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Welcome to the Lend A Paw Blog!
Where you can find up to date information about the program, current LAP teams and LAP therapy dogs candidates, scheduled visits, and much more.
Lend A Paw is committed to enhancing the lives of individuals experiencing physical, mental, emotional or life challenges by providing therapy dogs to offer warmth, compassion, unconditional love and a healing environment. The program is designed to rescue dogs from the shelter and train them to be therapy dogs. Individuals are also invited to join our LAP team with their own dogs provided the dogs have the required obedience and temperament for therapy work.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Scheduled Visits - Week of December 6th

There are 4 scheduled Lend A Paw visits for this week:

Tuesday, December 7th @ 2:15 PM:
Westside Regional Center
5901 Green Valley Circle
Culver City, CA
Great site at a State Agency! Visiting challenged diabetics in a lifestyle fitness program (the only of its kind.) Good talk, wonderful clients, a great opportunity for sharing safe dog training tips and animal care. Ample parking in large lot. Please come!


Wednesday, December 8th @ 12:00 PM:
New Horizons
15725 Parthenia St.
North Hills, CA
This is a lunchtime visit to a facility for developmentally challenged adults. They are always very happy to see the dogs. It's a warm and friendly place and everyone has a good time. Please join us and check it out. We can take up to 6 teams, but need at least 4 to carry out this visit.

Saturday, December 11th from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM:
Lend A Paw Certification Workshop
K9s Only
18603 Topham Street
Tarzana, CA
This is a workshop to certify new dogs and volunteer handlers for the Lend A Paw Pet Therapy Program. We will also be re-certifying any current volunteers handlers/dogs whose certification has expired (certification expires after 1 year.) If you have a dog that loves people, is over 1 year old, is spayed/neutered, and has basic obedience, you are welcome to go through the test with us. All participants who pass the test on this day, will be certified with Lend A Paw. Contact Sharon at sharon@k9sonly.com or 818-344-9663 for more info.

Sunday, December 12th @ 10:30 AM:
Oakview at University Village Assisted Living and Nursing Facility
3557 Campus Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA
We visit two groups at this facility and the residents really enjoy our visits. We can take up to 4 Therapy Teams and we meet outside the front entrance.

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