Team Profile: Jan & Mike with Cricket

Jan and Mike team up with therapy dog Cricket, a Samoyed

Jan and Mike’s Pet Partner is Cricket, a seven-year-old Samoyed. They adopted Cricket when Cricket’s breeder died unexpectedly leaving six Samoyeds to find homes.

They have no other pets at home, but have had many Samoyeds in the past.

At this point, Jan and Mike have no firm plans for facilities to visit, but want to consider skilled nursing/assisted living facilities, Meriter Hospital, and UW campus visits.

Spare-time activities for Jan include walking and biking; they both enjoy RV camping.

Mike, Jan & Cricket visited at The Colonial Club in Sun Prairie on March 12, 2020 on what was probably one of the our last events before the corona virus shut-down. They gave a presentation at the monthly Memory Café. Individuals with mild memory loss or cognitive impairment attend these events with a caregiver or friend to experience a program in a casual, no-stress environment.

Mike and Jan entertained the audience, telling about how they became a Dogs On Call team, what was involved in the evaluation, and where they visit as a team. Cricket made the rounds, getting petted by the attendees, as Mike and Jan also told about her breed and distributed her trading cards

Jan, Mike and Cricket made an appearance at PuppyUp in May 2019:

https://www.facebook.com/dogsoncallwi/photos/a.10151593714327035/10155940834402035/?type=3&theater

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