Delta Society Course

There will be a Delta Society Handlers' Course taught on Nov. 6/7. For more information contact Shirley Lieb sdl747@gmail.com

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer with their dogs.

I have some spots for an evaluation on Sept. 10. I need to know ASAP.

Just a reminder, any dogs that are going to be therapy dogs, may not eat a raw protein diet. See the Deltasociety.org website for more information.

membership

We get lots of requests from people for getting involved with PAWS 4 PATIENTS. We are located in the Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park area, just west of Chicago. We have more teams than places to put them, so we have had to limit membership to people who live in the immediate area.

There are plenty of places in the Chicago and suburbs where animal assisted therapy takes place. Check out the Delta directory for the listing of other Illinois Pet Partner teams and see where they are located.

parade

Getting ready for the 4th of July Parade on July 4 at 1 PM. Stepping off from Adams and Ridgeland in Oak Park. Come our and see us.

one more evaluation

There is going to be one more evaluation for me this spring. Next Weds. in Oak Park in the morning. If you are interested, contact me at sdl747@gmail.com

If you notice errors on the website, it is because we are moving to Facebook. For general information regarding animal assisted therapy, visit Deltasociety.org.

Please note, that PAWS4PATIENTS is a local Delta affiliate located in Chicago, IL and we are unable to assist people looking for therapy dogs or programs in other parts of the country. See the Delta Society website listed above.

Thanks.

My favorite group

I tested some wonderful dogs yesterday from a great group Indiana. The real star was a sight impaired St. Bernard, named Barney. What an inspiration!!!

dog testing

Lots of dog testing this week. With the help of another evaluator, we tested 9 dogs on Sat. and 8 yesterday. More to come this Friday. There were so many cute dogs. Each one will be a star.

big weekend

Looking forward to testing some great teams on Sunday and also going to the big dog show.

Please be patient!!!

For those of you trying to visit the PAWS 4 PATIENTS website, we are in the process of switching over to Facebook. For more information on how to become a therapy team go to DeltaSociety.org and click on Explore Volunteering.

As always, you can contact me at sdl747@gmail.com with any questions.

salt

Be sure to keep your dog's paws safe from the salt. Put on boots for them or use a cream that protects from the salt.

And make sure they don't stay outside too long.

dog news

Big dog weekend coming up soon. Going to the Chicago Dog Show at McCormick Place Feb. 27th and testing some nice dogs on the 28th.

test update

We are good to go for a team evaluation on Sunday, Feb. 28th in the South Loop. I have only a couple of spots left, so if you are interested, sign up soon with me sdl747@gmail.com

Keep those doggies paws protected in the salt!! Use boots or a paw protecting cream.

march renewals

Happy New Year to all. Time to think about checking your ID badges to see if you need to get recertified by the end of March. I am planning a test the last weekend in Feb.