Pets as Therapy

Re: Pets as Therapy

Vicky RVN — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:48:35 GMT

That's great Paula Jack would love to do it...but he'd flatten everyone so they wouldn't like it lol!!!

Re: Pets as Therapy

Saskia Quinn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:51:20 GMT

Thanks for all your support guys!! We are really looking forward to it - just hope we pass the test first!!

My info pack should be arriving within the next week or so, so I will keep you informed!

Re: Pets as Therapy

Helen Freer — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:04:24 GMT

My mum used to do PAT dogs with 2 of our chows over 21 years ago. She really enjoyed it. The dogs went to hospitals especially the elderly long term ward. People there looked forward to their visits each week. She used to keep a diary of who she meet and what happened, and checked and noted anyone who did not like or was frightened of dogs or did not want to be visited. As well as peoples reactions over time , I remember her telling me of an elderly blind lady who started talking to the nurses after mum and Billy started visiting. She really enjoyed it and so did Billy and Katey. They loved notheing more than being the centre of attention!!

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Maisy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:50:29 GMT

Have you looked on their website? http://www.petsastherapy.org They will be able to put you in touch with someone local.

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clairebear . — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:16:24 GMT

do you have any contact information for PAT on the isle of man????

i think it may be under a company called Dolittles but cant find any info anywhere!!

please help!

claire

Re: Pets as Therapy

Maisy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:29:20 GMT

Great! When I worked for the rescue centre some of the nice natured dogs (usually the greyhounds) used to visit care homes, not as PAT dogs but as a similar local scheme. It's really worthwhile and usually the people appreciate having a dog to pay attention to for a couple of hours.

Have fun!