Julie receiving the completed Course Certificate from Velma.
We now offer a Pets As Therapy Correspondence Training Course which includes every thing a person should know BEFORE taking a pet on a pets as therapy visit.
The priority is on health and safety issues for you, your pet and the frail and challenged people you visit. It [...]

We recently checked out the user details to our web site to find that on average we receive between 4629 visits per month. It is wonderful to know that pets as therapy and the benefits of pets is becoming a keen interest to many. I know our program and service will do its best to fulfill [...]

Facility:
 
Residential Aged Care
 
Date of visit:                                               
13 August 2009
 
VPAT visitor:                      
Sandra Jensen
 
VPAT pet visitor:               
Ayla
 
Species/breed:
Labrador
 
VPAT visitor’s comments:
Some of the benefits offered to client’s from today’s visit were memory recall, communication, physical movement, and emotional interaction. These were displayed in M and J’s interaction with Ayla.  M was in bed [...]

Our program has been featured on:
The national television news program ‘Today Tonight’, channel 7
Television program channel ten’s weather with Tim Bailey
The national newspaper The Sunday Telegraph
The Sydney Observer newspaper
Sydney Weekly newspaper
Sydney Central newspaper
Southern Courier newspaper
‘Take 5′ magazine
The Central Coast Express newspaper
New Idea magazine
Sydney radio station 2UE
Local radio station 2HHH FM
Two Adelaide radio stations
A Victorian radio [...]

Tim Bailey is a weather presenter on a TV news show. He presents the weather from various locations. When he found out about our ‘rat racing’ pets as therapy program he said, “I have to see that!”. So, along with the TV film crew, he visited a nursing home where we were rats racing to [...]

 
 
 
We need some kind, community spirited individuals or groups to sponsor a nursing home, hospital or other type of health care facility, enabling frail and challenged adults and children, to receive pets as therapy visits.
 
We are a not for profit organisation. To help meet our expenses we ask facilities for a $60.50 donation per [...]

* Regular photos of the volunteer and pet interacting with challenged residents - which can be placed on a notice board in your reception area, or on your web site, if you are a business or group.
*Inclusion on our sponsors list on our popular web site - we average 4629 hits per month.
*Inclusion on our sponsor’s [...]

McConnell Dowell
German Pinscher Club of NSW
Supercoat Petcare Pty
Dr Terry Theakstone - Ryde Veterinary Clinic
The Jolly Pelican Seafood, Wyong, NSW
DR Geoffrey Thompson, Wyoming Veterinarian Hospital
Rotary Club Of Mount DruittUnilever (Corporation)
Sydney Water
Pam (Individual)
Julie (Individual)
Stacey and Elliot (Individuals)
Christine Stani (Media Promotions)
Plus a big thank you to Jan and Millar McGowan for providing visitors badges and our excellent signage

Velma’s Pets As Therapy volunteers are offered practical training in specific pets as therapy methods, once per month at Rofe Park, Galston Road, Hornsby. Pets As Therapy course students are also invited to train with VPAT volunteers.
 
If you would like your pet assessed for suitability before enrolling onto the course, you can have your [...]

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