Blackhawk Therapy Animals is currently\u00a0inactive.\u00a0\u00a0However, several KCFA members with therapy dogs are active in the Bark River Therapy Dogs group.\u00a0 Bark River Therapy Dogs serve many local and area schools, preschools, nursing homes, group homes, hospitals, etc.\u00a0 Certified therapy dog teams are encouraged to link up with that group, as demand for therapy visits continues to increase.<\/p>\n
If interested, call KCFA at 920-568-0364 and leave your contact information with a request for\u00a0a member of Bark River Therapy Dogs to contact you.<\/p>\n
Several organizations certify dog-handler therapy teams.\u00a0 Some provide additional benefits, such as\u00a0a magazine or\u00a0liability insurance for therapy visits.\u00a0 A few are listed below.\u00a0 Check out\u00a0their websites or email them\u00a0for further information:<\/p>\n
Alliance of Therapy Dogs<\/strong> (previously TDInc.) There are several\u00a0Alliance of Therapy Dogs evaluators (for Therapy Dog certification)\u00a0 in our general area.\u00a0 Check the ATD website<\/a> for a list of the nearest evaluators.<\/p>\n Therapy Dogs International<\/strong> Pet Partners<\/strong> (previously Delta Society) Intermountain Therapy Animals<\/strong> Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs<\/strong> (Golden Retrievers only) __________________________________________<\/p>\n The Blackhawk Therapy Animals (BTA) (currently inactive)\u00a0 program consists of a group of individuals who, with their dogs, enjoy serving the community. The mission of the BTA is to provide well-trained, affectionate, and obedient dogs to make therapeutic contacts with the elderly, disabled, and young.<\/p>\n The goals of the BTA program are to serve people and to assist organizations such as libraries, schools, preschools, nursing homes, hospitals, and hospices.<\/p>\n To participate in the program, therapy dogs must be certified, show true affection for people, be obedient, be well trained, and have a consistent temperament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blackhawk Therapy Animals is currently\u00a0inactive.\u00a0\u00a0However, several KCFA members with therapy dogs are active in the Bark River Therapy Dogs group.\u00a0 Bark River Therapy Dogs serve many local and area schools, preschools, nursing homes, group homes, hospitals, etc.\u00a0 Certified therapy dog teams are encouraged to link up with that group, as demand for therapy visits continues … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965,"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/965"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.kcfadogs.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nP.O. Box 20227
\nCheyenne, WY\u00a0 82003
\ntherapydogsinc@qwest.net
\nwww.therapydogs.com<\/p>\n
\n88 Bartley Rd.
\nFlanders, NJ\u00a0 07836
\ntdi@gti.net
\nwww.tdi-dog.org<\/p>\n
\n345\u00a0 118th Ave. SE #200
\nBellevue, WA\u00a0 98005
\ninfo@deltasociety.org
\nwww.deltasociety.org<\/p>\n
\n4050 S. 2700 E.\u00a0 (or P.O. Box 17201)
\nSalt Lake City, UT\u00a0 84117
\nwww.therapyanimals.org<\/p>\n
\n80 Powder Mill Rd.
\nMorris Plains, NJ\u00a0 07950
\ninfo@Golden-Dogs.org
\nwww.golden-dogs.org<\/p>\n