Hi - I haven't really been paying attention to this thread, but when I saw the name "Annie", something clicked. I have a friend (acquaintance) named Liz Teel who is an evaluator for the Delta Society. She lives in NYC and is also very active with the ASPCA. She was the first one to certify Bentley in 1997 as a Therapy Dog. She was so enthralled with Cavaliers (I think she was a Lab person )that she bought one! She & I were recently co-speakers at a Therapy Dog Luncheon and she shared her frustration at trying to get a program together through the Red Cross to use us (Delta Certified Therapy Dogs) to visit the Centers where people were waiting in long lines and were generally just frazzled. She figured out in short order that even though dogs are Certified, they can be certified through many different organizations and other than Search & Rescue, none of the various organizations have a "central clearing house" such as the Red Cross, to validate and identify the volunteers. That's what she has been working on since September 11th. Looks like she has succeeded! Our next program will be Pet Therapy in Crisis Situations.
Diane Zdrodowski ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
