Three weeks ago this Saturday my dog and I graduated from training and officially joined the Divine Canine pack, a non-profit organization that trains and dispatches therapy dog teams throughout Austin. Our motto is "Heel to Heal".
As a therapy dog team we visit a retirement home (including the Alzheimer's ward) every Saturday morning, the Austin State Hospital every other Sunday afternoon and next week we will be making our first visit to Ft. Hood. They ask that once training is over you commit to two one hour visits a month but we're having such a great time, we're going to do more.
Unfortunately their website hasn't been updated in a couple of years but feel free to check it out, you can find information there on how your dog can also become a Divine Canine.
The schedule on the web site is incomplete, there are many more site visits then what they have listed there. A website update is underway and hopefully will be completed soon.
Divine Canines provides all necessary training to volunteer, all you need is a well behaved pooch and a desire to help others.
Emma, my Divine Canine:
As a therapy dog team we visit a retirement home (including the Alzheimer's ward) every Saturday morning, the Austin State Hospital every other Sunday afternoon and next week we will be making our first visit to Ft. Hood. They ask that once training is over you commit to two one hour visits a month but we're having such a great time, we're going to do more.
Unfortunately their website hasn't been updated in a couple of years but feel free to check it out, you can find information there on how your dog can also become a Divine Canine.
The schedule on the web site is incomplete, there are many more site visits then what they have listed there. A website update is underway and hopefully will be completed soon.
Divine Canines provides all necessary training to volunteer, all you need is a well behaved pooch and a desire to help others.
Emma, my Divine Canine:
