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Get ready for cuteness overload! Helix High School students adore Duchess 🥰 🐶 Check out this story about her birthday bash! 🥳 🎁
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We’re feeling the festive vibes here at Pawsitive teams! 🎄🎁
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Kenji isn’t just a service dog; he’s a companion who’s allowed Allie to lead a more fulfilling and independent life.
By donating to Pawsitive Teams this Giving Tuesday, you’re not just supporting service dog training; you’re helping to transform lives like Allie’s.
Join us in making a difference and head to the link in our bio to donate to Pawsitive Teams this #GivingTuesday! 🌟
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Introducing our first graduating class of Facility Dogs: Duchess, Daisy, Charlie, Sandy, and Bear! 🎓
We are so proud of all the hard work these good boys and girls put in. They’re headed off to schools and physical therapy centers, where they are ready to bring comfort, support, and wagging tails to everyone they meet. 💚🐾
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Our service dog team volunteers over two years of their time with each dog from the puppy stage and basic obedience to specific service dog skills which includes weekly training sessions with all the dogs in training. This is a unique premise that Co-Founders Carol Davis started in 1997.
At about two years old each of the dogs is matched with someone with mobility issues or PTSD. The trainer then spends two to three months in Transition Training with the team fine tuning the dog and handlers skills. Since the dog has had two years of training, in Transition Training they teach the human partner what the dog knows, and then teach the dog what skills that person specifically needs for their disability. A service dog can perform many tasks that can make living with a disability a bit easier. At Pawsitive Teams the team will have life-long support.
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Patrick and Kona were a Service Dog Team from 2009-2020. Their trainer was Carol Davis. Patrick started his journey with Pawsitive Teams as a teenager. He graduated from from Scripps Ranch High School and went on to graduate from USC. He is now a Post Production Manager for television shows including the History Channel and National Geographic. We could not be more proud of you, Patrick!
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In our CICR Program (Active Duty Military Community Reintegration) our therapy dog teams work with injured outpatient active duty service members to give patients the support, encouragement, and optimism unique to canine therapy. This six-week Canine program is designed to help patients recovering from PTSD and TBI (traumatic brain injuries) re-enter the community by establishing a greater sense of trust and less hyper-vigilance in public settings. We work directly under the guidance of a recreational therapists. Each service member is assigned a therapy dog to handle during the sessions that are held in a variety of community settings.
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Happy Birthday to Kobe a Pawsitive Teams trained service dog!
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For many years Patty Berg, the Owner of The Wishing Tree, has been devoted to our therapy teams that lose a four-legged partner. The Wishing Tree is a local company that provides garden, patio and specialty trees for special occasions and memorials.
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Goal-directed therapy is significantly different from the usual “meet and greet” hospital and nursing home type of animal assisted activities. The dogs are used both as a tool and a motivator to help clients (children and adults) achieve clearly defined goals as set by their therapist or teacher. #therapydogs #therapydog #therapydogsofinstagram #therapydogssandiego #sandiego #sandiegolife #clairemonthighschoolsandiego
Mary first applied for a facility dog in 2013. She was a school counselor and thought having a facility dog would be beneficial for the students. Mary was matched with Sejera, and worked with her trainer, Marcy Piasecki. After retiring the team went on to become a Certified Therapy Team with Pawsitive Teams, they have made a great team! Sejera is a gentle soul who loves being with children and offers comfort to them. They visit students with autism and other special needs.
Mary also volunteers in our
Community Outreach program. She connects with schools and other requests we get who are interested in our Therapy Program.
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Lets wish Monty a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Monty is a Pawsitive Teams trained service dog. THANK YOU Monty!
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Liora started her journey with Pawsitive Teams in 2013 when she was in 4th grade. She recently graduated from La Jolla High School and this Fall will attend UC Santa Barbara. Liora has been a valuable volunteer and we wish her well as she embarks on a new adventure! Thank you Liora!
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Facility dogs belong to facility professionals and both are trained and certified to work together to accomplish goals set by the facility for an individual or group. This includes court, rehabilitation centers or special education schools. The dog encourages movement, verbal and non-verbal communication, motivation, sense of personal security, and improved social interaction.
See link in Bio.
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Jim Hodgdon has been a volunteer with Pawsitive Teams since 2015. He began his journey as a therapy team with his dog Aspen and now volunteers with Josey. Jim is Educational Outreach director bringing our volunteers and the community together at different meetups. He is also one of our instructors at our Therapy Dog Prep School. Thank you Jim!
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Our next story is about Ann Morgan. Ann has been a volunteer with Pawsitive Teams since 2013. She started with her dog Aspen as a therapy team and now volunteers with her dog Josey. They currently visit kids at Abraxas High School and Clairemont High School. Ann is also one of our Instructors at our Therapy Dog Prep School. Thank you Ann!
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Included in our 25 Stories is Gerry Racik. Gerry has been a long time Sponsor of our Service Dog Program. She has sponsored three dogs that all started out as puppies.
These include Sachi, Stanley and now Kenji who is an active service dog with Allie Kelly.
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Happy Birthday to one of our Pawsitive Teams trained service dogs Courage!
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As part of our 25th Anniversary celebration, we've created a series of short video interviews with 25 members of the Pawsitive Teams family. Our first video features a mobility service dog team, Allie Kelly & Kenji. Allie just signed the Ownership Agreement and now Kenji is officially hers. They've both worked very hard to get to this point. We wish them great success in the years to come!
Happy Birthday to Louie a Pawsitive Teams Service Dog!
Happy PAWSday!
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