WEST POINT DE-STRESS DAY. No words... only photos can express the emotions of pride and joy of Sammi's first day visiting the wonderful cadets at West Point. These future officers of our country were so grateful to have some time to relax and unwind with our Therapy dogs . Thank you to Lulu, Zoe, Seamus, Hunter, Jake, George and Bella (along with their non-furry team members) … [Read more...]

Dolores DelMauro and her dog, Rosie, bring smiles and joy to patients at Putnam Hospital.  Dolores describes a recent visit. Just wanted to share that our pet therapy visit went well. We saw a number of really  lovely pet friendly patients today. Many of them remarked during our wonderful conversations that the visit from Rosie made their day. One patient visit stands out … [Read more...]

Our newest team is Adam Gankiewicz and his dog, Bella. Bella is a Shepadoodle (German Shepherd/poodle) only 14months old she has 5 AKC titles at her young age loves her belly rubbed playing frisbee. She also is training to be a Human remains sniffing dog and still active in four classes a week with that Agility and obedience. She becomes very animated when she is working … [Read more...]

On November 11, 2017, member therapy dog teams of Hudson Valley Paws for a Cause marched in the New York City Veterans Day Parade as part of the Metropolitan New York Region American Red Cross. Members of Hudson Valley Paws marched proudly with their therapy dogs up Fifth Avenue to honor all the men and women who have served and are presently serving our country, in past and … [Read more...]

Two of our teams visited at Montebello Elementary School today, Beth and Goldie  and Betsy and Murphy.  We caught a few pictures of Beth and Goldie visiting with the K-1 class. The teacher did a lesson teaching the children about nouns and verbs.  The children mentioned that dog is a noun.  Then they went on to learning about verbs, using Goldie as the basis for discussion. … [Read more...]