Pets As Therapy (P.A.T.)

Description: Pets As Therapy (P.A.T.) a national charity founded in 1983 – is unique in that it facilitates the provision of ... more

Pets As Therapy (P.A.T.) ... therapeutic visits to hospitals, hospices, nursing and care homes by volunteers with their own friendly, temperament tested and vaccinated dogs.

Newest Review: ... and he gave me a small information leaflet . There was not a lot of information in it but you can get more from the internet .If you log onto http://www.petsastherapy.org/members/Lea flets/PATLeaflet.pdf you will see the actual leaflet and can download it if desired .Basically PAT volunteers and their pets visit various establishments in order for residents or patients to be able to stroke ... more

... and pet the animal . As we all know petting an animal has many beneficial aspects but it is primarily relaxing and helps relieve stress .Here is a brief overview of the information leaflet :- Although any dog or cat can become a PAT pet it has to h...more

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Pets As Therapy (P.A.T.): What a lovely idea . (1039 words)
by - written on 18/07/07 (Very useful, 118 readings)
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I wanted to write a review on this charity as I was so impressed with what I have recently heard and seen about them . I had vaguely heard of them and a while ago saw an advertisement in our local press for suitable dogs to train for P.A.T. dogs .Pets as therapy abbreviates nicely to PAT and the animals such as dogs are called ‘Pat dogs ‘The advert was for anyone who thought their dog could become a Pat dog , and whose owner had a little time to spare . I did as many people would and read it ,thinking one of my dogs would be perfect for this , and then immediately forgot about it . Then about three or four weeks ago I attended a Sunday afternoon session ... Read the complete review

Friendship at a stroke (630 words)
by - written on 07/06/01 (Very useful, 403 readings)
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Pets as Therapy, or PAT Dogs as it is often refered to was setup in 1983 with the aim to take pets (mostly dogs but some cats too!) on therapeutic visits to hospitals, nursing homes etc. Since that time the scheme has expanded and pets now visit a variety of other places too, including schools,day care centres, military rehab centres, even prisons. Since its inception, some 14,000 dogs have been registered for the scheme, and today there are about 4,000 active PAT Dogs working through out the country, spreading their own unique brand of happiness to over 100,00 people, both young and old. They can be large or small, high class pedigrees or scruffy little ... Read the complete review

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