PAWS of CNY attended POMCO’s third annual employee wellness fair on Wednesday January 28. The purpose of the fair was to provide employees with information on a range of wellness topics, ranging from nutrition, to exercise, to heart health, to mental wellness. This year, three of PAWS of CNY’s therapy dog teams attended the event to help POMCO employees to de-stress and enhance their wellness knowledge.
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Think your dog could make an outstanding therapy dog with just a few behavior and training tweaks?
PAWS of CNY’s next Therapy Dog Training class will begin on Tuesday, March 10th at the Cicero Animal Clinic, PC. Pre-registration is required.
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When tasked with a community service education project, students at Eagle Wings Academy knew exactly what type of community service group they wanted to learn more about: PAWS of CNY and its therapy dogs.
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On Friday June 19, PAWS of CNY volunteers Kevin Campbell and his leonberger “Chase,” Anna Mayerhofer and her dachshund “Lumpi,” and Jessica Marabella and her chocolate labrador “Blue,” visited with participants at Hutchings Psychiatric Center’s Sunrise Recovery Center in Syracuse. The team was accompanied by a producer from WCNY as well as Dr. Rich O’Neill, a psychologist at Upstate University Hospital and the show’s host. During the visit, the team from WCNY interviewed volunteers from PAWS of CNY, as well as consumer at the Sunrise Recovery Center.
Follow the link below to watch the episode of Cycle of Health that aired on December 25. PAWS of CNY is featured in The third segment, beginning around minute 17:00.
On December 9, PAWS of CNY volunteer John Neuffer and his golden retriever Molly attended a de-stress event for students at SUNY ESF. Students were encouraged to take a break from studying, and re-charge their batteries with some pet assisted wellness services from PAWS of CNY.
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