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Well look at me go being the first post!! lol.. I'm excited about this thread because I've been invovled in Therapy work for about 2 years now. I got started by Volunteering to visit Hospice Patients with my Shih-tzu, Pandora..But that ended up not working out because Pandora passed away before we got to visit anyone. However, I decided to go through with it anyway, without her..
Coincidentally, My hospice Coordinator raised Shih-tzu's, and introduced me to my Sweet Payslee bird! So from 8 weeks on, I worked on training, socializing, and getting her ready for visits. We went to a class taught by "New Leash on Life" and hooked up with them because they place therapy teams. Payslee & Sawyer received their Canine Good Citizenship and Therapy Certification at the End of September, and we have been visiting since then! Payslee (so far) is much better at it than Sawyer, but I'm still working with him, and hoping to get him to enjoy it as much as she does. She Loves It.. We go to Nursing Homes, assisted living centers, Veterans Hospitals, schools, and other places where they ask us..We go every Thursday, and a couple of other times throughout the weeks, just depending on the schedule. Here's some pics from our recent visits!! Smiley Sawyer!
(As you can tell, Miss Pays loves what she does)
Coincidentally, My hospice Coordinator raised Shih-tzu's, and introduced me to my Sweet Payslee bird! So from 8 weeks on, I worked on training, socializing, and getting her ready for visits. We went to a class taught by "New Leash on Life" and hooked up with them because they place therapy teams. Payslee & Sawyer received their Canine Good Citizenship and Therapy Certification at the End of September, and we have been visiting since then! Payslee (so far) is much better at it than Sawyer, but I'm still working with him, and hoping to get him to enjoy it as much as she does. She Loves It.. We go to Nursing Homes, assisted living centers, Veterans Hospitals, schools, and other places where they ask us..We go every Thursday, and a couple of other times throughout the weeks, just depending on the schedule. Here's some pics from our recent visits!! Smiley Sawyer!

(As you can tell, Miss Pays loves what she does)

