Thank you to everyone for making our 1st pet Therapy Day at KGH a success.
We would like to thank all of the following for their help, support and efforts in making this a great event:
Shaw Cable
Snap Okanagan
Bonne Belle Photography
Sparkles the Caring Clown
Ourcomputerguy.ca
Interior Health
Ken Zarr- KGH Volunteer Services
Along with all the volunteers and their furry counterparts.
We are hoping to make this an annual Event!
What do I need to do to be able to attend a Caring Canines Evaluation?
You will need to send the following forms to be considered for an Evaluation.
1.Completed Member Application Form – one to be filled out by each person who will be visiting.
2. Completed Annual Health Form – this must be filled out by your veterinarian. A fecal sample must be done for this first Health Form. Each year there after, please check with your own veterinarian to see if your vet thinks this is necessary.
All dogs must be a minimum of one year old, have a current license and be fit to visit. There are some bully and wolf breeds we are not allowed to take into consideration, as they are prohibited through our insurance policy. If in doubt about your dog -please check with us in advance.
You will be contacted as soon as we have received all your paperwork and verified that you are eligible for an Evaluation. As soon we have the necessary amount of applicants to hold an Evaluation, we will contact you to confirm a time slot that you can attend. Please be on time for your scheduled slot. It takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
The annual membership fee is $20.00 payable at the Evaluation. This helps with our Societies insurance coverage, so that when you are in any facilities, on the facility grounds, or at any sanctioned Caring Canine events, it covers both you and your dog, should anything happen.
You will be required to attend a training seminar that will take a couple of hours. After you have completed the seminar you will be able to visit at a medical facility or residential care home of your choice. The first time you visit, you will accompany an experienced Caring Canine volunteer and their dog. This volunteer will be familiar with the facility and be able to assist you with the orientation and any questions you may have.
For your second visit, an experienced volunteer will accompany you and your dog. If the experienced volunteer believes you are ready to visit on your own you after the second visit, you will be scheduled for regular visits. Each facility you visit, may require additional paperwork and a criminal history check.
Our Society volunteers and their visiting Dogs can now be found visiting with passengers at Kelowna International Airport.
This brand new program started in October with Jeepster and her handler Pauline being the first official Ambassadogs at YLW.
More dogs are starting in this program and hope to have their certification soon.
You will be able to relieve the stress of flying by enjoying a visit with one of the Ambassadogs on your next visit to Kelowna Airport.
FortisBC staff had the opportunity to share their lunch hour with our members and their furry volunteers in the courtyard of their Springfield Office. Both the FortisBC Staff and the dogs enjoyed a beautiful afternoon visit. It was such a success that FortisBC will be looking to have our Society return for another visit in the near future
Dogs in attendance were Jilly,(Australian Labradoodle) Walter,(Brewer Yorkie) Wilson,(GoldenDoodle) Tobi and Elli,(Pembroke Welsh Corgis)
Pets and People would graciously like to thank the Staff at FortisBC for their generous donation to our program
Saturday October 27th was the Kelowna Airport Fall Travel Show.
Our Society was the chosen charity for all funds raised at the show. In conjunction with Kelowna Airport Staff, we have started a Pet Ambassador Program at the Kelowna Airport. Currently, there are four of our volunteers and their dogs visiting at the Airport- Jeepster, Maude, Yuma, and Chester. There are plans to bring on many more furry volunteers over the next year. Our Society had a display booth where Airport Staff and travellers had a chance to get more acquainted with our program. We had 19 Members and their furry volunteers put in about 36 hours of volunteer time over the day. At the conclusion of the show our Society was presented a cheque for 5,696.15