Sylvia & Buddy – 23rd April 2010

On Friday 23rd April Sylvia and her very special dog Buddy visited the school. Buddy is what is known as a Pets as Therapy (PAT) dog. Buddy was a huge hit with the children and I am sure he could have found very many new homes that afternoon!

Pets As Therapy is a national charity and is unique in that it provides temperament assessed/vaccinated PAT Dogs and PAT Cats with registered volunteers to hospitals, hospices, residential care homes, day centres, special needs schools and many other establishments, providing comfort, companionship and therapy. There are approximately 4,500 PAT Dogs and 108 PAT Cats bringing benefit to more than 130,000 people of all ages every single week throughout the UK.

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