Children
A Playdate with Therapy Dogs at Aspire Children’s Services
Therapy Dogs International’s Suzie Miller brought her family pet and certified therapy dog, Cubs, to Aspire Children’s Services recently to have a Playdate with Aspire families as part of Aspire’s Family Enrichment Program. Parents and children learned the story about how Cubs became a therapy dog, the type of work he does, and why the work that therapy animals perform can be so beneficial. Families also learned that Cubs’ favorite color is forest green and his favorite toy is the occasional stick that children bring to him when he visits the park near his home.
To learn more about Aspire Children’s Services and The Family Enrichment Program contact Kathy Ruffulo, Vice President of Children’s Services, at 708.236.0979 x106 or kruffulo@aspireofillinois.org.
To learn more about Therapy Dogs International, how to certify a therapy dog, or to set up a therapy dog visit, contact Therapy Dogs International at 973.252.9800.
Michael Bevan, an in vitro baby, was born three weeks early just nine months ago. His sibling twin didn’t survive, a heartbreaking outcome of the third pregnancy for the Bevans of River Forest.