"Strengthening the canine-human connection through education and compassionate Interactions"
On February 10, 2025 Helping Idaho Dogs Inc will become
Treasure Valley Therapy Dogs Inc.
This new name reflects our mission more clearly: serving the community through pet-assisted therapy and enhancing the canine-human bond through education in Idaho’s Treasure Valley.
Please update your records to note our new web address:
TVtherapydogs.org
Who We Are
Helping Idaho Dogs, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the human-canine bond through our programs in the Treasure Valley area of southwest Idaho. Our entirely volunteer-based team, including nationally certified therapy dog teams, offers education, support, and comfort, always accompanied by friendly smiles and wagging tails.
We invite you to explore our mission, policies, and team details by following the link below to learn more...
Our Programs
Humane Education
Helping Idaho Dogs provides age appropriate education on how to safely interact with dogs, be a responsible pet owner, and how to interpret a dog’s body language – building relationships of love, trust, and respect.
Therapy Dog Visits
Helping Idaho Dogs strives to connect our certified therapy dog teams to locations requesting one-time or recurring visits from therapy dogs to bring the mental and physical enrichment, joy, and comfort our therapy dog teams can bring. We provide mentoring, support and encouragement to our certified therapy dog teams to keep our teams current with the latest certification skills.
December Activities
December Visit Recap
Here's a recap of the types of visits our
therapy dogs completed this month:
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Hospice/Memory Care - 25
& Senior Living
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Hospital Visits - 19
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Library Reading Pgm. - 3
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Other Community Svcs- 16
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School Visits - 9
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Team Meetings/Training 1
December is always a busy, fun month with Holiday events and finals stress relief. Below is a photo of Becky with the Christmas tree at Ronald McDonald House.
We visited with the seniors at Bishop Kelly on Finals Day -
Cooper, Bailey, Gus, Barkli, and Sophie had a great time enjoying pets and giving attention to the students
