Paws for Seniors
Pets offer powerful benefits to seniors. Therapy dogs have an equally powerful impact on the emotional well being of seniors. Even short visit can bring immense comfort.
Program Overview
Paws for Seniors Goals:
Help seniors care for their pets with assistance such as food, vet care and other services.
To connect seniors with therapy dogs.
While each service has its own unique benefits, the overall goal of connecting seniors with furry friends that offer companionship and emotional comfort remains the same.
Our founders believe in the benefits of therapy dogs so strongly that this summer they volunteered to be puppy raisers, nurturing a young pup named Remington to be a guide dog for the blind. Successful training of their puppy to be a service animal will also allow the pup to be evaluated for service as a therapy dog when he is over a year old. At that time, they hope their puppy Remington will bring comfort to seniors as a therapy dog before he continues with more advanced training to be a guide dog.
Follow the journey of raising and training Remington to be a therapy dog and guide dog here.
Impact and Outcomes
Project Steps
Help seniors care for their pets with assistance such as food, vet care and other services.
We have partnered with several regional and national organizations that assist the elderly with taking care of their pets. Please contact us if you would like to volunteer to support one of this partnerships.
Depending on your region, there are many ways that you can help including at home visits, driving a pet to the vet, organizing a pet food drive, delivering donated food to seniors.
Connect seniors with therapy dogs.
If you have a dog that is already certified to be a therapy dog and you would like to make visits to the elderly, please contact us and we will help arrange the visits.
We are excited to grow this program with your help!