Alliance of THERAPY DOGS NEWSM AG A ZINE Winter 2017 When and How Do I Renew? One renewal date per household – October through March registrations will renew on January 1 of each year. April through September registrations will renew on July 1 of each year. Electronic renewals will be sent out 60 days prior to renewal and will be on the member portal. Hard copy renewal notices should be received 30 days prior to your renewal date. Electronic second notices will be generated January 1 and July 1. Hard copies will be mailed out by January 15 and July 15. All renewals received after your renewal date will be assessed a $10 late fee. If your renewal is late, there is no insurance coverage between your renewal date and the date your renewal is fnalized. Any member who does not renew, including the $10 late fee, by February 15 or August 15, will be required to retest and reapply for ATD membership. Prepare to renew: Make sure your dog has had an annual wellness examination by a veterinarian within 12 months. Be sure the rabies vaccination is current. If using a titer instead of rabies vaccine, rabies titer levels must be 0.5 IU or greater and must be measured every two years. Your dog’s annual fecal exam must be done within 12 months. Make sure the fecal exam is done early enough to get results and, if positive, get treatment and retest. Your veterinarian will sign of on the Renewal Health Verifcation form DISCLAIMER attesting that all three items are up to date. We edit your stories the best we can, but Time to renew: do trust our members to provide correct or verifed information. We are not You can go to www.therapydogs.com to renew online. Sign into the member professional journalists or copy editors. portal. Your username is your email address, and your initial password (if We are volunteers. We try our best to you have not changed it) is your member number with a “p” in front of it. catch errors, misspellings and incorrect Complete your review. T/Os take the T/O Review. All other members take information. But sometimes we err! the Member Review. You will print your Renewal Health Verifcation Form, have your veterinarian ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS complete it, scan and upload it and save. Single issue, full page $70, half page Include the appropriate fees. Make your check payable to Alliance of Terapy $50, and quarter page $30. Alternative Dogs or put your credit card information in the space provided. All credit method – requested size ad is run, and card information is deleted once your renewal is processed. You can also pay advertiser agrees to donate 10% of their online by going to the Member Portal. Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) are profts from the ad to ATD, but in no case not accepted. will it be less than the cost of the ad. Ad must be camera ready and submitted to Payment without the signed renewal health verifcation form will not be ATD ofce no later than January 15 for the accepted. All required materials must be submitted together. Your Spring/Summer issue and July 15 for the renewal will not be processed until the ofce has received all required Fall/winter issue. materials. We appreciate all that you do to prepare for your renewal. Please remember Alliance of Terapy Dogs Newsmagazine that postage fees are a large expense for our organization. We strive to keep is published two times a year. Any articles our membership fees as low as possible. Please help us by returning your published in Alliance of Terapy Dogs complete membership renewal package with all required materials and signa- newsmagazines may be reprinted with credit tures to arrive by your appropriate renewal date. Tis way, your membership given to the author of the article and the and insurance will not lapse and you will avoid incurring late fees. statement: Reprinted with permission from Alliance of Terapy Dogs Newsmagazine (ex.: If you have any questions concerning the member renewal process, please Vol. 1, Issue 2, p. 60) or whatever issue it is contact the corporate ofce on the toll free number (877) 843-7364 or taken from. email us at [email protected]. ©Alliance of Terapy Dogs 2017 ALLIANCE OF THERAPY DOGS Officers Pat Coglianese (President) Kimberly Williams (Treasurer) New City, NY Kearney, NE Carroll Colasardo (Vice President) Kelsey J. Gilmore-Futeral Mesa, AZ (Secretary) Mount Pleasant, SC Directors In Alphabetical Order Jan Cloutier Stacy Plummer Mobile, AL Creswell, OR Stefanie Giese-Bogdan Laurie Schlossnagle River Falls, WI Layton, UT Peggy Grookett Jeanette Sinohui Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ Dustin Meyer Don Vaughan Tulsa, OK Kasson, MN Keith Pettway Cleveland, MS Board Advisors Jane Hirsch Teri Meadows (Past President) (Immediate Past President) Golden, CO Mt. Pleasant, SC Billie Smith (Executive Director) Cheyenne, WY MAGICAL MIRACLE MOMENTS Te Newsmagazine staf would like to announce a new section for All communications regarding the publication called “Magical Miracle Moments.” applications for membership, renewals, We would like to hear about your story of a very special or concerns, issues, general questions and “magical” moment you and your wonderful dog experienced in your requests for merchandise are processed volunteer work. Examples may be a patient who has been totally by the corporate ofce and should be unresponsive until a dog visits and, the next thing you know, they sent to: are smiling, petting the dog, a tear running down their face. Or a child who simply cannot read, and one day reads an entire book to a Alliance of Terapy Dogs therapy dog. Mailing address: P. O. Box 20227 Tese articles should focus only on the special, unique moment, not Cheyenne, WY 82003 the everyday miracles we experience with our dogs on regular visits. Physical Address: Requirements: 1919 Morrie Ave. • 1,000 words or less Cheyenne, WY 82001 • Author’s name, city and state • Photos with photo releases attached 877-843-7364 (Toll Free) • In a format able to be edited, such as a word document 307-432-0272 307-638-2079 (Fax) If your story is not published in this section it may be published in Email: [email protected] another section and/or on Facebook. Website: www.therapydogs.com CONTENTS Fall 2017 President’s Message ...........................................1 A Special Tank You For Our Volunteers ..................................2 2017/2018 Alliance of Terapy Dogs Committees ..........................3 Merchandise ..........................................................4 TidBits ...............................................................6 Looking for a Few Good Volunteers.......................................7 T/Os Get On Board! ....................................................7 Requirements for Alliance of Terapy Dogs Newsmagazine Submissions.......8 Scholarship ...........................................................9 Spotlight on Jeanette Sinohui, director ..................................10 Te Most Memorable Terapy Dog Visit..................................12 Mikey ...............................................................13 Jenna ...............................................................13 Daisy................................................................14 Britan Does His Magic.................................................14 Wilma – Rescue to Rescuer .............................................15 Rachel Louise ........................................................16 Ranger ..............................................................16 Alley’s Story..........................................................17 Special Olympic Friends ...............................................18 My Time with Ginny ..................................................19 Every Church Could Use A Good Terapy Dog .............................20 Dolan ...............................................................21 Magical Miracle Moments – Ezekiel the Deaf Terapy Dog ..................22 Tyler ................................................................23 Abigail ..............................................................23 Arnold ..............................................................24 A Night at the Teater .................................................25 Alliance of Terapy Dogs Scholarship ....................................26 Woody ..............................................................27 Celebrating an Integrative Approach to Healing ...........................28 Trading Cards – Trading Knowledge .....................................29 Great Bear of Topaz ...................................................30 2017 Planetree Animal Terapy Team of the Year..........................30 Dogs in the News .....................................................31 Te National Cancer Society held its Annual Cancer Survivors Picnic New therapy dog program is of the ground Te Island Packet of Hilton Head, SC NWGA “sat-up to take notice” of Alliance of Terapy Dogs Submit your news. ....................................................32 Photograph Authorization Release Form .................................32 Retired ..............................................................33 Somewhere Over the Rainbow ..........................................34 Photo Tags & IDs .....................................................39 Fall 2017 Safety First, Every Time I am so proud to be a member of Alliance of Terapy Dogs. You, our President’s members, make such a signifcant contribution to the well-being of those you visit. You give your time and freely share your beloved dogs with Message others. Our