Grady is a seven year old chocolate Labrador Retriever who loves to meet everybody with a full body wiggle. Even though he is a retriever, retrieving is definitely not his thing – once or twice is enough. He has a six year old sister, Gretl, who loves to retrieve. Grady enjoys hearing stories (R.E.A.D. is a …
“This is very exciting to hear. Dad always did love dogs so it’s good to hear he continues to do so. I hope to visit with dad tonight and this will give us something more to speak about. I purchased a LIFE book of dogs yesterday and I’ll have to ask him if any of …
“I just wanted to share this with you. Last week when I went to visit my Mom, she was excited to tell me that she had a picture of, as she put it, ‘the dog that has been visiting me.’ She showed me the business card with Torie’s picture on it. I thought it was …
Sharon’s TY My name is TY and I am not shy. I am a 3 year old Cockapoo. I love meeting people and going places. Mom and I get to do lots of both with DOC. I have a 2 year old baby sister named Daisy. She is a Teddy Bear. I passed my Pet Partner test …
Kay Lysne and Daisy were making their first visit to the UW’s Carbone Cancer Center a few weeks ago. As they entered the hospital, a young woman sitting in the lobby broke out into a big smile; Kay could tell she would like to say hello to Daisy. They visited and the young woman spent …
On a recent visit to one of our regular assisted living homes, I knocked on the door of a resident who usually wants a visit. When I asked if she would like to see Daisy, she sighed and said no, it was just too bad a day. I said that was fine, we hoped she’d …
My West Highland Terrier, Griffin, and I have been members of Dogs On Call, Inc. since 2005. During this time we have visited our share of nursing homes and hospitals and been a R.E.A.D. team. We enjoy our visits to different facilities and Griffin seems to like R.E.A.D. the best. We had started a program …
On our very first visit at St. Mary’s Hospital on a Friday, Buddy met a little boy who had his tonsils out on Tuesday. He was supposed to go home on Wednesday, but because he wouldn’t drink anything, the hospital wouldn’t discharge him. His frustrated mom said he’d eat hot dogs and chocolate cake, but …
While visiting with the children at the local homeless shelter one little boy became quickly enamored with Button. Throughout the visit every 10-15 minutes he would be back to visit talking to just her. Towards the end of the visit Button was laying across my lap resting when the little boy showed up again crying. …
We can’t talk about Meriter Hospital and Dogs On Call without also talking about Lynn Malayter and her dog, Murphy, the pair who started the program at Meriter. They were the first Delta Society Pet Partner team in the state of Wisconsin and were also the first team to walk in the door of Meriter …
There are now 20 exclusively Delta-registered Dogs On Call teams visiting at either Meriter Hospital or the Meriter Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Facility. Most teams spend time at Meriter Hospital, enjoying the flexibility to visit when their personal schedule allows. At the hospital, teams may choose to visit between many different units, whatever suits their …
Artie, Gina, and Laura & Kooper tested three mini-horses and a dog a few weeks ago. They all belonged to Carolyn Peterson who took our January class. We drove a couple of hours north, Carolyn drove a couple of hours south and we met in Durand, WI. Ruby, a Golden/Lab, and the three minis’, Smokey, …
In April 2011 DOC teams had the opportunity to visit Theodore Robinson Intermediate School in Evansville, WI and present to the 4th grade reading classes information about what our dogs do for the community. Every year they read the book, Rosie: A Visiting Dog’s Story by Stephanie Calmenson and their teachers Mrs. Stricker and Ms. …
Dogs On Call, Inc. is proud to be partnered with the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics (UWHC) in their pioneer pet therapy program 2011. Recognizing the high standards of both Delta Society and Dogs On Call, UWHC accepts only Delta Society Pet Partners Teams affiliated with Dogs On Call. Hospital patients come to the …
Dogs in the Dorms is a fast-growing program that sets up visits to UW students in the dorms to provide stress relief. The program coordinators for four of the dorms have contacted us about setting up a dog/student event. We currently have events planned at Bradley and Frederick Halls, and have 2011 events planned for …