Our team of three has grown by one more—one with four furry feet! After over a year of effort and several months of intensive training with Paws & Affection, a nonprofit in the Philadelphia area that trains and places service, companion, and facility dogs, we have officially launched Project Puppy Love, an attachment-based canine-assisted therapy program for foster and adoptive families, with LOUIE.
Having Louie on our team allows us to serve families in a new, innovative way. We invite children and their parents who find connection to be a challenge to safely connect with him and then transfer those connection skills to each other. He also provides lots of opportunities for us to talk to kiddos and their parents about things like self-control, when it’s right to give and receive affection, letting parents be in charge, and recognizing and expressing our feelings. There’s a pretty neat opportunity even for kids and parents who won’t have the chance to meet him in person—Louie “speaks” on Instagram (@ProjectPuppyLove) about all those same issues and challenges in way that kids from hard starts can relate to and that can invite productive conversations for families. Make sure to follow him there!
Do you believe in Puppy Love? We’re raising $7,000 for the first year to cover the placement fee, training, and start up costs and an estimated $2,000 annually to maintain and grow the impact of Project Puppy Love.
Wanna learn more about it? Email us. Ready to donate? Click the little yellow button below. It’ll take you right to our PayPal. Louie says he’s also open to treats and toys for very strong chewers. He’s quite gifted in chewing.
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