TWU Pioneer Pet Therapy

We are excited to bring our first TWU Pioneer Pet Therapy teams to the Denton Campus! Our goal with this program is to enhance the wellness and support of our TWU community.

Our teams are Certified Therapy Dogs through Pet Partners.

Support the TWU Pet Therapy Program

The TWU Pioneer Pet Therapy Program has made incredible strides, and we hope to do more! Your gift can help offset a variety of costs.

Make a donation to the TWU Pioneer Pet Therapy Fund today!

Make a donation

Meet the Teams!

Alex & Amanda Zerangue

Library

Balto & Amy Allison

Student Health Services

Bella & Missy Bassett

Student Life

Bonnie & Patricia Nolan

Housing

Boomer & Amber Geldersma

Human Resources

Giselle & Amy Allison

Student Health Services

Lucy & Stephanie Brown

Student Life

Scout & Monique LeMieux

Nutrition and Food Sciences

Zephyr & Michelle Flowers

Music

Zoli & Richard Shuster

Music

Learn more

To learn more about the Therapy Pups, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Recruitment for our next class will begin in Spring of 2022.

Handlers must:

Be a full-time regular employee of TWU
Register with Pet Partners and successfully complete the online handler course and in-person evaluation
Successfully complete TWU in-person training

Contact Missy Bassett to learn more about the process.

Special thanks to Oklahoma State’s Pet Therapy Program Pete’s Pet Posse and Kathy Tomlinson for their help and support in developing TWU Pioneer Pet Therapy.

Volunteer

Interested in Volunteering at TWU Pet Therapy Events? Current TWU Faculty, Staff and Students can volunteer at Pet Therapy Events! Volunteers will go through a training orientation to help get you familiar with how to help during events!

If you are interested in becoming a Paws-itively amazing volunteer, please fill out our Volunteer Form.