Leashes of Love is an all volunteer pet therapy group that serves the public by scheduling pet therapy visits to hospitals, special needs schools, library reading programs, correctional facilities and assisted living facilities.

What is Animal Assisted Therapy?

Today, animals provide many positive human health benefits:

Companionship, a friend to care for and to keep one occupied, something alive and warm to touch, a focus of attention, a reason for exercise, and to provide protection. Therapy programs using animals have evolved worldwide in many forms and names. Usually these programs are directed toward people with health problems requiring rehabilitation, such as elderly, physically handicapped, deaf, blind, emotionally or physically ill, or persons in correctional institutions.

           To Get Started With Our Group:

          Please review our Faq's page first to see if you meet

          the requirements. If you feel you & your dog are ready,

          please read the following below and we will be in contact

          with you soon.

              1. Join our group, you will then receive an email about evaluations.

         2. All dogs & handlers must have an evaluation before starting any  

             visits.

         3. All dogs must be up to date on shots- distemper & rabies and you
             must provide copies of these records.

         4. There is a yearly membership fee of $20.00

         5. All volunteers must attend an orientation

         6. All handlers are required to have their dogs tested and certified for

             pet therapy within 6 months of joining our group.