Szva & I have been an active Therapy Dog Team since 2018 and became members of B&BTD in 2019, at the recommendation of a staff member of the AKC.
I have been training and working with dogs for over 17 years, been a member of numerous canine organizations (For Profit & Non-Profit) and I can say that this is one of the very best groups that I have been associated with. I started as a member; moved to being an Evaluator; and now have the honor of being on the Board of Directors.
The Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs administration have always been very responsive to request from us in helping other dog teams to become certified to make visits as we do. I often need to have frequent contact with their office and the entire staff are most helpful. I highly recommend them as a 'Great Non-Profit' to anyone seeking information regarding them.
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I am a Certified Animal Trainer (Canine) and have been training dogs for over 16 years now. Since 2019, I have been associated with Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc, as a volunteer doing Pet Therapy in the Central Texas area. We (my dog and I) have made over 350 visits to the local VA Medical Center in Waco, along with numerous other visits to local nursing homes, hospice units, and schools. We are on the Emergency Response Team in our county to assist Fire and Law Enforcement agencies when needed; either for their staff needing comfort or to those they have responded to calls for.
Bright & Beautiful Therapy Dogs have always been very responsive to request from us in helping other dog teams to become certified to make visits as we do. I often need to have frequent contact with their office and the entire staff are most helpful.
It is our request that you give them your utmost consideration for the application they have submitted to you. Thank you in advance for your consideration and we hope to hear of a positive report from them soon.
Respectfully submitted,
Alan White, Executive Director
WhiteHaven Canine Evaluators
A 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Public Charity
EIN: 85-236855
I am the Board Secretary for The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc. and have worked in the B&BTD Office since 2018. I’m writing to convey my sincere honor and privilege to be part of the B&BTD organization and be able to contribute to our mission to train and certify handlers and their well-behaved dogs to be volunteer therapy dog teams. Over the years, our thousands of members across the 50 states have provided a sense of calm, relaxation and stress reduction to a wide variety of adults and children in many types of settings.
Our organization’s mission is to be the “kinder and gentler” therapy dog organization, as we are welcoming to all breeds of dogs and mixed breeds, and handlers of all types. Our goal is to make it easy to join us, and easy to be a member and volunteer. We also put first and foremost the health and well-being of our therapy dogs and ensure that our policies and guidelines support the proper care and treatment of our teams. Our members have a lot of flexibility regarding where they choose to volunteer, and we encourage members to give back to their local communities by volunteering at places that are meaningful to them.
Our office team is supportive, and we all work hard to reinforce the goals of B&BTD and provide respect and encouragement to our members and the facilities where our members volunteer. And we have over 160 members who are willing to volunteer additional time and expertise as B&BTD Evaluators to help ensure there is a strong pipeline of certified therapy dogs available for visits. B&BTD is an excellent organization whose sole purpose is to do good for others.
I have worked with June at B&BTD indirectly for a number of years treating her personal pets as a small animal veterinarian. I have learned a lot about Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs through June over the years and am always impressed by their work in the community. I had moved several years ago but June and I have always kept in touch. I was approached by her in early 2023 to be a board member for Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs. I gladly accepted. June sent me the evaluator testing manual to review and as a veterinarian came away extremely impressed in their knowledge of animal behavior, how to set the dog up for success, and how to determine which dog(s) are for the group versus not. They have done an excellent job not only with the therapy dogs but also with their community outreach. I am continually impressed by this organization and happy to play a small role in helping it remain exceptional.