Visiting Pet Program
Sharing our Pets with Others!
About the Visiting Pet Program
The Positive Paws Visiting Pet Program is a non-profit, volunteer program. The program consists of aproximately twenty volunteers with a common goal of sharing their pets with others.
The program holds classes and workshops to prepare volunteers for their certification and visiting. All of our active volunteers have undergone training and are certified.
Once the volunteers and their pets are trained and certified they attend monthly meetings where Therapy Visits and Events are scheduled. Our volunteers give back to the community by sharing their well-mannered, certified pets with people who love animals but are unable to have their own.
Our volunteers regularly express how rewarding it is to share the affection of their pets to help bring smiles to faces and joy into hearts.
About the Visiting Pet Partners
All of the Visiting Pet Partners volunteer their time and their pets to the program and to those it serves. All of our volunteers and their pets go through a prescreening and training program and then go on to become certified. All Pet PArtners are certified by the Delta Society before they start visiting.
Our Mission
The goal of our program is to continue to train and prepare volunteers and the safest animals to visit people others in our community. We hope to continue toincrease the number of certified pet partners and be available to serve more facilities in Dutchess County as well as other neighboring counties.
Contact the Visiting Pet Program
Website: www.visitingpetprogram.com
Phone: 845.635.8977
E-mail: positivepaws@aol.com
About the Pets
The Visiting Pet Program as well as the Delta Society, accepts most pets over 1 year of age. Pets that are accepted are dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, hamsters & other "pocket" pets, horses, goats, etc.
Every pet must be pre-screened for temperament and sociability before it can begin it's training.
How You can Help
If you would like more information about becoming a volunteer member of the Positive Paws Visiting Pet Program or you are a facility interested in scheduling a visit, please contact Positive Paws Training School for more information.
Donations are appreciated!