Sentences with phrase «dog program volunteers»

«The program is growing, boasting 3,354 therapy dog program volunteers and dog teams in 2015 which assisted more than 120,000 clients throughout the year.

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She and her dog began volunteering in the reading program at the nearby Bothell Regional Library five years ago, but when the program was shut down because of liability issues, she asked to bring the animals into her school.

Now, 14 years since that fateful commercial plea for volunteers, Romero holds a certificate from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and has spent the past two years leading the robust training program at San Diego Humane Society, offering a wide variety of fun and educational classes for dogs of all ages, abilities and interests.

Volunteer Serene Paxton met Rylee while cleaning kennels and participating in the Reading with Rover program, in which volunteers read to rescue dogs to help them acclimate to humans.

Champs volunteer Cathi Morris, who has previously worked with Special Olympics Oklahoma, began training her dog at K9 Manners & More a few years ago and says the program has allowed her to put her passions to good use through teaching and continuing work with her dog.

In addition to the shelter staff, the Nobles and Holderness, there are TAW volunteers Chong Noel, Jason Martinez and Jessica Parker who have helped with the dogs at the shelter and have also logged several trips in the program.

The program for teens and adults with intellectual disabilities pairs each with a volunteer coach and trained dog, so the participants can learn how to train dogs themselves.

These FOTAS transfer programs — combined with access to affordable spay and neuter programs, treatment for heartworm positive dogs, volunteer programs to socialize and exercise the animals there waiting for adoption, community outreach, and a vibrant foster network — have made a significant and positive impact in Aiken County.

Therapy Dogs International is a volunteer organization of dogs and handlers that provides comfort and companionship by visiting care facilities, supporting disaster stress relief programs, and encouraging reading skills through the Children Reading to Dogs program (see TDI ProgrDogs International is a volunteer organization of dogs and handlers that provides comfort and companionship by visiting care facilities, supporting disaster stress relief programs, and encouraging reading skills through the Children Reading to Dogs program (see TDI Progrdogs and handlers that provides comfort and companionship by visiting care facilities, supporting disaster stress relief programs, and encouraging reading skills through the Children Reading to Dogs program (see TDI ProgrDogs program (see TDI Prprogram (see TDI ProgramProgram).

Dogma does not have any paid staff — even the co-directors are volunteers — and all donations go directly to the care of the dogs in their foster program.

With dog obedience training playing an important role in a harmonious relationship with its owner, some shelters have volunteers from programs such as ABC's Student Saving Lives (SSL) program to provide training to homeless dogs before they are adopted.

This has pushed the LFS program volunteer handlers to become extra crafty and creative with how they plan to help these dogs to reach their full potential.

A: The Adoption Ambassadors home - to - home program gives dogs and cats a better chance at finding homes by expanding your reach and engaging volunteers as adoption counselors, talent agents and foster parents at the same time.

The orientation included discussion of our expectations of the volunteers, dog body language, and an introduction to our behavior assessments, followed by the types of behaviors a dog within the program might exhibit.

During the nine - month pilot program between February and October 2012, we worked with more than 170 dogs, utilizing 18 volunteers who served more than 1,300 hours.

Thirty - seven of the dogs who required behavior modification work before they could be reassessed for our adoption program would likely have been euthanized if they had not participated in the program.Six months into the pilot program, I met with a few volunteers to learn what areas might need improvement.

At the East Bay SPCA in California, we created a canine behavior modification program where volunteers help our shelter dogs overcome certain behavioral issues so they can be adopted into new, loving homes.

Individual tools that didn't lead directly to any animals using the program included a local newspaper ad, many events primarily focused on Pit Bull type dogs, meeting with neighborhood associations, emailing one of the organization's volunteers, and flyers sent home with elementary school children.

The volunteer will observe behaviors, walk and sit quietly with dogs, keep diligent records and follow the positive behavior program set by the Animal Behavior Manager.

through a Board and Train program as well as dog training and handling classes for Prison Pet Partnership volunteers.

At ABC we ask each student in the dog training certification program to volunteer ten hours at a local animal shelter or rescue to train shelter dogs.

One benefit to the students helping to train dogs at the Best Friends Animal Society is having a well established, proper facility to complete the 10 hours of volunteer time, for the Dog Training Certification Program.

TAMR needs volunteers to help with current or potential rescue dogs, our assistance programs, and public events.

Together with my two Irish Setters, both Certified Therapy Dogs, I volunteer with the Center for Human Animal Interaction (CHAI) as part of the «DOC» Dogs on Call program.

They also partner with RuffTail Runners, a program where running Team Spiridon takes along a shelter dog on their daily runs and walks to give volunteers and shelter works a break!

Tails of the Trail reached a milestone Saturday when Clarksville Hiking Meetup volunteers walked our 1,000 th shelter dog since the beginning of our outreach program.

's adoption program as well as a hub for community engagement initiatives at the Petco Pavilion including a monthly pet market, dog walking volunteer groups, weekly meetings for a local 4 - H Club and the location of this year's TPR «All Pets Considered» event.

The pair offered their program first in 2016, partnering with Paws» itive Teams certified therapy dogs and volunteers.

The nonprofit's adoption events, fundraisers, and volunteer programs give community members the chance to meet kindhearted folks who truly love dogs.

With the help of volunteer veterinarians, volunteers from the community and humane society staff, the shelter will hold a facility - wide «Spay Day» to get these dogs fixed and into the humane society's Adoption Program...

A grant from Grey Muzzle helps with their Senior Adoption Program - a concerted effort by the VGSR volunteers to make the adopting public aware of the benefits of owning a senior dog — and their Wards of Rescue expenses.

Foster Volunteers have dramatically increased our life - saving ability, whether they are giving older cats a break from the shelter environment, providing isolation for cats or dogs possibly exposed to contagious disease, carrying out behavior modification programs for dogs to make them adoptable, or tending to a myriad of other special needs.

Student volunteers even have the unique opportunity to play the role of a loose stray dog in this lively and educational program!

's Dog Behavior Program provides many levels of training classes and opportunities for all interested volunteers.

I have been using Rescue Groups as a volunteer for over a year with a national dog rescue group, so I already knew how user friendly this program is.

We thank Laura for volunteering her time and expertise to benefit MaxFund's dogs through the CHAMPS program!

Our caring and hard - working volunteers help all of our programs throughout the year assisting with day - to - day operations, participating in special events, providing hours of dog walks and cat cuddles, and so much more.

The 4 level program is completely volunteer driven, and focuses on teaching dogs and cats behaviors that help them get adopted and stay adopted.

Charlie jumped right into volunteering with the dogs and has become a very welcome addition to SLCO Animal Services volunteer program.

Before any dog is accepted into the program, it will undergo an in - home evaluation by a LRROF volunteer.

This program uses trained volunteers and their adult dogs to make short, in - room visits to eligible and consenting patients.

She also has numerous other volunteer jobs including helping with the intake of dogs through the Second Chance program, showing dogs to clients, facilitating dog playgroups and deploying to disaster zones.

The original program used civilian volunteer trainers, but when the demand for sentry dogs exploded, training responsibilities were turned over to the Quartermaster's Remount Branch.

Welcome to the United Animal Friends website, where you can learn about our mission, find adoptable dogs and cats, learn about our programs, donate, sign up to become a volunteer, check our calendar of events and more.

Hope (since adopted) enjoyed a reading session (at the Dog Ears Reading Program) with a young participant and FOTAS volunteer Karen.

In addition to being a shelter volunteer and foster parent for the Animal Care and Control Team shelter in Philadelphia (ACCT) for the last four years, I am also the volunteer coordinator for Pen Pals, a program that pairs shelter volunteers with the shelter's long - term resident dogs.

Kathy Jacobs, FOTAS Programs Manager and volunteer, and Susi Cohen, FOTAS volunteer and Palmetto Dog Club President

Thanks to a terrific core of volunteers who assist in kennel enrichment activities, offsite adoption events, along with a multitude of new programs, like CITY DOGS, which showcases pit bull - type dogs, and Adoption Ambassadors, our future looks briDOGS, which showcases pit bull - type dogs, and Adoption Ambassadors, our future looks bridogs, and Adoption Ambassadors, our future looks bright.

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Each dog is evaluated by a HLR volunteer before it can enter into our program.