Catholic Charities’ therapy dogs

Takoda and Leo are two beautiful German shepherd dogs that are Fleet Therapy dogs.They are used in group therapy and allowed to wander through the building to welcome clients and help them to relax and de-stress.
Adrienne Rowland, clinical director at Catholic Charities of Jackson, was trained with them notes, “The kids who come here will tell the dogs things they won’t tell adults.”
Adrienne also says, “The dogs are good with the paroles that come for treatment. They often are ostracized, but the dogs love everyone and don’t care what someone has done.”
As part of the program, the dogs travel to the Catholic Charities’ Lenawee County site once a week for therapy sessions. If you are interested in this program, please contact Catholic Charities Jackson office at 517.782.2551 or Lenawee/Hillsdale office at 517.263.2191.