colapp.org
Serving Larimer County including Estes Park, Fort Collins, Longmont, Loveland and surrounding areas
Paws for Responsibility Pawsitive Reading Program
www.paws4responsibility.org/kidreadpaws.html
Serving in schools and libraries in the Denver area
Professional Therapy Dogs of Colorado
www.protherapydogscolorado.vpweb.com
Provides education, training, and evaluation for dog/handler teams to professionals working in the mental health field; headquartered in Denver
School Therapy Dogs
www.schooltherapydogs.org
Website assists education professionals in establishing animal assisted therapy programs in schools and facilitates the sharing of best practices in this field
Therapy Dogs of Boulder County
www.therapydogsbouldercounty.com
Serving Boulder County in hospitals in Boulder, Lafayette, Longmont and Louisville
Vail Pet Partners
www.vailpetpartners.org
Serving Eagle County including Vail, Avon, Edwards, Eagle and Gypsum
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Connecticut (CT)
Cold Noses, Warm Hearts, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coldnosesnwarmhearts.org
Serving Connecticut and southern Massachusetts
Healing Hounds of Stamford Hospital, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Connecticut.html
Serving Connecticut
H.E.A.R.T. (Human-Animal Educational and Relational Therapy) Programs
www.heartpetprograms.com
Serving Putnam and Westchester counties in New York, and the New York side of Fairfield County in Connecticut
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Paws ‘N Effect Canine Training Center
www.pawsneffect.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations in Hamden
Paws to Relax, a Program of the University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10691316.2011.624934
Serving Universtity of Connecticut students at the Homer Babbidge Library in Storrs; the above link is to an article describing the program
Soul Friends – The Center for Human-Animal Kindness
www.soul-friends.org
Provides clinical animal assisted interventions to children throughout Connecticut
Tails of Joy, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tailsofjoy.org
Serving throughout Connecticut, with some members serving in Massachusetts
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Delaware (DE)
Faithful Friends Pet Therapy Program
www.faithfulfriends.us/pet-therapy-services
Serving Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware; and Delaware County in Pennsylvania
Literacy Education Assistance Pups (L.E.A.P.)
www.leapreading.org
Serving Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware, and the Delmar and Salisbury areas in Maryland
National Capital Therapy Dogs
www.nctdinc.org
Serving the DelMarVa region
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
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Florida (FL)
Alpha Dog Academy
www.alphadogacademy.com
Offers therapy dog training in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Canine Assisted Therapy
www.catdogs.org
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, St. Lucie and Sumter counties
Canine Therapy Teams of the Villages
www.facebook.com/CanineTherapyTeamsofTheVillagesFl
Serving seniors in Lake, Sumter and Marion counties, including The Villages and Lady Lake
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.cctd.org
Serving Lake County
Cherry Point Dog Training Center, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.cherrypointdtc.com
Offers therapy dog training, evaluations, and educational workshops for handlers and facility management in the greater Pensacola area including Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, Florida; and Baldwin County, Alabama
Emerald Coast FURever Friends, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.emeraldcoastfureverfriends.com
Serving the Emerald Coast from Pensacola to Panama City
Grace Animal Therapy Ministry, a Ministry of Grace Episcopal Church, Ocala
www.graceocala.org/page.php?sectionID=3&ID;=130
Serving the greater Ocala area
Gulf Coast Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.facebook.com/pages/Gulf-Coast-Pet-Partners/1399394183636746
Serving the southwest Florida coastal area from Naples to Tampa including Bonita Springs, Englewood, Fort Myers, North Port, Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sanibel Island, Sarasota and Venice
Humane Society of Broward County
www.humanebroward.com/php/aatherapy.php
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties
Humane Society of Greater Miami
www.humanesocietymiami.org/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=41&Itemid;=21
Serving the greater Miami area
P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Working Saints), a Ministry of Grace Church, Cape Coral Campus
www.egracechurch.com/cc-pets-are-working-saints
Serving Cape Coral, Fort Myers and Lehigh
PAWS for Love Therapy Dogs
www.pawsassistancedogs.com
Serving the Ft. Myers and Naples areas with therapy dog teams; assistance dog program serves southwest and central Florida
Paws for Smiles
www.facebook.com/PawsForSmiles/info
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties
Pawsitive Pets, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsitivepets.org
Serving northeast Florida
Pet Therapy
www.pet-therapy.org
Serving the greater southwest Florida area
Progressive Paws
www.progressivepaws.org
Serving children with special needs throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties
Project PUP (Pets Uplifting People)
www.projectpup.net
Serving the Tampa Bay area including Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Space Coast Therapy Dogs
www.spacecoasttherapydogs.org
Serving Brevard County
SPCA of Central Florida Pet Therapy Program
www.orlandopets.org/volunteer_adults.htm
Serving Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties
Star Bright Therapy and Obedience Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.starbrighttherapydogs.org
Serving the St. Lucie County area in south Florida
Suncoast Humane Society
www.humane.org
Serving large portions of Charlotte, Sarasota, and Lee counties (Boca Grande)
Sunshine on a Leash
www.sunshineonaleash.org
Serving Jupiter, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens, Stuart, Tequesta, Wellington and West Palm Beach
SW Florida Professional Dog Trainers Alliance
www.swflprofessionaldogtrainers.com
Offers therapy dog training in Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Ft. Myers, Naples and Sanibel Island
The Brody Project for Animal Assisted Therapy
www.thebrodyproject.org
Serving Naples
The Dynamic Dog Club of The Villages , an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.dynamicdogclub.com/therapy–read.html
Serving the residents of The Villages retirement community in Lake, Marion and Sumter counties of central Florida
Therapy Dog Foundation
www.therapydogsfl.org
Serving Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and northern Broward County including the northern part of Fort Lauderdale
Therapy Dogs of Brevard County
www.brevardtherapydogs.com
Serving Brevard County
Therapy Dogs of South Florida
www.therapydogsofsouthflorida.org
Serving southern Florida
Therapy International
www.therapyinternational.com
Offers therapy dog training and provides animal-assisted therapy in Kissimmee
TMH Animal Therapy, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tmh.org/animaltherapy
Serving the patients of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital and other facilities in the Big Bend area
Tranquil Pawz Therapy Dogs
www.facebook.com/TranquilPawzTherapyDogs?sk=info
Serving Central Florida, including Dade City, and Hernando and Pasco counties
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Georgia (GA)
A Dog’s View Training
www.adogsview.net/A-Dog-s-View-Training.html
Offers therapy dog training and certification in the north metro Atlanta area; located in Kennesaw
Animals Deserve Better
www.animalsdeservebetter.com
Offers training for service, assistance, therapy and companionship dogs in the lower southeastern states within close proximity to Atlanta
Atlanta Pet Partners
www.atlantapetpartners.org
Serving the greater Atlanta area and the surrounding counties of Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale
CAREing Paws
www.careingpaws.org
Serving Georgia, including Atlanta, Dahlonega and Macon
Compassionate Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.romepaws.org
Serving northwest Georgia, south through Atlanta; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
DreamWorkers
www.dogsaver.org/dreamworkers
Serving west metro Atlanta, and Paulding, Cobb, Douglas and Carroll counties
Happy Tails
www.happytailspets.org
Serving the Atlanta metro area
Humane Hearts, a Program of Humane Society of Forsyth County
www3.forsythpets.org/wp/community/humane-hearts
Serving Forsyth County including Cumming, Johns Creek, Suwanee and Vickery Creek
North Georgia Therapy Paws
www.ngtpaws.org
Serving Forsyth, Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin and North Fulton
Paws Patrol
www.pawspatrol.com
Serving the Albany area
Perimeter Pet Pals
www.perimeterpetpals.com
Serving Apharetta, Cumming, Duluth and Suwanee
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
SC Dogs Therapy Group
www.scdogs.org
Serving Anderson, Seneca and Clemson, South Carolina; and northeast Georgia
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #193
www.facebook.com/groups/tdi193
Serving the Atlanta metro area
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Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii Canines for Independence
www.assistancedogshawaii.org/community-outreach/therapy-team
Serving in the Makawao area
Hawaii Fi-Do, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.hawaiifido.org/community-programs
Serving Oahu
Tails of Aloha
www.tailsofaloha.com
Serving Hawaii
Tripler Army Medical Center Human Animal Bond Program
www.tamc.amedd.army.mil/services/humananimal.htm
Serving Tripler Army Medical Center
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Idaho (ID)
Companions Dog Resort
www.companionsdogresort.com/therapy-dog.html
Offers therapy dog training in Boise and the surrounding areas including Ada and Canyon counties
Helping Idaho Dogs
www.helpingidahodogs.org
Serving Ada and Canyon counties
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Pawsitive Works
www.pawsitiveworks.com
Serving at-risk youth and with shelter dogs in Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho; Spokane, Washington; and with expansion opportunities through-out the United States
Therapy Pets Serving Mini-Cassia
www.therapyppetsservingminicassia.com
Serving the area of Minidoka and Cassia counties in southern Idaho
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Illinois (IL)
Adventures with Bailey
www.adventureswithbailey.org
Serving Chicago’s North Shore
Assisi Animal Foundation
www.assisi.org/therapy.html
Serving the Crystal Lake area
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Canine Therapy Corps
www.caninetherapycorps.org
Serving the greater Chicago area
DarnFar Ranch
www.darnfar.com/Therapy_Dog/index.htm
Serving south central Illinois, including the St. Louis area
Dogs of Endearment, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Southeastern Wisconsin including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties; and Lake County, Illinois
Edward Hospital
www.edward.org/AnimalAssistedTherapy
Serving Edward and Linden Oaks Hospitals in Naperville
For Your K9 Therapy Group, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.foryourk9.com
Serving the greater Chicago area
Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club
www.fvtherapydogs.org
Serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties
Heartland Service Dogs
www.heartlandservicedogs.org
Located in the Chicagoland area and serving Illinois and northern Indiana with service and therapy dogs
Lincolnshire Animal Hospital
www.lincolnshireanimalhospital.com
Serving the northern and northwestern suburbs of Chicago
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Paws 4 Healing
www.osfsaintfrancis.org/donate/volunteer-services/paws-4-healing.html
Serving OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Illinois
Paws 4 Patients, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.facebook.com/pages/Paws-4-Patients/303712177621?sk=info
Serving the near west suburbs and west side of Chicago
Pets for Vets/PAWSitive Therapy Troupe, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsitivetherapy.com
Serving the western suburbs of Chicago
Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy
www.rainbowaat.org
Serving the greater Chicago area
Sit Stay Read
www.sitstayread.org
Serving Chicago inner-city schools and community facilities
The Fine Canine
www.finecanine.com/dog-therapy-training-chicago-il.html
Offers therapy dog training in the Chicago area
Tree House Humane Society
www.treehouseanimals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_animal_assisted_therapy
Serving the greater Chicago area with therapy cat teams
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Indiana (IN)
Caring Paws
www.caring-paws.org
Serving the greater Lafayette area
Healing Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleashindy.org
Serving Indianapolis & surrounding areas
Heartland Service Dogs
www.heartlandservicedogs.org
Located in the Chicagoland area and serving Illinois and northern Indiana with service and therapy dogs
Jack’s DOGs
www.jacksdogs.org
Serving the Greenwood area, south central Indiana, and the Indiana School for the Deaf
Jus Pet-Um Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.juspet-umpartners.org
Serving primarily northern Indiana, particularly Elkhart and St. Joseph counties
Monroe County Humane Association VIPaws Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.monroehumane.org/#!vipaws/ciw0
Serving the Bloomington area
Paws & Think, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsandthink.org
Serving Marion and surrounding counties
TheraPets of Indiana
www.therapetsofindiana.org
Serving Indianapolis
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #267
www.facebook.com/TDIChp267
Serving the greater Lafayette area
W.A.G.S. (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) Pet therapy of Kentucky
www.kywags.org
Serving the Louisville metro area, and Bullit, Hardin, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky; and southern Indiana
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Iowa (IA)
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Corridor Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.corridortherapydogs.com
Serving Anamosa, Marion, Cedar Rapids, North Liberty, Coralville, Iowa City, and surrounding communities in the Corridor
Paws & Effect, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws-effect.org
Serving Iowa
Therapy Dogs of Johnson County, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapydogsjc.com
Serving Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty and Solon
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Kansas (KS)
Human Animal Bond
www.ftleavenworthhab.org
Serving the greater Leavenworth, Lansing and Ft. Leavenworth areas
Mo-Kan Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.mo-kanpetpartners.org
Serving Missouri and Kansas in the greater Kansas City area
Pets for Life, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.kcpetsforlife.com
Serving the greater Kansas City area in Kansas and Missouri
Prairieland Visiting Animals Association
www.topekavisitingpets.info
Serving Shawnee County and the greater Topeka area
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Kentucky (KY)
Central Kentucky Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loalcky.com
Serving the greater Lexington area
Pawsibilities Unleashed
www.pawsibilitiesunleashed.org/therapy-dogs
Serving Kentucky and surrounding areas
Pet Love
www.facebook.com/pages/Pet-Love-Inc/158893087526276
Serving Louisville and the surrounding areas including Bullitt, Oldham and Shelby County
Somerset Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.facebook.com/pages/Love-on-a-Leash-Therapy-Pets-Somerset-KY/430256985507
Serving the Somerset/Pulaski County area of southern Kentucky
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
Therapy Pets of Greater Cincinnati, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapypetsofgreatercincinnati.org
Serving throughout the greater Cincinnati, Ohio/northern Kentucky metro area
W.A.G.S. (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) Pet therapy of Kentucky, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.kywags.org
Serving the Louisville metro area, and Bullit, Hardin, Oldham and Shelby counties in Kentucky; and southern Indiana
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Louisiana (LA)
Dr. Dogs Pet Therapy, a Program of the Southwest Louisiana Humane Society
www.swladrdogscom.fatcow.com
Serving the greater Lake Charles area
PAWS of NE Louisiana
www.pawsnela.org
Serving NE Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loal-st.com
Serving St. Tammany Parish in southeast Louisiana, including Mandeville, Covington, Madisonville, Lacombe and Slidell
Visiting Pet Program
www.visitingpetprogram.org
Serving the greater New Orleans area
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Maine (ME)
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Silent Sidekicks
www.silentsidekicks.org
Serving the state of Maine including Bangor, Calais, Houlton, Lincoln and Portland; and New Brunswick, Canada
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Maryland (MD)
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Fidos for Freedom
www.fidosforfreedom.org
Serving the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area with hearing dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs
KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services)
www.kpets.org
Serving south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland
Literacy Education Assistance Pups (L.E.A.P.)
www.leapreading.org
Serving Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware, and the Delmar and Salisbury areas in Maryland
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Paws 4 Comfort
www.howardcountymd.gov/DisplayPrimary.aspx?id=6442462460
Serving Howard County including Columbia
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
People & Animals Who Serve (P.A.W.S)
www.aacounty.org/Aging/PAWS/paws.cfm#.Uo0oTvfTnQw
Serving Ann Arundel County
Pets on Wheels Maryland
www.petsonwheels.org
Serving in the following counties (cities): Allegany (Cumberland, Frostburg), Anne Arundel (Annapolis, Glen Burnie), Baltimore (Baltimore City), Calvert (Prince Frederick), Carroll (Westminster), Cecil (Conowingo, Elkton), Charles (La Plata, Waldorf), Frederick (Frederick, Thurmont), Garrett (Accident, Oakland), Harford (Bel Air, Darlington), Howard (Columbia, Ellicott City), Montgomery (Gaithersburg, Rockville), Prince George’s (Bowie, College Park), St. Mary’s (California, Lexington Park) and Washington (Hagerstown, Hancock)
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
Wags for Hope, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.wagsforhope.org
Serving northwestern Maryland
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Massachusetts (MA)
Bright Spot Therapy Dogs
www.bright-spot.org
Serving western Massachusetts
Capering Canines of Cape Cod
www.facebook.com/CaperingCaninesofCapeCod#!/CaperingCaninesofCapeCod?sk=info
Serving the Cape Cod region with both therapy dogs and a canine musical freestyle dance group
Caring Canines Visiting Therapy Dogs
www.caringcanines.org
Serving the greater Boston area
Children’s Hospital Boston Pawprints Dog Visitation Program
www.childrenshospital.org/patient-resources/family-resources/pawprints
Serving Children’s Hospital Boston
Cold Noses, Warm Hearts, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coldnosesnwarmhearts.org
Serving Connecticut and southern Massachusetts
Companion Animal Program
www.companionanimalprogram.com
Serving Cape Cod
Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts
www.therapydog.info
Serving Massachusetts
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
PetPals, a Program of FriendshipWorks
www.fw4elders.org/our-programs/petpals
Serving the Boston and Brookline areas
Pets and People Foundation
www.petsandpeoplefoundation.org
Serving eastern Massachusetts from Worcester east to the ocean and from Falmouth north to the New Hampshire border, including Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, and Lowell (the Route 495 and beyond)
Tails of Joy
www.tailsofjoy.org
Serving throughout Connecticut, with some members serving in Massachusetts
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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Michigan (MI)
Cosmic Canine Cure Service, a Program of MidMichigan Health
www.midmichigan.org/about/VolunteerOpportunities/medical-center-midland
Serving MidMichigan Health Medical Center in Midland
Diamonds In-The-Ruff Dog Training
www.diamonds-in-the-ruff.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations in Okemos, Mason, Lansing and Leslie; and therapy dog visitations in Ingham and Jackson counties
Dr. Paws Pet Assisted Therapy Dogs
www.drpaws.org
Serving the greater Detroit area
For Better Independence Assistance Dogs
www.fbidogs.org
Provides training and placement of service and facility therapy dogs in Lansing, Mason, Okemos, East Lansing and Haslett, and all of Ingham, Jackson, Oakland and Clinton counties
K-9 Home Schooling
www.k9homeschooling.com
Serving Washtenaw County
Mid-Michigan Therapy Dogs (MMTD) aka Angels with Paws
www.midmichigantherapydogs.com
Serving Genesee, Oakland and Saginaw counties
Pals with Paws Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.palspaws.com
Serving lower northern Michigan including Traverse City and surrounding areas
PAWS to Read
www.pawstoread.webs.com
Serving Monroe County
Pet-A-Pet Club
www.petapet.org
Serving the greater Detroit area in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Washtenaw counties
SuperiorLand Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.superiorlandpetpartners.org
Serving the Marquette County area
The Fur Angels
www.thefurangels.org
Serving southeastern Michigan with therapy visits, hospice visits, and a reading program, Reading with the Angels
Therapaws of Michigan
www.therapaws.org
Serving Ann Arbor and surrounding communities
U.S.A. Therapy Dogs
www.usatherapydogs.org
Serving central Michigan
Upper Michigan Dog Therapy Partnership
www.mgh.org/umdtp
Serving upper Michigan
West Michigan Therapy Dogs
www.wmtd.org
Serving western Michigan
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Minnesota (MN)
Animal Ambassadors, a Program of Animal Humane Society, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.animalhumanesociety.org/help/volunteer-animal-ambassadors
Serving Hennepin County, including Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Minneapolis
Bark Avenue on Parade
www.barkavenue.org
Serving the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) area
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
North Star Therapy Animals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.northstartherapyanimals.org
Serving the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) area
Paws for Learning
www.pawsforlearning.com
Serving in St. Paul
Paws Inn Resort & Training, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.pawsinnresort.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater western and western metro areas of Minneapolis
Puppy Love Therapy Dogs
puppylovedoginc.tripod.com
Serving south central Minnesota in the Mankato and New Ulm area
R.E.A.D. Dogs Minnesota
www.readdogsmn.org
Serving Minnesota
SE MN Therapy Dogs
www.aranzenberger.wix.com/semntd
Serving throughout southeastern Minnesota
Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapypetsrrv.org
Serving the areas of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
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Mississippi (MS)
Comfort Creatures of Northeast Mississippi
www.comfortcreatures.org
Based in Tupelo and serving north Mississippi
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
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Missouri (MO)
Animal Protective Association of Missouri (APA) PetReach Animal Assisted Activities
www.apamo.org/CommunityPrograms.aspx
Serving the St. Louis area
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet
www.dogschooling.info/training_services
Offers therapy dog training in Columbia
C.H.A.M.P Assistance Dogs
www.champdogs.org/therapy-dogs
Serving within a 50-mile radius of St. Louis
Domesti-PUPS (Providing Unique Personal Service)
www.domesti-pups.org
Serving Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and St. Joseph, Missouri; classroom therapy dogs placed nationwide
Mo-Kan Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.mo-kanpetpartners.org
Serving Missouri and Kansas in the greater Kansas City area
PAWsitive Visits, a Program of the Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction
www.rechai.missouri.edu/community-programs
Serving a retirement home in Columbia with visits by a variety of animals
Pet Therapy of the Ozarks
www.pettherapyozarks.org
Serving within a 50 mile radius of Springfield
Pets for Life, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.kcpetsforlife.com
Serving the greater Kansas City area in Kansas and Missouri
Research Center for Human-Animal Interactions (RECHAI)
www.rechai.missouri.edu
Serving Missouri
St. Louis Chapter of Love on a Leash
www.loveonaleashstl.com
Serving the St. Louis area
Support Dogs – TOUCH Program
www.supportdogs.org/Programs/Touch
Serving the St. Louis metro area
The PawZone, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.thepawzone.com
R.E.A.D. teams serving Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties
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Montana (MT)
Book Hounds, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate, and a Program of Montana T-Doggers
www.therapyanimals.org/Montana.html
Serving the Helena area
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Montana T-Doggers
www.mttherapydogs.com
Serving the Helena/Clancy area, Whitehall and Dillon
Mountain View Therapy Animals, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Montana.html
Serving South Central Montana
North Valley Hospital
www.nvhosp.org/nv.nsf/View/volunteer-DogVisitationProgram
Serving North Valley Hospital in Whitefish
Star Dog Services
www.facebook.com/pages/STAR-Dog-Services/112744418743073
Serving the Missoula area
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Nebraska (NE)
Domesti-PUPS (Providing Unique Personal Service)
www.domesti-pups.org
Serving Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, and St. Joseph, Missouri; classroom therapy dogs placed nationwide
Healing Heart Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.healinghearttherapydogs.org
Serving eastern Nebraska
Midlands Pet Therapy
www.midlandspettherapy.com
Serving the greater Omaha area
Rock’N Paws Therapy Dogs
www.facebook.com/RocknPawsTherapyDogs
Provides pet therapy to nursing homes, jail facilities, libraries, and child advocacy programs in North Platte and surrounding areas; also offers therapy dog training
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Nevada (NV)
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
Love Dog Adventures, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.lovedogadventures.com
Serving Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City
Love Dog Las Vegas
www.lovedoglasvegas.com
Offers therapy dog training in Las Vegas
Paws 4 Love
www.paws4lovereno.org
Serving the greater Reno area
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New Hampshire (NH)
Caring Animal Partners
www.caringanimalpartners.org
Serving New London
ElderPet, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.elderpet.org
Serving Seacoast, New Hampshire; also with teams in Maine and Massachusetts
Leash on Life of Southern NH, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.hhhc.org/volunteer
Serving the patients of Home Health & Hospice Care in southern New Hampshire
Luckdragon’s Angels Pet Therapy Group, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.luckdragonsangels.org
Serving Goffstown
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
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New Jersey (NJ)
Animal Adoption Center Pet Therapy Program
www.animaladoption.com/pet-programs.php
Serving Lindenwold and Camden County
Canines Can Do Dog Training
www.caninescando.com
Offers therapy dog training and evaluations; serving Ridgewood all of Bergen and Passaic counties
Canines Can Do Therapy Team
www.caninescando.com/Canines_Can_Do_Dog_Training/Join_our_Therapy_Dog_Team.html
Serving Bergen and Passaic counties
Caring Paws, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #126
www.caringpaws.net
Serving northwestern New Jersey including Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, southern New Jersey, and southern New York
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.comfortcaringcanines.org
Serving southeastern Pennsylvania; also with members in south New Jersey
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy
www.ccpettherapy.org
Serving northern New Jersey, primarily in Morris, Sussex, Warren and Union counties
Fido & Friends Assisted Therapy Group
www.allcritterssitting.wix.com/fidofriendsthergroup#!home/mainPage
Serving Cumberland County including Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland
Leashes of Love
www.meetup.com/leashesoflove
Serving Cherry Hill
Make Sit Happen
www.makesithappen.com
Offers therapy dog training and certification in Hillsborough and surrounding areas
Mamaradlo Cocker Spaniels
www.thepartypups.com
Licensed social worker provides animal-assisted therapy to autistic, asperger, phobic and fearful children in private sessions in their homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, New York; and New Jersey
Paws for People, a Program of St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center
www.sthuberts.org/page.aspx?pid=340
Serving northern New Jersey
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Paws for the Soul
www.petfinder.com/shelters/pawsforlife.html (scroll down to Paws for the Soul)
Serving southern New Jersey in Camden and Gloucester counties
Sit and Stay
www.njsitnstay.com
Offers therapy dog training in northern New Jersey
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
TheraPet
www.therapet-inc.com
Serving central New Jersey with some members in nearby states
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New Mexico (NM)
Dogwood Therapy Services
www.dogwoodtherapy.com
Provides animal-assisted occupational therapy in Albuquerque, Corrales, and Rio Rancho, and offers continuing education opportunities including volunteer visitations, animal-assisted therapy for licensed professionals, animal-assisted education, and animal support (dog handlers and trainers), internationally
Goldstar Animals Helping People, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.goldstaranimalshelpingpeople.com
Serving the Taos area
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society Pet Outreach Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.sfhumanesociety.org/EducationOutreach.php
Serving Santa Fe and surrounding areas
Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers
www.sccvtherapydogs.com
Serving New Mexico, primarily the central valley including Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Tales of Joy R.E.A.D. Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.talesofjoyread.com
Serving students in Rio Rancho
Therapaws, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/New_Mexico.html
Serving Las Cruces and surrounding areas
Warm Hearts Network, a Program of Animal Humane New Mexico
www.animalhumanenm.org/pets/programs/warm_hearts_network/index.php
Serving central New Mexico
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New York (NY)
ASPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Programs, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.aspca.org/nyc/aspca-animal-assisted-therapy-programs
Serving New York City
Bideawee, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.bideawee.org
Serving the New York metro area and Long Island
Caring Paws, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #126
www.caringpaws.net
Serving northwestern New Jersey including Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties, southern New Jersey, and southern New York
Cornell Companions
www.vet.cornell.edu/services/companions
Seving the Ithaca area
Green Chimneys
www.greenchimneys.org
Serving youth of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, the mid-Hudson region, and New York City with special education programs and therapeutic animal-assisted activities
H.E.A.R.T. (Human-Animal Educational and Relational Therapy) Programs
www.heartpetprograms.com
Serving Putnam and Westchester counties in New York, and the New York side of Fairfield County in Connecticut
Hudson Valley Visiting Pet Program, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.hudsonvalleyvisitingpets.com
Serving Bergen and Rockland counties
K-9 Healers
www.k-9healers.com
Offers therapy dog training in Branchport
Mamaradlo Cocker Spaniels
www.thepartypups.com
Licensed social worker provides animal-assisted therapy to autistic, asperger, phobic and fearful children in private sessions in their homes in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island, New York; and New Jersey
New Rochelle Humane Society
www.newrochellehumanesociety.org
Serving lower Westchester County
Patchogue Rotary Animal Assisted Therapy
www.praatinc.org
Serving the Suffolk County, Long Island area
Paws for Love, a Program of SPCA Serving Erie County
www.yourspca.org/page.aspx?pid=354#pawsforlove
Serving Western New York
Pet Assisted Therapy of Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.lollypop.org/site/c.clKUI9OQIoJcH/b.7801481/k.5007/Become_a_PAT_Volunteer.htm
Serving the greater Rochester area
Pet Partners of Syracuse, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.petpartnersofsyracuse.org
Serving central New York and North Country areas, including Syracuse and surrounding suburbs of Oswego and Fulton, south to Ithaca and Cortland, and North Country to Henderson, Watertown, Canton and Gouverneur
Pets Uplifting People (PUP), a Program of Hero
www.hero-ny.org (follow link at bottom)
Serving people with disabilities and at-risk children in Westchester County
Positive Paws Visiting Pet Program, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.positivepaws.org/PositivePaws/Visiting_Pet_Program.html
Serving Dutchess County including Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Rhinebeck, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill and Lagrangeville
Schenectady Chapter of Therapy Dogs International (TDI)
www.facebook.com/pages/Schenectady-Chapter-of-Therapy-Dogs-International/122657701150737?sk=info
Serving the Schenectady area
Share-A-Pet
www.shareapet.org
Serving San Francisco, California; Broward, northern Dade, and southern Palm Beach counties, Florida; and South Glens Falls and surrounding areas, New York
Sunshine Friends
www.sunshinefriends.org
Serving central New York, including Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga and Oswego counties
The Good Dog Foundation
www.thegooddogfoundation.org
Based in Manhattan (NYC), The Good Dog Foundation trains and certifies therapy dog teams which serve people in health care, social service, educational and community facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and at disaster sites around the country
Therapy Animals of Western New York (TAWNY)
www.therapyanimalswny.org
A central information source connecting animals and people, including those interested in training to become animal therapy teams, and matching existing animal therapy teams to facilities needing their services; serving the greater Buffalo/Niagara and Western New York area
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
Therapy Dogs United (TDU)
www.therapydogsunited.org
Serving western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania (Erie and greater Pittsburgh region)
WCA Hospital
www.wcahospital.org/volunteer.php
Serving WCA Hospital in Jamestown
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North Carolina (NC)
Canine Caregivers Therapy Dogs
www.caninecaregiversnc.com
Serving the Salisbury area
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Canines for Therapy, a Program of Carolina Canines for Service, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesforservice.org/Therapy.html
Serving the Wilmington and Raleigh areas in North Carolina; and Charleston in South Carolina
Coastal Carolina Chapter of Love on a Leash, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.coastalcarolinaloal.org
Serving Carteret, Craven, Onslow and Pamilco counties
Honor Therapy and Assistance Dogs
www.honortherapydogs.org
Serving Charlotte
K-9 Capers Dog Training Academy
www.k9caperstraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in Albemarle, Charlotte, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Locust, Mt. Pleasant and Salisbury
Katies Kidz, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #238
www.k9caperstraining.com/therapy-dogs.html
Serving Albemarle, Charlotte, Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Locust, Mt. Pleasant and Salisbury
Lifeline Canines
www.lifelinecanines.org
Serving Onslow, Carteret, Craven and surrounding counties, including the cities of Swansboro, Jacksonville, Morehead City and New Bern
North Carolina Pet Partners (NCPP), a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.ncpetpartners.org
Serving central North Carolina (Greensboro, Burlington, Winston-Salem) and Pet Partners teams across North Carolina
Paws on a Mission, a Program of the Integrative Healthcare Department at Mission Hospital
www.missionhospitals.org/pet-therapy
Serving Buncombe and McDowell counties in western North Carolina
PEP: Pets Engaging People, People Engaging Pets
www.petsengagingpeople.com (coming soon if not working yet)
Serving primarily in Wake County, but also in Chatham, Durham, Johnston and Orange counties
Start Them Right
www.startthemright.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Apex/Cary area
Teamworks Dog Training
www.dogtrainingraleighnc.net/Group_Classes/therapy_dog.html
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Raleigh area
The Center for Creativity and Healing
www.centerforcreativityandhealing.com
Licensed counselor provides animal-assisted therapy in the Charlotte area
The Dog Knowledge
www.thedogknowledge.com/web/service-therapy
Offers therapy dog training in Charlotte
Town & Country Animal Care Center
www.tcanimalcare.com/ken_home.html
Offers therapy dog training in the Cary/Apex area
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North Dakota (ND)
Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapypetsrrv.org
Serving the areas of Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota
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Ohio (OH)
4-H PetPALS, a Program of Ohio State University Extension
www.4hpetpals.osu.edu
Serving central Ohio
Angel Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.angelpawstherapy.org
Serving central Ohio
Angie’s Therapy Dog Class
www.therapydogclass.com
Serving Columbus and surrounding areas
Best Friends Pet Assisted Therapy
www.bestfriendspetassistedtherapy.org
Serving the Miami Valley in southwest Ohio
Canine Crew, a Program of Medina Hospital
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/regional-locations/medina-hospital/about/volunteer-canine.aspx
Serving Medina Hospital in Cleveland
Canines for Christ
www.k9forchrist.org
Serving the greater Tampa, Florida area; Bunnlevel, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and White Hall, Arizona
Caring Therapy Canines
www.caringtherapycanines.com
Serving the Wooster area
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Dog Visitation Program
www.cincinnatichildrens.org/giving/volunteer/dog-visitation/default
Serving the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Clermont County Dog Training Club
www.ccdtc.org/Classes/Therapy.htm
Offers therapy dog training in Clermont County and the Greater Cincinnati area
Dogtors
www.dogtors.com
Serving the Miami Valley area
K-9’s for Compassion, a Pet Partners Affiliate
k9sforcompassion.tripod.com
Serving Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumball counties in Ohio; and Mercer and Shenango counties in Pennsylvania
Love on a Leash, a Program of Robinson Memorial Hospital, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.robinsonmemorial.org/main/love-on-a-leash.aspx
Serving Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna
mvPTa (Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association)
www.mvpta.com
Serving the greater Miami Valley area
Partners with Paws
www.partnerswithpawsohio.org
Serving in Cuyahoga, Geauga and Lake counties
Paws for Care, a Program of Fairview Hospital
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations_directions/regional-locations/fairview-hospital/about/
opportunities.aspx (scroll down a bit)
Serving Fairview Hospital in Cleveland
The Doggie Brigade™, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.akronchildrens.org/cms/doggie_brigade
Serving the Akron Children’s Hospital campuses in Akron and Broadman
Therapy Pets of Greater Cincinnati, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapypetsofgreatercincinnati.org
Serving throughout the greater Cincinnati, Ohio/northern Kentucky metro area
Toledo Dog Training
www.toledodogtraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in the Toledo metro area
Toledo Therapy Pets
www.toledodogtraining.com/deltasocietytherapydog.asp
Serving the Toledo metro community
Tuscarawas Valley Kennel Club
www.facebook.com/pages/Tuscarawas-Valley-Kennel-Club/60609692204
Serving the Dover/New Philadelphia area of east central Ohio
Vitas Hospice Paw Pals
www.vitas.com
Serving the Dayton area
WAGtime, a Program of Summa Health System
www.thesummafoundation.org/Volunteers/Summa-Akron-City-Hospital-Summa-St-Thomas-or-Summa-Rehab-Hospital/WAGtime-Pet-Partner-Visitation-Program
Serving the Summa Akron City Hospital and the Summa St. Thomas Hospital
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Oklahoma (OK)
A New Leash on Life
www.newleashinc.org
Serving the Oklahoma City metro area including Bethany, Del City, Edmond, Midwest City, Moore, Mustang, Norman and Yukon
Creatures and Kids
www.creaturesandkids.org
Serving the Oklahoma City metro area and beyond
Human Animal Link of Oklahoma (H.A.L.O.) Foundation
www.yourhalofoundation.org
Serving the state of Oklahoma, with a greater concentration in Oklahoma City, Edmond, Yukon, Piedmont, Moore, Mustang, Midwest City, Norman, Jones, El Reno and Choctaw
Paw Pals, a Program of Tulsa Dog Training Club
www.tulsadogs.com/pawpals
Serving the Tulsa metro area including Bixby, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Jenks, Sand Springs and Sapulpa
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Oregon (OR)
AAA/AAT Therapy Dog Information for Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR
www.therapydoginfo.net/petpartners.html
Provides information for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Vancouver/Portland area
Cascade Canine Crisis Response
www.cascadecaninecr.org
Provides relief and comfort to survivors and service providers affected by traumatic incidents in Oregon and Washington
Columbia River Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.columbiariverpetpartners.org
Serving the communities of the Columbia River Basin from Hood River to the Pacific Ocean, including Camas, Vancouver, Portland, Ridgefield, Longview and Astoria
Compassionate Canines of Central Oregon, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.dancinwoofs.com/?page_id=601
Serving central Oregon
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
F.E.T.C.H (Friends Eager To Come Help) Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.fetchtherapydogs.org
Serving Lane County including Eugene and Springfield
Four-Footed Ministers – Spiritual Sojourners
www.fourfootedministers.com
Provides spiritual direction and consulting to organizations wishing to set up their own dog-ministry programs; serving the greater Portland area
Furry Friends Therapy Dogs
www.furryfriendstherapydogs.org
Serving Coos County including Coos Bay, North Bend and Bandon
Mountain Peaks Therapy Llamas
www.rojothellama.com
Provides llama and alpaca therapy visitations throughout Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
Oregon Coast Therapy Animals, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.oregoncoasttherapyanimals.org
Serving the Oregon coast from Lincoln City south to Florence, and from Newport east to Toledo and Siletz
Oregon Humane Society
www.oregonhumane.org/pet_training/class_schedule.asp
Provides training and evaluations for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Portland/Vancouver area
PAAWS – People and Animals Who Serve, a Pet Partners Affiliate, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paawsoregon.org
Serving the greater Eugene area
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
That Animal Place
www.thatanimalplace.com/pet-partners.html
Provides Pet Partners evaluations in Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR
Welcome Waggers, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Oregon.html
Serving Benton and Linn counties
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Pennsylvania (PA)
Belle the Therapy Dog, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate and Therapy Dogs United (TDU) Affiliate
www.bellethetherapydog.com
Serving western Pennsylvania including Erie, Centerville, Townville, Titusville, Oil City, Tionesta, Tidioute, Warren, Franklin, Grove City, Cranberry, Butler and the Pittsburgh area
Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs
www.comfortcaringcanines.org
Serving southeastern Pennsylvania; also with members in south New Jersey
Faithful Friends Pet Therapy Program
www.faithfulfriends.us/pet-therapy-services
Serving Kent, New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware; and Delaware County in Pennsylvania
K-9’s for Compassion, a Pet Partners Affiliate
k9sforcompassion.tripod.com
Serving Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumball counties in Ohio; and Mercer and Shenango counties in Pennsylvania
Keystone Therapy Dogs, a Program of Susquehanna Service Dogs
www.keystonehumanservices.org/ssd/therapyDog.php
Provides animal-assisted therapy in south central Pennsylvania
KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services)
www.kpets.org
Serving south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland
Lebanon County Kennel Club
www.lebanoncountykc.org/therapy.htm
Serving the Lebanon area
Lehigh Valley K-9 Therapy Association, Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #100
www.facebook.com/TherapyDogs#!/TherapyDogs/info
Serving Nazareth and Lehigh Valley
Lehigh Valley Therapy Dogs
www.lvtherapydogs.org
Serving Lehigh Valley
Nor’wester Readers Canine Assisted Learning Program
www.norwesterreaders.org
Serving in mid/lower Bucks County and Montgomery County
Pals for Life
www.palsforlife.org
Serving Delaware Valley
PAWS for People Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services
www.pawsforpeople.org
Serving parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Paws with Patience
www.pawswithpatience.com
Serving parts of Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania
Pleasure of Your Company Therapy Dogs
www.poycdogs.org
Serving Lehigh Valley
Therapy Dogs International (TDI) Chapter #110
www.facebook.com/Chapter110TDI/info
Serving the greater Sunbury area of central Pennsylvania
Therapy Dogs United (TDU)
www.therapydogsunited.org
Serving western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania (Erie and greater Pittsburgh region)
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
www.wpahumane.org/continuinged.html
Provides therapy dog training to the greater Pittsburgh area
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Rhode Island (RI)
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Tufts Paws for People, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.tufts.edu/vet/paws/
Serving primarily central Massachusetts, with teams in eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and Rhode Island
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South Carolina (SC)
Canines for Therapy, a Program of Carolina Canines for Service, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesforservice.org/Therapy.html
Serving the Wilmington and Raleigh areas in North Carolina; and Charleston in South Carolina
K-9 Care Unit
www.k9careunit.org
Serving the Charleston area
Prescription Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.prescriptionpaws.org
Serving the Midlands of South Carolina
SC Dogs Therapy Group
www.scdogs.org
Serving Anderson, Seneca and Clemson, South Carolina; and northeast Georgia
Southeastern Therapy Animal Resources (STAR)
www.southeasterntherapydogs.org
Serving the Charleston area
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South Dakota (SD)
No known local organizations
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Tennessee (TN)
Compassionate Paws, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.romepaws.org
Serving northwest Georgia, south through Atlanta; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
H.A.B.I.T. (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee)
www.vet.utk.edu/habit
Serving Tennessee
Helping Hounds Pet Therapy
www.helpinghounds.org
Serving the greater Memphis area including West Memphis/Marion, Arkansas; Southaven/Olive Branch, Mississippi; and Tipton and Fayette counties in Tennessee
Mid South Therapy Dogs & Friends
www.midsouththerapydogs.org
Serving Memphis and surrounding communities
Paws for Reading, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.midsouththerapydogs.org (follow R.E.A.D. Programs link on left)
Serving the Mid South area
READing Paws, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.readingpaws.org
Serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee
Therapy ARC, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapyarc.org
Serving Middle Tennessee
Tender Paws Pet Therapy of Clarksville, TN
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157758911899
Serving the Clarksville and Fort Campbell areas
Tennessee Safety Spotters, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tnsafetyspotters.org
Serving Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee
West TN Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.westtntherapydogs.org
Serving western Tennessee and surrounding areas
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Texas (TX)
Aggieland Pets With A Purpose
www.apwap.org
Serving the Brazos Valley community
Angel Paws Animal-Assisted Acitivies and Therapy, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.angelpaws.info
Serving the greater Waco area
Austin Dog Alliance
www.austindogalliance.org
Serving the greater Austin area
Caring Critters
www.caringcritters.org
Serving the Houston metro area
Compassion Connection, a Program of SPCA of Texas, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.spca.org/page.aspx?pid=253#compassionConnection
Serving the Dallas area
Delta Hearts of Gold, a Pet Partners Community Partner, and an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.deltaheartsofgold.org
Serving the Fort Worth area
Delta Pet Partners of San Antonio, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.deltappsa.org
Serving the greater San Antonio area
Divine Canines
www.divinecanines.org
Serving the greater Austin area
Dog Tales
www.chromadane.com/tdi.htm
Serving children with literacy issues at the Midland County Library and other local children’s service organizations in the Permian Basin of West Texas
Faithful Friends Animal-Assisted Therapy Ministry
www.faithfulfriendsaat.com
Serving Houston’s Bay Area including Clear Lake City, Friendswood, League City, Pasadena, South Houston and Webster
Faithful Paws Pet Therapy of Houston
www.faithfulpawshouston.com
Serving the greater Houston area
Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs
www.hotthdogs.org
Serving the greater Dallas area
Hearts in Harmony, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.heartsinharmonytx.org
Serving at-risk youth in the Tyler area
Hospice Hounds
www.chromadane.com/tdi.htm
Serving with volunteers trained in grief counseling for those in hospice care in the Permian Basin of West Texas
Huntsville Pets Helping People, an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate, and an ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.petshelpingpeople.com
Serving Walker County
Independent Therapy Dogs
www.sites.google.com/site/idtdinc
Serving Southern California, Davis, California, and Austin, Texas, with advocates in Buckeye/Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Barbara, California
Kathleen C. Cailloux Humane Society of Kerrville
www.humanesocietyofkerrville.com/volunteer.htm
Serving Kerrville
Montgomery Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.montgomerypetpartners.org
Serving Montgomery County and northern Harris County, including Conroe, Magnolia, Montgomery, Spring and The Woodlands
Paws 4 Hearts Working Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4hearts.net
Serving San Antonio and surrounding areas
Paws 4 Love HPHP, a Chapter of Huntsville Pets Helping People, and an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.paws4lovehphp.com
Serving the southeast Texas
Paws Across Texas
www.pawsacrosstexas.org
Serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding counties
Paws of Purpose
www.pawsofpurpose.com
Serving the San Antonio area with animal-assisted therapy; also offers therapy dog and medical alert dog training
PAWS for Service
www.pawsforservice.org
Serving south Texas including San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville and New Braunfels
Paws Partners
www.facebook.com/pawspartners/info
Serving the Arlington-Dallas area
PetShare
www.petshare.org
Serving the Houston area
Tender Loving K-9’s, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.tlk9.org
Serving the Katy community and surrounding areas of Houston
The Pit Crew: All Pittie Therapy Dog Program
www.love-a-bull.org/programs/the-pit-crew/
Serving the Austin area
THERA-PAWS
www.chromadane.com/tdiEP.htm
Serving El Paso and the Texas/New Mexico border region
Therapet
www.therapet.org
Serving northeast Texas
Therapy Animals of San Antonio
www.therapyanimalssa.org
Serving the San Antonio area
Therapy Pals of Golden Triangle
www.gtdogonline.org/therapy/therapy.htm
Serving Denton County and surrounding areas
Therapy Pet Pals of Texas
www.therapypetpals.org
Serving the Austin/Central Texas and North Houston/The Woodlands areas
TherapyWorks
www.austintherapyworks.org
Provides animal-assisted therapy in the Austin area; located in Manchaca
WAGS Across Texas, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.wagsacrosstexas.com
Serving the San Antonio metro area
Woody Pet Therapy, a Program of Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
www.dellchildrens.net/volunteer/woody_pet_therapy_program
Serving Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin
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Utah (UT)
Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA), Parent Organization to Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.)
www.therapyanimals.org
Serving Utah, Idaho, Montana and Nevada
PAWS (People & Animals Working to Serve), a Program of Active Re-Entry
www.arecil.org/PAWS.html
Serving the counties of eastern Utah including Daggett, Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan Counties, including the cities of Vernal, Roosevelt, Price, Castledale, Huntington, Moab, Monticello and Blanding
Therapy Animals of Utah, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapyanimalsutah.org
Serving Utah
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Vermont (VT)
Caring Canines Therapy Dog Club of Southern Vermont
www.therapydogvt.com
Serving southern Vermont
New England Pet Partners, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.newenglandpetpartners.org
Serving the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
Therapy Dogs of Vermont
www.therapydogs.org
Serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, northeastern New York, and Quebec
Vermont Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.vtpetpartners.org
Serving Vermont
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Virginia (VA)
Blue Gray Therapy Dogs
www.bluegraytherapydogs.org
Serving Fredericksburg, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Westmoreland counties
Caring Canines
www.caringk9.com
Serving the greater Richmond area including Colonial Heights and Petersburg; and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties
Clever Canines Therapy & Obedience Club
www.clevercaninesinfo.com
Serving the greater south Richmond Tri-Cities area including Chester, Colonial Heights, Dinwidde, Fort Lee, Hopewell, Petersburg and Prince George
Cold Nose, Warm Heart! Therapy Pets, a Program of the Wythe-Bland Animal Welfare League
www.wbawl.com/pet-therapy.php
Serving Wytheville
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Dogs On Call, a Program of the Center for Human-Animal Interaction at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
www.chai.vcu.edu/programs_services/dogsoncall.html
Serving the VCU Medical Center in Richmond
Fairfax Pets on Wheels
www.fpow.org
Serving Fairfax County
GoodDog Training
www.gooddog-training.com
Serving the Charlottesville area
K9 Connection Therapy Dogs
www.k9connectionwmbg.org
Serving the greater Williamsburg area
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
New River Valley Paws of Hope
www.sites.google.com/site/nrvpawsofhope
Serving New River Valley which includes the couties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery and Pulaski, and the cities of Radford, Christiansburg and Blacksburg
Paws4Hearts Animal Assisted Activities and Therapy Ministry
www.paws4hearts.org
Serving Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties
Pets on Wheels of Delmarva
www.petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org
Serving the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia and southern Delaware
Rappahannock Area Comfort Canines
www.rappcomfortcanines.org
Serving the Rappahannock area including Stafford, Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg
Sage Advice Pet Services
www.sageadvicepetservices.com
Serving Williamsburg, James City County, York County and surrounding areas
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
TheraPets of the Roanoke Valley, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.therapetsoftheroanokevalley.com
Serving Roanoke Valley
Waggin’ Hearts Therapy Dogs
www.wagginhearts-therapydogs.org
Serving Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock and Warren counties
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Washington (WA)
AAA/AAT Therapy Dog Information for Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR
www.therapydoginfo.net/petpartners.html
Provides information for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Vancouver/Portland area
American Red Cross Inland Northwest Chapter
www.bfredcross.org/general.asp?SN=13808&OP;=13840&IDCapitulo;=321K4H5MMT
Serving residents of the Spokane Veterans Home in Spokane
American Red Cross of Southwest Washington
www.swwredcross.org
Serving the Vancouver Campus of the Portland VA Medical Center, as well as elsewhere in the community of Vancouver
Buddy Brigade, a Program of PAWS of Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap
www.pawsbainbridge.org/programs/buddy.html
Serving the Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap areas, including Winslow, Poulsbo, Kingston, Indianola, Hansville and Silverdale
Cascade Canine Crisis Response
www.cascadecaninecr.org
Provides relief and comfort to survivors and service providers affected by traumatic incidents in Oregon and Washington
Columbia River Pet Partners, a Pet Partners Community Partner
www.columbiariverpetpartners.org
Serving the communities of the Columbia River Basin from Hood River to the Pacific Ocean, including Camas, Vancouver, Portland, Ridgefield, Longview and Astoria
Connecting Canines, a Program of Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Dogs on Call
www.wix.com/dogsoncall/dogsoncall
Serving Skagit County
Healing Paws
www.healingpaws.com
Provides animal-assisted activities/therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the greater Seattle area
Human-Animal Solutions
www.humananimalsolutions.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy, training and screening of therapy animals and handlers, and training for healthcare professionals; serving the Puget Sound region of Washington State, as well as nationally and internationally
Humane Society for Southwest Washington
www.southwesthumane.org/pet-facilitated-therapy-pft-community-programs
Serving southwest Washington
Kitsap Humane Society
www.kitsap-humane.org/pet-partners
Serving all of Kitsap County and other areas of the Olympic Peninsula including Jefferson, Mason and Pierce counties
Mountain Peaks Therapy Llamas
www.rojothellama.com
Provides llama and alpaca therapy visitations throughout Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
Olympic Mountain Pet Pals
www.ompetpals.org
Serving Jefferson County including Port Townsend, Port Hadlock, Port Ludlow, Chimacum and Quilcene
Oregon Humane Society
www.oregonhumane.org/pet_training/class_schedule.asp
Provides training and evaluations for those interested in working with therapy dogs as registered Pet Partners in the greater Portland/Vancouver area
Pawsitive Outreach, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.lynndees.com/Pawsitive%20Outreach.html
Serving Spokane
Pawsitive Works
www.pawsitiveworks.com
Serving at-risk youth and with shelter dogs in Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint, Idaho; Spokane, Washington; and with expansion opportunities through-out the United States
Project Canine
www.projectcanine.org/Connecting_Canines.html
Animal assisted therapy training, certification, and outreach throughout the U.S. and Canada with on-site training regularly available in Washington and Oregon; elsewhere by request
Pup’prentice Project
www.pupprentice.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Puget Sound area
Puppy Manners Family Dog School
www.puppymanners.com
Offers therapy dog training in the greater Puget Sound area
Reading with Rover
www.readingwithrover.org
Serving the greater Puget Sound area
Sirius Healing
www.siriushealing.com
Provides animal-assisted therapy in the greater Seattle area
That Animal Place
www.thatanimalplace.com/pet-partners.html
Provides Pet Partners evaluations in Ridgefield, just north of Vancouver, WA and Portland, OR
The Lucky Dog Training Center
www.theluckydogtraining.com
Offers therapy dog training in Chimacum
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Washington, D.C.
Cooperative Paws Dog Training and Behavior Consulting
www.cooperativepaws.com/therapy_dog_training.html
Offers therapy dog training in northern Virginia, Washington DC, and parts of Maryland
Fidos for Freedom
www.fidosforfreedom.org
Serving the Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area with hearing dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs
National Capital Therapy Dogs, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.nctdinc.org
Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
People Animals Love (PAL) Pet Visit Program
www.peopleanimalslove.org
Serving the Washington, D.C. area
Summit Therapy Animal Services
www.summittas.com
Provides rehabilitation and therapy through the use of professional therapy animal teams to people of all ages, while specializing in children affected by intellectual, emotional or physical challenges, and families impacted by autism; serving the Washington, D.C. area including southern Maryland and northern Virginia
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West Virginia (WV)
Mountaineer Kennel Club
www.mkclub.org/therapy
Serving in the Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown area
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Wisconsin (WI)
Ambassadors of Love, a Program of Coulee Region Humane Society, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.couleehumane.com/pet-therapy
Serving the greater La Crosse/Onalaska area
B.A.R.C.C. (Badgerland Animal Reading and Comfort Companions), an Intermountain Therapy Animal’s (ITA) Affiliate and ITA R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Beaver Dam, Mayville, Juneau and Fox Lake
Canine Connection
www.dubuquedogtraining.com/therapy-dog-program.html
Serving Dubuque, Iowa and the tri-state area of NE Iowa, NW Illinois and SW Wisconsin, including Asbury, Bellevue, Cascade, Dyersville, Epworth, Farley, Maquoketa and Peosta in Iowa; East Dubuque and Galena in Illinois; and Dickeyville, Hazel Green and Platteville in Wisconsin
Canine Solutions, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.caninesolutionsllc.com
Serving Beaver Dam and the surrounding area
Compassionate Canines
www.compassionatecanines.org
Serving Fox Valley
Dodge County Canine
www.dodgecountycanine.com
Offers therapy dog training in Beaver Dam, Columbus, Waupun, Juneau and Mayville
Dogs of Endearment, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.therapyanimals.org/Wisconsin.html
Serving Southeastern Wisconsin including Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties; and Lake County, Illinois
Dogs On Call, an Intermountain Therapy Animals R.E.A.D. Program Affiliate
www.dogsoncall.org
Serving southern Wisconsin
Guardian Angels Service and Therapy Dogs
www.theteacherspetdog-training.com/Therapy_Service_Training.html
Serving Milwaukee and Milwaukee County
Health Heelers Therapy Dogs (and Cats)
www.healthheelers.com
Professional animal-assisted therapist provides therapy dog training, program design, consultation and professional development opportunities to education, healthcare and mental health specialists in the greater Milwaukee 5-county area including Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha, Milwaukee and Racine counties
Lake Superior Paws for Love
www.lakesuperiorpawsforlove.org
Serving the northwest Wisconsin area
Nature’s Edge Therapy Center, a Pet Partners Affiliate
www.naturesedgetherapycenter.org
Provides animal-assisted therapy, specializing in children and young adults with autism, brain injury and cerebral palsy; serving clients at Nature’s Edge Therapy Center in Rice Lake
Pets Helping People
www.petshelpingpeople.org
Serving southeastern Wisconsin
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Wyoming (WY)
Merlin’s Magic Pet Partners, a Program of St. John’s Medical Center
www.tetonhospital.org/contact-st-johns
Serving St. John’s Medical Center in Jackson
Teton County PAL (People Animals Love)
www.tetoncountypal.org
Serving Teton County
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Medical Center in Jackson
Teton County PAL (People Animals Love)
www.tetoncountypal.org
Serving Teton County
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