If you are a seasoned pet therapy team, new to pet therapy or new to the Seattle area and looking for opportunities to volunteer with a group of people that loves their companion animals, we welcome you! This Meetup is to encourage and help you find opportunities in the wonderful world of pet therapy. There will be opportunities to get together and evaluate young or new pets for appropriatness in pet therapy, as well as determining what type of facility may best suite your and your pets persona …

Join the West Seattle Weiner Dog Round-Up to get yourself some doxie therapy! Meet fellow dachshunds and their owners for some playtime and a chance to talk about training (or lack there of!) issues, health and nutrition, and the general well-being of our popular breed. Longhaired, Smooth or Wirehaired; Miniature or Full-sized, all Dachshunds and their people are welcome. Bring your long dog and their long dog tales and get ready to have some fun!

This is a group for people who have successfully completed at least one basic dog training course, but want to practice the classroom skills in the real world. In particular, I would like to practice skills needed for Canine Good Citizen and therapy dog tests. I am not a dog trainer, but I have had several dogs and read A LOT about training them (and myself!). I hope we can all benefit from the knowledge and experience of each other and be great coaches for one another. Please - ONLY POSITIVE TR …