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Celebrating 20 Years: 1988 - 2008

About Canine-Assisted Therapy


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Individual Therapaws owner-dog teams are assigned to extended care facilities, hospitals, and other care centers for regularly scheduled visits.

Residents and patients are seen in their rooms or in group settings, in physical and occupational therapy clinics, waiting rooms, and other venues.

Emphasis is placed on one-on-one interaction with the dog who becomes a bridge for communication, motivation, encouragement, and empathy.

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Request Our Therapy Dog Visits


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If you believe that canine-assisted therapy can make a difference to people in your care by having a positive effect on their motivation, treatment results, and morale, Therapaws of Michigan, Inc. (Therapaws) can help you meet these needs. Currently, Therapaws is serving Ann Arbor and surrounding communities only.

  1. Please print out this form (596 KB PDF file), fill in all the information, and mail it to:
    Therapaws of Michigan, Inc.
    P.O. Box 92
    Dexter, MI 48130
  2. A Therapaws member will contact you and discuss your needs and Therapaws' procedures.
  3. A demonstration by a senior Therapaws team will be arranged for you at your facility, after which regular visits will be planned as soon as a team is available for your facility.
  4. The first visit, or more if needed, by the assigned team will be monitored by an official observer.

Therapaws remains available in a support position. Go to Facilities Visited by Therapaws for a list of facilities that Therapaws teams visit.

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Facilities Visited by Therapaws


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Therapaws of Michigan, Inc. (Therapaws) visits more than 40 settings in Ann Arbor and surrounding communities.

These include various floors, departments, and units within hospitals, extended care and assisted living facilities, rehabilitation and psychiatric centers, and schools and libraries.

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Hospitals and Hospital-Related Facilities

St. Joseph Mercy Health System
5301 East Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
University of Michigan Health System
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Huron Oaks
5401 McAuley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
University of Michigan Health System
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Huron Woods
5361 McAuley Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
University of Michigan Health System
Silver Club Geriatrics Center
2401 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
St. Joseph Mercy Health System
Livingston
620 Byron Road
Howell, MI 48843
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2215 Fuller Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

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Extended Care Facilities

Center for Forensic Psychiatry
P.O. Box 2060
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
Heartland Health Care Center
4701 E. Huron River Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Chelsea Retirement Center
805 West Middle St., #4000
Chelsea, MI 48118
Northfield Place
8633 Main Street
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Clare Bridge of Ann Arbor
750 W. Eisenhower Parkway
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Probility Physical Therapy
2058 S. State Street, Ste. 500
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Clausen Manor
2300 Watkins Lake Road
Waterford, MI 48328
Silver Maples of Chelsea
100 Silver Maples Drive
Chelsea, MI 48118
Ele's Place
355 S. Zeeb Road, Ste. E
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Summerville at Brighton
Retirement & Assisted Living
833 East Grand River Avenue
Brighton, MI 48116
Evangelical Home-Saline
440 West Russell Street
Saline, MI 48176
Superior Woods Health Care Center
8380 Geddes Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Generations Together
2801 Baker Road
Dexter, MI 48130
Towsley Village
805 W. Middle Street
Chelsea, MI 48118
Glacier Hills Retirement Community
1200 Earhart Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
 

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