KPETS Tails

IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLARD Dear Willard, We are so blessed to call you friend and to have known you for the short time we did. Though our time together was short in the world's eyes -- it ...

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Libray helpers give Jean-Luc some lovin' prior to his reading duties at Nottingham Elementary Scho. BY CYNTHIA BARNES AUGUST 2014    Embarking on a read-to-the-dog program with our S...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2014/09/reading-with-jean-luc.html

I joined KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services) to help make a difference in people’s lives and to bring joy to them through my dogs, Chloe and Echo.  What I was not prepared for w...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2014/02/thank-you-joe.html

I have talked with other KPETS members over the years about our “disaster dogs”.  Liberty passed her certification exam as a live human sent dog last weekend (Oct, 2013)  in Ohio, and ...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/10/kpets-teams-do-double-duty-as-disaster.html

KPETS WILL MISS RETIRED MAXWELL, AS WILL THE CHILDREN HE VISITED. SEE CAROL JOHNSTON'S EMAIL BELOW IN REFERENCE TO HIS RETIREMENT DUD TO HEALTH ISSUES.  I am just writing to let you know t...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/10/maxwell-retires-after-7-years-of-service.html

MISTY HAS RETIRED Here is Misty today, relaxing with her daughter, Calli.     One day in the park we met another Golden owner, and KPETS team, Susan Hamberger and Max.  Susan told ...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/09/mistyhas-retired-misty-today-relaxing.html

As I accompany my canine partner to meet and visit with new and known friends at the Dove House, there’s not a time that I haven’t looked up and given thanks for the opportunity to just be t...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/09/through-canine-eyes-and-angel-heart.html

Sounds of laughter, chatter and even song could be heard from the room of Hospice patient Marguerite Hunter at Sunrise Senior Living in Annapolis Monday afternoon. The joy wasn’t brought abo...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/07/hospice-patients-find-unconditional.html

A Special Day for Jill AND her friends!  - BY NANCY DIXON As April 14th approached, I began to think about Jill's eleventh birthday.  With each year we cherish the time with her even...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-special-day-for-jill-and-her-friends.html

THE UN-SCHEDULED PET THERAPY MOMENT - BY DIANE RIMA Sometimes Pet Therapy Days are scheduled appointments ~~ sometimes not.  And the “sometimes not” days are often some of the most me...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-un-scheduled-pettherapy-moment-by.html

Animal-assisted therapy (also known as pet therapy) is one common option for improving participants’ mental – and physical – health. The therapy is popular among people with a wide range o...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-animal-assisted-therapy-services.html

Another Farmer Story Yesterday was his Saturday to visit the kids at Lancaster Library. He always seems to get extra excited to go there, I think because this visit is a "light" visit, compared...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/10/oldie-but-goodie-from-08242008.html

Sunday with Farmer Just wanted to share a little story with you all about our visit yesterday. I'm not real good at standing up and sharing stories in front of everyone, but now that I have THI...

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That's One Big Cat! This is one of those stories that you had to have been there. The sight of it was the funny part. The activity director at Popsicle's facility had a special request for hi...

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KPETS is discontinuing our old forum and moving to a blog format. Some of these old post are too great to have disappear. So the next couple posts will be from the 'archives'. PEE MAIL / BY MARY...

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TOUCHING LIVES * WARMING HEARTS IN YORK COLLEGE Email from Harriet Hombach ( KPETS Evaluator/Volunteer: "Thanks to all the KPETS teams who did a remarkably, fantastic job at York College...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/10/kpets-and-kollege-kids-90-of-them.html

Saturday, October 6 was the 2012 Annual Mutt Mixer to benefit "Furry Friends Network Rescue". Michelle Carroll, KPETS workshop instuctor, invited KPETS to join in the event that is so near ...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/10/kpets-at-2012-mutt-mixer.html

New KPETS Therapy Teams inititated a new program at The Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock, PA. Jenn Irwin along with Hillary and Madilyn Bull and the Arthur Hufnagle Public Librarty c...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/10/tales-of-two-dogs.html

Dizzy, Sara and Remi don't know whether or not the new freshmen at McDaniel College are feeling a little homesick, or experiencing their first time on a campus away from family or friends. But...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/10/kpets-komforts-kollege-kids.html

KPETS team Copper Candy and Nan Hanshaw volunteered in several educational booths during the Farm Show January 7th through 14th. Copper drew the crowds for the Pennsylvania Animal Response Team ...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/02/multi-tasking-kpets-dog.html

During their November visit to Abraxas Youth Detention Center at South Mountain in Franklin County, volunteers Donna Gomer  with Cullen and Wendi Mitzel with Meeko assisted the teens in making n...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2012/01/at-risk-teens-share-with-adams-county.html

On our most recent visit to Luther Acres Gio wanted to take Santa along to cheer the residents. So we pulled out his wagon and harness, put some Christmas lights around Santa, sat him in the wago...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2011/12/gio-delivers-santa-and-more-to-luther.html

A Visit Full of Surprises - Patti Jo Hibshman The day and visit turned out to be much brighter then the skies outside! Suzy Q, my black Labrador Retriever/mix and I traveled to Camp Hill Golden...

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Billy and I took my father to radiation therapy one day a few weeks ago. When we left the house it was a nice, cool day for Billy to wait in the car. (He LOVES the car). By the time we arrived, h...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2011/10/medical-breakthrough-cooliing-lab.html

KPETS Volunteer Tammy Mankey wanted to let us all know of the link to the interview she did of BCTV in Berks County on Monday, August 15, 2011 at 6:30 pm. Tammy was interviewed along with Nikki, ...

http://kpetstails.blogspot.com/2011/08/tammy-and-nikki-rescue-to-to-s-and.html