Animal Angels Foundation

Volunteering & Training

For handlers and future volunteers: preparation, visits, careers.

Volunteering & Training

Hygiene for Animal Visits: Simple Rules That Keep Programs Welcome

Good hygiene is invisible when done well and unforgettable when forgotten once.

Volunteering & Training

Becoming a Therapy Animal Team: What Handlers Should Know First

The right dog is not the friendliest dog in the park; it is the dog who can stay calm and recover well.

Volunteering & Training

The Handler’s Half of the Leash: Skills That Matter More Than Commands

Reading stress, reading rooms and saying no kindly: the invisible craft behind every good visit.

Volunteering & Training

Preparing Your Pet for a Therapy Animal Evaluation

What evaluators score, what they simply watch, and the small details that decide borderline cases.

Volunteering & Training

Visit Day: A Handler’s Checklist From Door to Door

From the night-before packing to the drive-home debrief: how calm visits are actually made.

Volunteering & Training

When a Therapy Animal Should Retire — and How to Tell

Slower recovery, fading enthusiasm, new startles: reading the signs before the animal has to show them.