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Animal Assisted Therapy

Our team of furry friends bring joy to hospitals, schools, and more in Southwest Michigan.

Bring us to your facility

Work in a hospital, nursing home, assisted living center, library, school, or in-home care setting? Our animal-assisted therapy team members would love to work with you. We provide a range of services, including meet and greets, 1:1 visits and support, reading and tutor time with dogs, and more.

Join us

We’re always looking for new members! Our teams all hold American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen certificates, and are members of Alliance Therapy Dog Association. We'd love to get to know you better, and help you learn more about getting certified.

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Meet Our Teams

Four paws, two hands, and a whole lotta love

Each team undergoes at least 12 weeks of training, learning to enter a large range of environments and settings to deliver emotional and motivational support to all individuals. Each team member holds an American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen certificate, and is a member of Alliance Therapy Dog Association. Handlers are trained to become knowledgeable of their dog’s body language, stress indicators, and the environment around them.

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Kim Marsh

KPA-CTP #27291

Certified Human-Animal Specialist

AKC CGC Evaluator #106029

Alliance of Therapy Dog T/O #87206

269-377-0817

© 2023 by Kim Marsh- KPA-CPT

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