About Paws For Love Therapy Dogs

The Paws For Love program was originally developed by Patty Storkel and Laurie Jensen in October 1999, and was operated as part of the business "Everything Pawsible". They saw a need for a community-based program that would provide trained dogs and handlers suitable for various types and populations of visitations.

Based on their experience as certified therapy dog visitors with "Therapy Dogs International, Inc.", (TDI) and "Delta Society's Pet Partners program" (Pet Partners), Patty took the best parts from these two programs, information from a California based program "Love On A Leash", and their own combined personal experience to create the organization. The organization certify dogs, cats and mini-horses.

In October, 2010, we separated from "Everything Pawsible" and became Paws for Love Therapy Dogs, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization. The group hosts two trainings and certifications per year, one in the Spring and one in the Fall.

Located in Oregon, we have certified therapy teams in the Portland, Salem, McMinnville and surrounding areas.

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