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Meet Our Pets

Meet our wonderful therapy teams! Our therapy pets and their dedicated handlers bring healing and joy where it’s needed most. Get to know these special pet partners.

Celeste

  • Handler Name: Terri Rolenkotter
  • Pet Breed: Basset Hound
A basset hound lies on its back with large floppy ears spread out wide, wearing a brown harness and looking up with a relaxed expression.
A small gray and white dog with floppy ears wears a blue vest against a black background. The dog looks up, showing expressive dark eyes and a neatly trimmed beard and mustache.

Ava

Pet Partner Since 2023
  • Handler Name: Jim Lee
  • Pet Breed: Mini-Schnauzer
  • Favorite Treat: Little soft treats
  • Favorite Activity: Being a Pet Partner, visiting people

Holly

Pet Partner Since 2009
  • Handler Name: Joy
  • Pet Breed: Australian Labradoodle
  • Favorite Treat: Anything crunchy
  • Favorite Activity: Frisbee
A fluffy, light-brown therapy dog wearing a blue vest labeled THERAPY DOG Holly sits on a chair in a medical setting, looking up with a gentle expression and a red, white, and blue leash attached.
A large Bernese Mountain Dog with a fluffy black, white, and brown coat sits on a concrete surface in front of a wooden chevron-patterned wall, panting with its tongue out and wearing a blue leash.

Obie

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Colleen Ireton
  • Pet Breed: Bernese Mountain Dog
  • Favorite Treat: Lean Treats
  • Favorite Activity: Throwing airline travel pillows in the air

John

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Diane Cook
  • Pet Breed: Great Pyrenees
  • Favorite Treat: Biljac Liver Treats
  • Favorite Activity: Therapy Visits
A large, fluffy dog with white and tan fur and a black patch over one eye lies on a tiled floor next to a wall and wooden chairs, looking calmly at the camera.
A large black dog with a white patch on its chest sits on a white surface, against a teal background with light paw print patterns.

Cooper

Pet Partner Since 2024
  • Handler Name: Trish Cordes
  • Pet Breed: Great Dane
  • Favorite Treat: Blue Buffalo Health Bars
  • Favorite Activity: Chasing his ball

Ginger

Pet Partner Since 2026
  • Handler Name: Eman Darrag
  • Pet Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Favorite Treat: Any
  • Favorite Activity: Walking and getting pets
A brown Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog with long, wavy fur sits facing forward, wearing a pink harness.
A fluffy cream-colored dog with curly fur is lying on a dark blue couch, wearing a collar made of purple beads and white letter beads spelling DIXIE.

Dixie

Pet Partner Since 2026
  • Handler Name: Lauren Jaeger
  • Pet Breed: Standard Poodle
  • Favorite Treat: Bacon
  • Favorite Activity: Chasing squirrels

Gracie

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Becky Mathes
  • Pet Breed: Border Collie/ACD
  • Favorite Treat: Freeze-dried chicken hearts
  • Favorite Activity: Hiking
A close-up photo of a curious rat with a pink nose, white face, and gray fur, sitting upright next to a textured black surface and looking up at the camera.

Pippin

Pet Partner Since 2026
  • Handler Name: Lexi
  • Pet Breed: Dumbo
  • Favorite Treat: Churu Pouches
  • Favorite Activity: Snuggling

Frodo

Pet Partner Since 2026
  • Handler Name: Lexi
  • Pet Breed: Dumbo
  • Favorite Treat: Scrambled Eggs
  • Favorite Activity: Snuggling
A close-up of a dark brown rat with a white patch on its chest, standing on a wooden surface with its front paws visible and looking directly at the camera. A wooden chair is in the background.
A fluffy cat with blue eyes and a gray and white coat lies on a black and tan circular object, gazing upwards with soft natural light in the background.

Pretzel

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Terry
  • Pet Breed: Ragdoll
  • Favorite Treat: Cheez nips, Delectables and freeze dried cat treats
  • Favorite Activity: Being outside in his Catio Playing in card board boxes, loves chasing his springs.

Hazel

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Pamela
  • Pet Breed: Purebred good girl (rescue mix)
  • Favorite Treat: Mango
  • Favorite Activity: Car Trips

Alpha

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Mackenzie
  • Pet Breed: German Shepherd mix
  • Favorite Treat: All the foods
  • Favorite Activity: Going for a walk

Nilla

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Stephanie O.
  • Pet Breed: Poodle Mix
  • Favorite Treat: Fruitables
  • Favorite Activity: Basking in the Sunshine

Betti Mae

Pet Partner Since 2022
  • Handler Name: Jo Reasinger
  • Pet Breed: Papillon
  • Favorite Treat: Raw carrots
  • Favorite Activity: Sniff Hikes & Chasing Squirrels in her back yard

Leo

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Frank and Denise Sebastianell
  • Pet Breed: Flat Coated Retriever
  • Favorite Treat: Milk Bones and Dental Chew
  • Favorite Activity: Fetch and playing with Enzo

Jake

Pet Partner Since 2022
  • Handler Name: Dinah Winters
  • Pet Breed: Labrador Retriever
  • Favorite Treat: Loves all treats
  • Favorite Activity: Swimming and playing fetch

Cleo

Pet Partner Since 2025
  • Handler Name: Sophia Helms
  • Pet Breed: Golden Pyrenees
  • Favorite Treat: Cleaning eggs off Sunday morning plates
  • Favorite Activity: Being petted

Cotton

Pet Partner Since 2023
  • Handler Name: Doug Heguy
  • Pet Breed: Wire Fox Terrier
  • Favorite Treat: Cheese
  • Favorite Activity: Chasing Chipmunks