Pet Partners Registered Therapy Dogs
In addition to our many therapy llamas and one miniature horse, we now have two Poodles registered with Pet Partners for therapy work. Both of them volunteer only at the schools where Niki teaches. The llamas and mini horse are primarily for hospice, youth camps and nursing facilities. Sissy and Maverick are also able to assist in crisis situations.
Carrington's Sicilian Rhapsody aka Sissy is a Pet Partners Complex Registered therapy dog. In 2019, we took the plunge after years of only having llamas for therapy and got Sissy registered. This was done so she could volunteer at the school where Niki teaches.
Sissy is a beloved member of the Mount Baker Junior and Senior high staff. During her time at school she helps to make students happy and relaxed. Many students look for her daily and really enjoy spending time with her.
Like any good Poodle, Sissy takes her job seriously and does her best to make every visit matter to those that need her!
Sissy is a beloved member of the Mount Baker Junior and Senior high staff. During her time at school she helps to make students happy and relaxed. Many students look for her daily and really enjoy spending time with her.
Like any good Poodle, Sissy takes her job seriously and does her best to make every visit matter to those that need her!
Meet Maverick our little rescue Poodle! He was evaluated a week before everything shut down here in Washington state. He passed with a Complex rating and was excited to begin working at the school where I teach.
Maverick came from a rescue group in the mid-west and was less than a year old. He was sold as a puppy to an elderly couple who should have never had him. The family turned him over to a rescue group after the man was being too rough with him.
When we got Maverick, he had no recall and was afraid of everything. He also had a lot of anxiety and fear of anything deemed unusual in his world.
Fast forward almost two years, he is now a confident and happy little guy. He is well mannered and has worked hard to get through his issues to become the handsome boy you see. His big sister Sicily is a Standard Poodle, and a beloved therapy dog at our school.
We normally use llamas for therapy work (with PP since 2006) and dogs are a new partner for us to be using for therapy! Poodles make fabulous therapy dogs and they are truly hypoallergenic too!
Maverick frequently has his tongue sticking out and is quite the clown!
Maverick came from a rescue group in the mid-west and was less than a year old. He was sold as a puppy to an elderly couple who should have never had him. The family turned him over to a rescue group after the man was being too rough with him.
When we got Maverick, he had no recall and was afraid of everything. He also had a lot of anxiety and fear of anything deemed unusual in his world.
Fast forward almost two years, he is now a confident and happy little guy. He is well mannered and has worked hard to get through his issues to become the handsome boy you see. His big sister Sicily is a Standard Poodle, and a beloved therapy dog at our school.
We normally use llamas for therapy work (with PP since 2006) and dogs are a new partner for us to be using for therapy! Poodles make fabulous therapy dogs and they are truly hypoallergenic too!
Maverick frequently has his tongue sticking out and is quite the clown!