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# Pet Partners: Sharing the Love of Therapy Animals

> Share your pet’s love and bring joy to those in need with meaningful therapy animal connections through therapy pet volunteering today\!

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## Pages
- [Volunteer](https://petpartners.org/volunteer/)
- [Home](https://petpartners.org/)
- [Webinars](https://petpartners.org/webinars/)
- [Baxter](https://petpartners.org/baxter/)
- [Pet Partners Pet of the Year](https://petpartners.org/events-fundraisers/poty/)

## Posts
- [How the Handler Course Helps You Get Ready to Volunteer with Your Pet](https://petpartners.org/how-the-handler-course-helps-you-get-ready-to-volunteer-with-your-pet/)
- [Pet Partners vs\. Other Therapy Animal Organizations: What’s the Difference?](https://petpartners.org/pet-partners-vs-other-therapy-animal-organizations-whats-the-difference/)
- [Pet Partners Myth Busters: What to Know Before Becoming a Therapy Animal Team](https://petpartners.org/pet-partners-myth-busters-what-to-know-before-becoming-a-therapy-animal-team/)
- [What Makes Pet Partners Different: Re\-evaluation Every 2 Years](https://petpartners.org/what-makes-pet-partners-different-re-evaluation-every-2-years/)
- [Therapy Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and Service Animals: What’s the Difference?](https://petpartners.org/therapy-animals-emotional-support-animals-and-service-animals-difference/)

## Latest News Articles
- [2025 Magic Award Winner: Cheryl Smith\-Miller Advances Therapy Animal Research](https://petpartners.org/article/2025-magic-award-winner-cheryl-smith-miller-advances-therapy-animal-research/)
- [Pet Partners 2026 Pet of the Year: Nominate Your Pet and Support Therapy Animals](https://petpartners.org/article/pet-partners-2026-pet-of-the-year-nominate-your-pet/)
- [Pet Partners Therapy Dogs Support Skaters at the U\.S\. Figure Skating Championships](https://petpartners.org/article/pet-partners-therapy-dogs-support-skaters-at-the-us-figure-skating-championships/)
- [Join the World’s Largest Pet Walk: Make Work Happier and Healthier](https://petpartners.org/article/join-the-worlds-largest-pet-walk-make-work-happier-and-healthier/)
- [That’s a Wrap: World’s Largest Pet Walk 2025](https://petpartners.org/article/thats-a-wrap-worlds-largest-pet-walk-2025/)

## News Articles
- [Angel therapy dog and retired teacher foster love of reading in Ferry Pass students](https://petpartners.org/news/angel-therapy-dog-and-retired-teacher-foster-love-of-reading-in-ferry-pass-students/)
- [Regular access to therapy dogs boosts first\-year students’ mental health](https://petpartners.org/news/regular-access-to-therapy-dogs-boosts-first-year-students-mental-health/)
- [Study: Therapy Dogs Reduce Child Anxiety, Need for Anxiety Medication in Emergency Dept](https://petpartners.org/news/study-therapy-dogs-reduce-child-anxiety-need-for-anxiety-medication-in-emergency-dept/)
- [Corgi Lends a Paw to Fire Victims](https://petpartners.org/news/corgi-lends-a-paw-to-fire-victims/)
- [Could Your Pet Be The 2025 Pet of the Year?](https://petpartners.org/news/could-your-pet-be-the-2025-pet-of-the-year/)

## People
- [Seema Gangadhara](https://petpartners.org/person/seema-gangadhara/)
- [Sarah Fergusson Chambless](https://petpartners.org/person/sarah-fergusson-chambless/)
- [Bryan McCormick](https://petpartners.org/person/bryan-mccormick/)
- [Michael Sapp](https://petpartners.org/person/michael-sapp/)
- [Meghan Rothschild with Remi \& Riley](https://petpartners.org/person/meghan-rothschild-with-remi/)

## Stories
- [A Community Supports Each Other](https://petpartners.org/stories/a-community-supports-each-other/): In Georgetown, TX, a local small business makes special efforts to support Pet Partners, so that Pet Partners therapy animal teams can support their community\.
- [Still Dancing: A Tribute to Riley](https://petpartners.org/stories/still-dancing-a-tribute-to-riley/)
- [A Great Day at Westport Dog Festival](https://petpartners.org/stories/a-great-day-at-westport-dog-festival/): Pet Partners volunteers in Connecticut recently attended the Westport Dog Festival\. It was a great day for them, for AAI, and for a special instance of the human\-animal bond\.
- [Mary Brown and Rosie: Making up for Lost Time](https://petpartners.org/stories/mary-brown-and-rosie-making-up-for-lost-time/): Mary and Rosie started the process to become a Pet Partners team in 2019\. It took some time for them to gain all the skills they needed, and then COVID\-19 hit\. But they’re now registered, and they’re making up for lost time\.
- [Tempo: A Dog with a Job](https://petpartners.org/stories/tempo-a-dog-with-a-job/): Nancy knew early on that Tempo would be a good therapy dog, and she was excellent at her job for many years\. When cancer struck, Nancy reached out for support from the Cancer Care Fund so Tempo could go on working\.

## Imported Landings
- [Volunteer Recruitment – Seniors](https://petpartners.org/volunteer-recruitment-seniors/)

## Categories
- [Therapy Animal Program](https://petpartners.org/category/therapy-animal-program/)
- [General Information](https://petpartners.org/category/general-information/)
- [Featured Event](https://petpartners.org/category/featured-event/)
- [Preparing for Therapy Animal Work](https://petpartners.org/category/preparing-for-therapy-animal-work/)
- [Therapy Animal Standards](https://petpartners.org/category/therapy-animal-standards/)

## Tags
- [therapy animals](https://petpartners.org/tag/therapy-animals/)
- [pet partners](https://petpartners.org/tag/pet-partners/)
- [AAI](https://petpartners.org/tag/aai/)
- [human animal bond](https://petpartners.org/tag/human-animal-bond/)
- [therapy dog](https://petpartners.org/tag/therapy-dog/)

## News Categories
- [Fundraising](https://petpartners.org/article_type/fundraising/)
- [Featured Event](https://petpartners.org/article_type/featured-event/)
- [General Information](https://petpartners.org/article_type/general-information/)
- [Therapy Animal Program](https://petpartners.org/article_type/therapy-animal-program/)
- [POTY](https://petpartners.org/article_type/poty/)

## Person Types
- [Board Member](https://petpartners.org/person_type/board/)
- [HABAB](https://petpartners.org/person_type/habab/)
- [Therapy Animal Program](https://petpartners.org/person_type/tap/)
- [Marketing \& Communications](https://petpartners.org/person_type/marcom/)
- [Development](https://petpartners.org/person_type/development/)

## Story Types
- [Featured Teams](https://petpartners.org/story_type/featured-teams/)
- [Honoring our Therapy Animals](https://petpartners.org/story_type/honoring-our-therapy-animals/)

## Tags
- [pet partners](https://petpartners.org/wpmf_tag/pet-partners/)
- [therapy animal](https://petpartners.org/wpmf_tag/therapy-animal/)
- [aacr](https://petpartners.org/wpmf_tag/aacr/)
- [animal\-assisted crisis response](https://petpartners.org/wpmf_tag/animal-assisted-crisis-response/)
- [therapy dog](https://petpartners.org/wpmf_tag/therapy-dog/)

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