My Nonprofit Reviews

GREAT NONPROFITS
Denver Pet Partners has been a huge part of my life since 2013. I retired as a children’s elementary school librarian in 2011. Before I retired I read an article in, “The Scholastic News,” concerning the value in READ dogs. Children read aloud to dogs to gain fluency and confidence in their reading skills. The dogs listen without interruption, judgement, or ridicule; they listen with patience and love. Children relax and pet these companions as they read and the miracles happen! We have assisted children in public schools and the local library.
I have enjoyed having two registered therapy dogs with Denver Pet Partners. We have broadened our horizons by also assisting in elderly care centers, Alzheimer’s Centers, Hospitals, college students’ finals de-stress events, Stem School gathering offering our partners for emotional assistance, many presentations to demonstrate value of the human- animal bond to the public. The list continues to grow!
Denver Pet Partners is an exemplary organization to demonstrate a Great Nonprofit. From our Board Chair and Treasurer, the entire Board of Directors team, all of our trainers and evaluators, and every member donates their time, energy and gas to serve this organization. We know what a valuable service this is to our communities and have witnessed the difference we have made in our society.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Janice Perry and Ziva
Proud Member of Denver Pet Partners

Denver Pet Partners has enhanced my total being. I am a retired, elementary school librarian, who was addicted to my profession. Feeling like a part of my personality had left me, there was an emptiness I had never experienced before. Enter Denver Pet partners. I had heard about the R.E.A.D. program and what it could do to build confidence in reluctant readers. Lucky for me, I had a very loving Labradoodle that I was confident could be my partner in this new chapter of my life. We were on a mission to become a R.E.A.D. team. I did my research, and Halle Berry Perry, my Labradoodle, and I completed our obedience training, AKC Canine Good Citizen Award, Denver Pet Partners evaluation and our R.E.A.D. evaluation. We are enthusiastically serving the elementary school I retired from, another elementary school close to my home and our local library. We also visit an assisted living facility. Giving back to my community has more than filled that void in my life. Knowing the positive impact we are creating for these students and the elderly simply warms my heart and soul. Doing this with my treasured Labradoodles makes this a dream come true. Labradoodles? Yes! I now have my second Labradoodle, Ziva, also serving with me as a registered Denver Pet Partner therapy dog. Halle is entering her fifth year of serving and Ziva, her third year. The children and elderly alike, love these dogs as much as I do! Denver Pet Partners and Read With Me, formerly R.E.A.D., have enhanced my life and I feel whole again!