On Saturday, March 5, PAWS volunteers and their dogs attended a wellness event at Reynolds Elementary School in Baldwinsville, New York. Kristin Russell-Miller gave a presentation to about 30 students on the importance of dog safety.
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Melanie Hoover and her cat Valentino and Peggy Byrne and her golden retriever Ellie participated in this event. The students were interested in seeing how a “virtual pet therapy visit” would impact a person’s health compared to a live visit. They met in the community space in one of the student’s sorority houses with several students.
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By: Mary Beth Coniglio
Recently volunteers Jenn MacArthur and Karin Laskowski and her dog Piper did a presentation for about 14 girl scouts and their leaders.
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Think your dog has what it takes to be a therapy dog? Wondering if you could both benefit from a few training courses so that you ace the evaluation test? Our Therapy Dog Training Course registration is now open!
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On Tuesday, January 4, PAWS of CNY volunteers Anna Mayerhofer and her Dachshund, Lumpi, Martina St. Leger and her Labrador Mix, Dory, and Jessica Marabella and her Chocolate Labrador, Blue, had an opportunity to appear live on CNY Central with Brandon Roth.
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