Therapy, CGC

Therapy Information -
St. John Ambulance

The Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
#415 - 8170 - 50 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 1E6
Phone:† 780 - 413 - 4682
Fax:† 780 - 440 - 3341
Email:† pettherapysociety@telus.net
website: www.pettherapysociety.com

Sprocket was involved in PALS (Pet Access League Society) for nearly 6
years. One year at a senior's nursing home and 5 at the Alberta Children's
Hospital in Calgary.

Sprocket was a natural for this. She was well trained and loved to be with
people. She was not afraid of anything she came across - whether it was a
person using crutches or a wheel chair or a bed moving down the hallway.

She loved everyone she visited with.

Some of our memories of her:

Visits with autistics kids where she could get a reaction by giving me a
"kiss" on command or just by being this warm furry creature who wanted to be
close to them.

Visiting a sick child and hearing from the child that they had a pet at home
who they missed.

Visiting a long term child patient who feared dogs and who slowly went from
just wanting to see her from a distance to becoming accepting of Sprocket
and giving her a few pets.

Kids doing "high fives" with Sprocket - this was her signature trick for the
kids.