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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.

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

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

Holly

Handler: Joy
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Australian Labradoodle
Favorite Treat: Anything crunchy
Favorite Activity: Frisbee
Pet Partner Since: 2009
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

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

John

Handler: Diane Cook
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Great Pyrenees
Favorite Treat: Biljac Liver Treats
Favorite Activity: Therapy Visits
Pet Partner Since: 2025
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

Handler: Trish Cordes
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Great Dane
Favorite Treat: Blue Buffalo Health Bars
Favorite Activity: Chasing his ball
Pet Partner Since: 2024
A brown Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog with long, wavy fur sits facing forward, wearing a pink harness.

Ginger

Handler: Eman Darrag
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Favorite Treat: Any
Favorite Activity: Walking and getting pets
Pet Partner Since: 2026
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

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

Gracie

Handler: Becky Mathes
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Border Collie/ACD
Favorite Treat: Freeze-dried chicken hearts
Favorite Activity: Hiking
Pet Partner Since: 2025
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

Handler: Lexi
Pet Species: Rat
Pet Breed: Dumbo
Favorite Treat: Churu Pouches
Favorite Activity: Snuggling
Pet Partner Since: 2026
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.

Frodo

Handler: Lexi
Pet Species: Rat
Pet Breed: Dumbo
Favorite Treat: Scrambled Eggs
Favorite Activity: Snuggling
Pet Partner Since: 2026
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

Handler: Terry
Pet Species: Cat
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.
Pet Partner Since: 2025

Hazel

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

Alpha

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

Nilla

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

Betti Mae

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

Leo

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

Jake

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

Cleo

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

Cotton

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

Nachos

Handler: Angela Payne
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Boerboel
Favorite Treat: He loves all the foods
Favorite Activity: Enjoying life every day, in every way he can.
Pet Partner Since: 2018

Daisy

Handler: Darcy Lehman
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Golden Doodle
Favorite Treat: Cheerios
Favorite Activity: Getting scratches and pets
Pet Partner Since: 2022

Penny

Handler: Cindy Broderick
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Mini Labradoodle
Favorite Treat: Bacon
Favorite Activity: Chasing squirrels that she will never catch
Pet Partner Since: 2020

Roger

Handler: Holly
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier
Favorite Treat: Zuke's
Favorite Activity: Walking or sitting on your lap!
Pet Partner Since: 2021

Kirby

Handler: Kim Smith
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Favorite Treat: Lamb and sardines
Favorite Activity: Playing fetch and training
Pet Partner Since: 2016

Chocolate

Handler: Kim Smith
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Favorite Treat: Anything
Favorite Activity: Getting hugs
Pet Partner Since: 2025

Dahlia

Handler: Terry Cahill
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: GS / Lab
Favorite Treat: Any
Favorite Activity: Walking
Pet Partner Since: 2025

Elvis

Handler: Karen Kennedy
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Yorkie Poo
Favorite Treat: Cheerios
Favorite Activity: Visits
Pet Partner Since: 2023

Autumn

Handler: Bob Webbink
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Golden Retriever
Favorite Treat: Salmon Jerky
Favorite Activity: Playing fetch
Pet Partner Since: 2024

Mira

Handler: Lexi
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier
Favorite Treat: Milkbones or Pepperoni
Favorite Activity: Playing with her dog sister
Pet Partner Since: 2025

Baxter

Handler: Karen Spradlin
Pet Species: Dog
Pet Breed: Labradoodle
Favorite Treat: Pumpkin filled ice cubes
Favorite Activity: Find it
Pet Partner Since: 2009