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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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