A Guide to Therapy Animal & Pet Organizations and Programs
 
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Local Therapy Animal Services & Organizations

Blue Ridge Assistance Dogs
8620 Smith Lane, Manassas, VA 20112
703-369-5878 or 703-591-1185
Provides service dogs for people with disabilities and social therapy dogs.

Caring Canine Companions, Inc.
P.O. Box 353, Verona, VA 24482
703-248-6655

Fairfax County Pets on Wheels - Fairfax Area Agency on Aging
12011 Government Center Pkwy, Suite 720, Fairfax, VA 22035
703-324-5406 or TTY: 703-803-7914
Provides companionship to people in nursing homes and hospitals in Fairfax County. Always looking for volunteers.

Healing Paws & Claws
P.O. Box 482, Blackstone, VA 23824
434-292-5820 or 434-292-7580
Provide visiting pet therapy to institutions using Internationally certified Pet Partners® focusing on the elderly, children and the disabled...

Paws For Health
1600 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222
804-643-6785
Paws for Health® is a non-profit pet visitation program supported by the Richmond SPCA. It has been created to help sick children cope with their hospitalization.

Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation
P.O. Box 8060, Roanoke, VA 24014
540-342-3647
Dogs Trained: Service, Hearing, Social

Spiritkeepers
P.O. Box 498, King George VA 22485
540-775-5963
Spiritkeepers visit more than 23 nursing homes, schools, homeless shelters, hospitals, and other facilities where therapy dogs are needed.

Spiritkeepers
107 Shorewood Drive, Colonial Beach, VA 22443
804-224-9710

Waggin' Hearts Therapy Dogs
10 Estes Mill Road, Sperryville, VA
540-987-9632

Waggin' Hearts Therapy Dogs is a group in Rappahannock County, VA. We visit nursing homes, hospitals, schools libraries & special events such as the Mongomery County Burn Foundation Burn Camp for children who are burn survivors. Although we are based in Rappahannock County we volunteer in other areas of Virginia as well. We have purebred as well as mixed breed dogs participating in our program of all shapes and sizes!

Virginia Canines for Independence
P.O. Box 11441, Richmond, VA 23230
804-288-DOGS (804-288-3647)

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Also See:

Dog-Play: Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets

Therapy Dogs International, Inc.

 

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