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June 30, 2016 By jmarabella Leave a Comment

PAWS of CNY Volunteers Visit with Students at Cherry Road Elementary School

By Mary Beth Coniglio

PAWS of CNY Volunteers Peggy Byrne and Eric Dayton recently visited Cherry Road Elementary School with their dogs, Ellie and Cody. This is the second time that PAWS of CNY had the pleasure of visiting with the students at Cherry Road to provide education on the benefits of pet therapy.
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June 8, 2016 By jmarabella Leave a Comment

PAWS of CNY Volunteers Teach Boces Students the Benefits of Pet Therapy

By Mary Beth Coniglio

PAWS of CNY volunteers recently had an opportunity to provide both wellness and education services at the same time. Volunteers participated in a pet therapy session at Liberty Resources in Cortland. To learn about the benefits of pet therapy, the session was observed by a class of 15 public health students from Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces interested in learning about the benefits of pet therapy.
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April 3, 2016 By jmarabella Leave a Comment

PAWS Volunteers Attend Westhill High School Wellness Day

PAWS of CNY Pet Therapy at Westhill Syracuse

By Mary Beth Coniglio

PAWS of CNY Volunteers and their pets recently attended a Wellness Day at Westhill High School. The volunteers that attended were Martina St. Leger and Dory, Peggy Byrne and Ellie and Beth Tollar and Cooper. Wellness Day was focused on natural highs and stress reduction.
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March 22, 2016 By jmarabella Leave a Comment

PAWS of CNY Attends Wellness Event at Reynolds Elementary School

Pet Therapy Syracuse School

By Mary Beth Coniglio

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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October 1, 2014 By jmarabella Leave a Comment

Therapy Dog Training Classes

PAWS of CNY, Inc. is pleased to offer Therapy Dog Training classes designed to prepare dogs to pass the PAWS of CNY certification, as well as to provide ongoing education to dogs and handlers who are already certified. The training classes are not mandatory in order for a dog to be evaluated, but they are encouraged for dogs who are good candidates for pet therapy work but may need assistance perfecting some of the certification criteria

Courses are routinely scheduled throughout the year. View our events page to see current and upcoming course information, or click here to register online for our next available course.

Learn more about the course content

Please note that as a class prerequisite, dogs coming into the class must have a good foundation of basic skills such as sit and leash manners.

There are five classes in each session. The total cost is $80.

Pre-registration is required.

Please contact us to learn more about the available therapy dog training classes.
PLEASE NOTE: The PAWS of CNY Certification provides accreditation for handlers and their dogs to attend PAWS of CNY sanctioned AAA and AAT pet therapy visits only. PAWS of CNY does not certify emotional support dogs, guide dogs, and other service dogs.

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PAWS of CNY, Inc. is a non-profit organization located in Central New York that is dedicated to enriching the lives of people and animals through mutually beneficial interaction. Over 100 volunteers across Onondaga, Oswego, Cortland, Madison, Oneida and Cayuga Counties bring their pets to visit residents at more than 100 facilities in Central New York, bringing smiles to more than 1,200 people every week. Read about our available programs.

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