ASU Loves KPETS Teams

The AZ connection just hit again!  The event was a Wellness Breakfast  from 9:00 to 11:00 PM for ASU Students preparing for "Finals".  The two Teams that participated were Tina and "Norman" and Yvonne and "Zee", the two teams that live the farthest away!   


Here is an email from Marybeth - Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology

CED250 Course Coordinator

University College Instructor

Arizona State University

Hello Bill,

Thanks for the e-mail and passing along the newspaper article! Kpets does such amazing work and I can speak for the wellness psychology team at ASU's Counseling & Consultation by saying we were honored to have Kpets at our wellness event! 

The event was great! Students saw the dogs and were immediately drawn to them. The dogs just loved it too! Some of my colleagues noted afterwards that all students - no matter what was going on for them - came over to see the pooches. It was estimated that a few hundred students were able to interact with the pooches - bringing them joy and relaxation just when the students needed it the most. Two pictures were taken before my camera battery died, but they don't do the dogs justice. 

Thank you again for all of your support. I am passing your information along to my colleagues who will be organizing the event in December. 

Best Regards,

Marybeth 

Paws That Count at ASU (Arizona State University

On April 6th, from 10:00 am until 1:30 PM, on the Arizona State University West Campus, under a beautiful sunny sky, Chelsea Fowler, the student President of "Paws That Count" hosted an event to "raise awareness about the availability of service and therapy dogs for disabled children." 


KPETS was represented by Patti Rulli and her dog, Luke. a beautiful Collie and Bill Townsend and his boxer, Zoey. Also there was a team from Therapy Dogs, Inc.


Most of the time was spent talking with students and faculty about how we use our therapy dogs. However, some students needed a "DOG FIX", since their pooches are at home. About five students expressed interest in becoming qualified for therapy work. Chelsea, and her golden Emily, will be first on the list when I return in November! 

The faculty was interested in how KPETS uses the dogs in school settings and for young children and the requirements for the dogs. Both Patti and I related our experiences in the Maricopa Elementry Schools - especially with the Special Needs classrooms and the Autism rooms. Recently, we were invited to work with a few hearing impaired students, doing a R.E.A.D. program. Both Patti and Bill are R.E.A.D. qualified which is a requirement of the School District for its reading program.


Thanks to "Paws That Count", donations amounted to $31 for KPETS.! Remember when you were a poor college student!