September is National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the Jed Foundation for Mental Health, about 12.2% of adults aged 18-24 have reported dealing with suicidal thoughts over the past year. Now more than ever, it is important to do what is necessary to advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. Over the week of Sept. […]
Source: Gettysburg Times By Vanessa Pellechio Sanders Times Staff Writer A yellow British Labrador will bring paws of comfort to children in Adams County custody matters. Adams County commissioners recently approved an agreement with Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services (KPETS) for registered volunteers and their dogs to provide therapeutic canine services in county and court […]
Max came to do a speech therapy session with H who is 5 years old and has Autism. We stayed in the Activities of Daily Living room since it was so hot outside for man and dog that day! H has been a child who has an extremely difficult time attending to anything for more […]
Dear Willard, We are so blessed to call you friend and to have known you for the short time we did. Though our time together was short in the world’s eyes — it felt more like dog years :), and we were thankful for every moment. Priceless memories. I remember our first visit to […]
Library helpers give Jean-Luc some lovin’ prior to his reading duties at Nottingham Elementary Scho. by Cynthia Barnes August 2014 Embarking on a read-to-the-dog program with our Standard Poodle, I was filled with major anxieties. Jean-Luc, an only dog in a quiet household of two retirees, is overjoyed (read that “excessively excited”) when […]
I joined KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services) to help make a difference in people’s lives and to bring joy to them through my dogs, Chloe and Echo. What I was not prepared for was how I would become so profoundly affected by some of those people and how losing them would have such an […]
I have talked with other KPETS members over the years about our “disaster dogs”. Liberty passed her certification exam as a live human scent dog last weekend (Oct, 2013) in Ohio, and is now fully deploy-able as a FEMA dog (Urban Search and Rescue). We mourned the passing of Apollo, as any pet […]
KPETS will miss retired Maxwell, as will the children he visited. See Carol Johnston’s email below in reference to his retirement dud to health issues. I am just writing to let you know that I am formally retiring Maxwell from being a KPETS therapy dog. We have enjoyed every moment of being part of KPETS […]
Misty Has Retired Here is Misty today, relaxing with her daughter, Calli. One day in the park we met another Golden owner, and KPETS team, Susan Hamberger and Max. Susan told us about the organization and soon we were sold on Misty becoming a KPETS dog since she had the perfect temper for the […]
As I accompany my canine partner to meet and visit with new and known friends at the Dove House, there’s not a time that I haven’t looked up and given thanks for the opportunity to just be there. After every visit, I give a big hug and warm, heartfelt “thank you” to my pup for […]
