WANTED: Service Dog Trainers & Assistants!

There’s No More Amazon Smile, But . . .
Date April 11, 2023

Amazon is No Longer Smiling… but Pawsitive Teams Can Be! With AmazonSmile shuttering its doors in February 2023, we thought we’d remind you of seven ways you can help us make up the funds we won’t be receiving from Amazon anymore. Thank you! Your support will keep us smiling. SAN…

Transition Training is where the magic happens
Date April 11, 2023

By Carol Davis Pawsitive Teams Co-Founder The most frequently asked question service dog trainers hear is, “How can you give them up?” For 25 years, my answer has been, “It’s like with your kids. They grow up and move out of the house, but they’re still very much part of your…

Dog Training in Your Home? It Works!

By Charli King Co-founder, Service Dog Trainer From hot weather in the summer to cold weather in the winter, you may want to use your home as your training field! Training in your home can be effective for therapy, facility, or service dogs. It’s full of tools you can use.…

Comfort Corner—Spring 2023
Date April 11, 2023

By Marilyn Davis Pawsitive Teams Volunteer Like pebbles thrown into still water, Pawsitive Teams’ dogs spread comfort….ripples in a pond. In each newsletter, we’ll share one of their stories in the Comfort Corner. Today I’m puppysitting Pawsitive Teams’s youngest service dog-in-training, six-month-old chocolate lab, Wilson. He runs around the house…

Therapy Program Updates—Spring 2023

By Barbara McKown Therapy Dog Program Manager 2023 IS OFF TO A GREAT START! Our January Prep School class was full, and several people indicated they are interested in our Goal Directed Therapy programs. The first Therapy Dog Team evaluation was done in early February and seven teams passed the…

A Word from our Executive Director—Spring 2023

OUR TEAM:  If you’re interested in seeing who we are behind the scenes, here’s our organizational chart.  As you can see, our part-time staff is joined by many volunteers who have expertise in a wide variety of areas. If you would like to help fill in the blanks by providing…