Stories

Sometimes I struggle with knowing whether Duke and I are making a difference with our visits. This time, I knew for sure we made a difference for our friend and her family member.

Pet Partners was on hand to greet all visitors at the Dandelion Festival, which celebrates the children of military families. The Dandelion Festival is a nationwide event, held during the month of April, and coordinated by Blue Star Families, an organization which provides support for families with a member serving in the U.S. military.

Thank you for providing the most supportive, enjoyable, stress free and friendliest evaluation Pearl and I have attended. We thoroughly enjoyed it!

Jhun is a pigeon from a rescue. She is a very calm and fearless individual.

Thank you to Heritage Christian School for welcoming Pet Partners teams, and kudos to Albert & Alli and Pet Partners of Akron-Canton for this visit and new reading program!

Katie made her 400th visit on December 24, 2021, providing holiday-season comfort to staff at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. In honor of this milestone, Katie received the AKC Distinguished Therapy Dog title.

On Thursday, December 30, 2021, a large group of young children and their parents visited the Museum of Natural History in Heraklion, Crete (Greece) to take a class with a very special teacher: Basquiat the therapy dog!

A special angel was put on this earth in April 2011. She had four paws and stole my heart the minute our eyes met.

Rosie and I are having a wonderful time visiting various retirement communities. Knowing what a difficult year-plus it’s been for the retirement community makes these visits extra special and my heart full!