Team Member Profiles

	Azor – Azor is a very common dog name in Poland, similar to “Fido” or “Rover”. A poster dog for mutts and mongrels everywhere, Azor looks like “Joe-average” dog, but he is very special. [more...]
	Bear – A purebred standard poodle, Barrett (Bear) was born in 2003 in Toronto, and he joined our family here in Ottawa when he was six-month’s old. From the moment he came and sat on my lap at the breeder’s, I knew Bear was meant to be a part of our lives.[more...]
	Bro–Bro is a very handsome and laid back Golden Retriever, actually more red than golden. He has been a therapy dog for four of his six years and hopefully for many more to come. [more...]
	Brutus– Brutus, a very handsome Saint-Bernard, is the perfect Gentle Giant. A rescue group was in desperate need of foster parents, called us and we agreed with the only condition that he must get along with Ben, our recently "given" Bernese Mountain Dog who was trying to find his way. [more...]
	Caleb – Caleb is a beautiful blue merle, Shetland Sheepdog. He was just an eight-week-old puppy when he came to live with me. From the beginning he’s always been a happy, energetic and goofy little dog. [more...]
	Cobber – “Looks just like a teddy bear” are the most common words used to describe our Australian Labradoodle. Cobber, which means ‘buddy’ in Ozzie slang, is a 35-pound ball of energy, cuteness, and fun, yet he is able to sense the amount of energy that is suitable for the occasion [more...]
	Finnigan–Finnigan is a red smooth haired dachshund who is not quite standard size and not quite a miniature. In spite of his “Mr. In-between” status, and undocumented lineage, he has excelled at Therapy Dog work by virtue of his very big personality. [more...]
	Gogo – Gogo is a miniature dachshund who has visited the Palliative Care unit of the Elizabeth Bruyère Health Centre in Ottawa for 2 ½ years. We attend weekly, and make ourselves available for bedside visits to patients and their families. [more...]
	Jazz – Jazz is a wavy-haired Portuguese water dog. Her coat is grey/black, sometimes called ‘blue’. I adopted her when she was almost five from a breeder in Smiths Falls. She was retiring from breeding activities after achieving champion status as a show dog and birthing several litters. [more...]
	Joey – Although he didn't have an easy start in life, Joey came into our home as a perfect gentleman—a little rough around the edges but simply a great buddy with lots of potential. It was like he knew that he was finally home and would be given all the love that he deserves. [more...]
	Kasco – Kasco came North in the summer of the year he turned three. Until then, he had been a working dog, running his maiden races out of his birth state, Iowa, and then continuing his “career” at the tracks in Orlando. [more...]
	Kelsey – Kelsey is working in two programs with Alzheimer's patients and the response here in Kelowna, British Columbia has been phenomenal. The community is thrilled to have a certified therapy dog here to work in their programs. [more...]
	KC – KC, aka CH Carannaugh's KC of Fallowfield FDJ, is the latest dog in a long line (five generations) of Irish Setters who have been therapy dogs working with me. As the human half of this dog therapy team, I have been heavily involved in dogs—as a breeder (under the Fallowfield prefix), handler, trainer and judge. [more...]
	Lady Byng – Lady Byng, a four-year-old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, began her volunteer life with Ottawa Therapy Dogs in the summer of 2009. As the Duck Toller is one of the few all-Canadian breeds in the world, she was named after a very Canadian symbol: the Lady Byng trophy. Awarded annually by the NHL to the league’s most gentlemanly player, it is the only NHL trophy named for a female. [more...]
	Marni –Marni was born in November of the year 2000 — my “Millennium Baby”. We were introduced to Ottawa Therapy Dogs by a neighbour who had been involved for a number of years with her dog. She commented that Marni had the temperament suited to therapy work. However, what convinced me to take up therapy dog work was that it provides an opportunity to do volunteer work with my dog, instead of having to leave her at home. [more...]
	Shadow – Shadow, my black tri-colour Australian Shepherd, and I began our therapy dog work in the Spring of 2003, after passing our evaluation with Ottawa Therapy Dogs. Shadow is an intelligent, fun-loving dog, with endless energy, and personality and a solid work ethic. He is a loyal companion who is eager to please everyone. [more...]
	Taffy – Taffy is not a show girl but, like all Irish Setters, she is pretty — or so everyone tells her! Her qualifications for a career as a pet therapy dog are her deep serious brown eyes, and her brains. And she is passionate about her work. Put on her scarf, and she is on the job. She stands a little taller, her head is held a little higher, her step a bit more deliberate but mostly those eyes become focused in a very human way. [more...]