There are two other programs in the Valley of the Sun providing pet visits and other sites with good information on the human-animal bond and animal assisted or visitation therapy, as well as a kicker at the end -- awards for Pets on Wheels: [click on underlined headings]

Gabriel's Angels

An organization of over 100 volunteer pet therapy teams whose mission is to deliver healing pet therapy to abused, neglected, and at-risk children throughout Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties. Telephone: 480-460-5333 (Requires Delta Society certification)

Companion Animal Association of Arizona

Companion Animal Association of Arizona (CAAA) is a pet-visitation therapy program in Phoenix, Arizona, which also provides pet-loss grief counseling. Telephone: 602-258-3306

Dog Play

Wonderful coverage of all activities involving pets. Click on Activities, then Animal Assisted Therapy.

Love on a Leash

A group in California with small chapters around the U.S.

Dog Logic

Good information on preparing a dog for therapy visits and information on AKC's Canine Good Citizen training.

Happy Tails Service Dogs

Phoenix based organization which teaches you to teach your own dog to be an assist dog or hearing ear dog. Free weekly classes for 20 months to become certified.

Intermountain Therapy Animals

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, it has 200 registered volunteer-pet teams across Utah, Montana, Nevada, and Idaho. It also sponsors 1,200 Reading Assistance Dogs in the Unted States, Canada, and Europe.

How to do things with your pet

Information on solution to many pet problems

Just US Dogs

Contains material on Animal Assisted Therapy, training, and other information. Look in Dog Links (top of page), then Animal Assisted Therapy.

Hannah -- Medical Aid

Story about Hannah, Albert Scherr's Bouvier des Flanders, on AZCentral.com from an article in the Arizona Republic July 9, 2008.

Hon Kachina Volunteer Awards

Since 1977 the Hon Kachina Volunteer Award has been an auspicious recognition for lives devoted to helping their communities through volunteerism. Annual awards are made each fall during a black tie event at one of the Phoenix area's resort hotels. It is a cooperative effort by the Hon Kachina Council, St Luke's Medical Center, and a local television station. Neal Jennings, on behalf of all Pets on Wheels volunteers and their pets, was a recipient of the Hon Kachina Award in 2005. Click here: 2005 Award