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Auburn Therapy Pet Evaluations Saturday, April 18th

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Kehoskie’s K9 Care located at 6743 Swamp Rd, Auburn on Saturday, April 18th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for evaluations.

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Oswego Therapy Pet Evaluations March 23rd

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Paws and Effect in Oswego on Monday, March 23rd. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an evaluation.

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Syracuse Pet Therapy Evaluations by Appointment

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Justin’s Canine Campus on Saturday, February 22nd. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an evaluation.

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Syracuse Therapy Pet Evaluations by Appointment

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at The Barking Orange located at 1005 N Geddes St, Syracuse on Saturday, January 11th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for evaluations.

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Celebrate #GivingTuesday

Please help PAWS launch the #GivingTuesday campaign on December 3rd with a bang! Feel good in knowing that you are part of a world-wide movement, working to raise awareness for philanthropy.

You can help PAWS in several ways:

Donate directly through PayPalor by sending a check to PAWS of CNY, Inc. P.O. Box 2222, Syracuse, NY 13220.

Create a Facebook fundraiser and share it with your friends on Giving Tuesday. Creating a fundraiser is easy and PAWS welcomes fundraisers with any goal amount.  On Giving Tuesday, Facebook will contribute up to a $7 million match to US nonprofits starting at 8:00am EST on December 3, 2019 the match will go live, matching dollar for dollar on a first come first serve basis until it hits $7 million matched. We have also added a donation button to our Facebook page.

Other ways you can give include Amazon Smile (select PAWS of CNY as your designated charity) or through United Way.

PAWS of CNY, Inc. is a charitable, 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.

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Auburn Therapy Pet Evaluations By Appointment

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Kehoskie’s K9 Care located at 6743 Swamp Rd, Auburn on Sunday, October 20th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for evaluations.

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Syracuse Therapy Pet Evaluations By Appointment

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at The Barking Orange located at 1005 N Geddes St, Syracuse on Saturday, September 28th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for evaluations.

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Manlius Therapy Pet Evaluations

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Village of Manlius Recreation Building on Tuesday, August 20th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an evaluation.

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Syracuse Therapy Pet Evaluations

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Justin’s Canine Campus on Saturday, July 13th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an evaluation.

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Syracuse Therapy Pet Evaluations

PAWS of CNY, Inc., Central New York’s largest non-profit provider of pet-assisted wellness services, will be holding free therapy dog evaluations by appointment only at Paws and Effect, Inc. on Tuesday, June 4th. Individuals interested in certifying their dog or cat to participate in PAWS of CNY’s pet therapy program are encouraged to submit an application to PAWS of CNY and book an appointment. Qualified applicants will be scheduled for an evaluation.

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How to Volunteer

Download an Application

PAWS of CNY, Inc. welcomes all domesticated dogs and cats that meet our eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria. If you are interested in becoming a PAWS of CNY certified volunteer team with your pet, you will need to complete the following steps:

1. Application – Please complete both a volunteer application and a pet application and return them along with the required health and vaccine records for your pet to PAWS of CNY. We will review your application and if you and your pet meet our initial requirements, we will contact you to begin the certification process.

Click here to learn more about the application process.

2. Certification – The certification process includes both an initial evaluation and a facility evaluation:

Initial evaluation – You and your pet must pass an initial evaluation test for our certified evaluators. If you pass the initial evaluation you must attend the next monthly New Volunteer Orientation meeting in which you and other evaluated volunteers will meet with a member of the Board of Directors to learn more about the requirements and expectations of our volunteers.

Facility evaluation – At the New Volunteer Orientation meeting you will be assigned to a nursing home or assisted living facility in which you will complete the facility evaluation process over a series of three months. If you and your pet pass the facility evaluation you will have passed the complete certification process and will receive a PAWS of CNY certificate and a bandanna for your pet to wear at facility visits and events moving forward.

Click here to learn more about the certification process.

About PAWS OF CNY

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 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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PAWS of CNY, Inc. is a charitable, 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.