Dec
18
2008
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 [...]
Dec
18
2008
We can offer paid work to our Pets As Therapy Course graduates. Want to work in a field where miracles are realized almost daily? Visitors need to be community spirited; have good people skills; be available Monday to Friday mornings; have transport and a friendly, healthy, well mannered pet that loves meeting people and receiving [...]
Dec
18
2008
We recently checked out the user details to our web site to find that on average we receive between 1223 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 [...]
Dec
18
2008
From Cheryl Crabb and Millie (Bichon)
This month’s quote is in the form a story that Cheryl wrote, about her wonderful experience on a ‘pets as therapy’ visit with a lady experiencing dementia.
There was a lady across the room looking for a way into her own world. She gently rocked, eyes down, whilst playing with the [...]
Dec
18
2008
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 [...]
Dec
18
2008
The TV show ‘Animal Hospital’ came along to a nursing home at Gladesville, Sydney to film our latest ‘racing rats’ program. This program has met with great success from frail aged folk. Watch this space to advise when the episode will be showing.
We have just introduced “rat racing” into our pets as therapy program. Rat [...]
Dec
18
2008
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 [...]
Dec
18
2008
We need some kind, community spirited people to sponsor a nursing home, hospital or day care centre, enabling them to receive pets as therapy visits. We are all volunteers on this program. No one receives a wage and our program costs an average of $400.00 per week to run. To help meet our expenses we [...]
Dec
18
2008
* Regular photos of the volunteer and pet interacting with challenged residents - which can be placed on a notice board in your reception area if you are a business.
*Inclusion on our sponsors list on our popular web site - last year we averaged between 900 - 1100 hits per day.
*Inclusion on our sponsor’s poster [...]
Dec
18
2008
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