by Wendy | Sep 15, 2011 | News
Bailey Hammerstrom raised an amazing $37.50 for PAWS through her lemonade stand this past Saturday! Bailey’s mom (Patti) and her dog (dOg) are a therapy team with PAWS for People. Bailey decided herself that she would donate all of her profits from the stand to a...
by Wendy | Sep 15, 2011 | Reading Pets
Calli is a 5 year old golden retriever. She really isn’t golden at all, but she is one of the best tennis ball retrievers ever. Chasing and catching tennis balls, but only the bright yellow kind, is the highlight of her outdoor life. Inside Calli loves to...
by Wendy | Sep 10, 2011 | News
“For eight months, a golden retriever named Nikie gave comfort to workers amid the ruins.” This recent article in the Wall Street Journal, written by a professional dog therapist and CEO of the K-9 Disaster Relief Foundation, shows the power of...
by Wendy | Sep 1, 2011 | Programs for Children
Working one-on-one with a physical therapist, our teams provide motivation for extended movement, distraction from difficult exercises, and fun for the children who are working so hard to learn to walk or use their motorized devices. PAWS teams have been working with...
by Wendy | Sep 1, 2011 | Programs for Children
PAWS teams visit many units in the hospital and always spend as long as needed with our littlest patients. The dogs follow the directives of the on-site professionals but the furry friend who visits weekly encourages, motivates, and makes difficult tasks a bit more...
