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Where tails wag, stress melts and students thrive
Our mission is to bring pawsitivity to the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ community by fostering meaningful interactions with therapy animals to create a compassionate, supportive campus that enhances student well-being through the human-animal bond.
Our teams are registered through online a national nonprofit organization widely recognized as the gold standard in animal-assisted interventions.
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Personal Pet Therapy
Sign up for one 15-minute slot to spend some time with a registered therapy pup! Come by yourself or bring up to four friends (²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Students only).
See featured events below for available dates. Walk-ins welcome, reservations preferred!
Request Pet Therapy Teams
Want therapy pups at your next event or classroom? Complete our and we'll contact you!
"*Note: Pioneer Pet Therapy is only available for visits on the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Dallas & Denton campuses or at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ sanctioned events. For requests outside of ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ, please visit our friends at to set up a visit.
Featured Events
Love animals? Love people? Join a team dedicated to bringing comfort and connection. Getting involved with our pet therapy program means contributing to a mission that creates meaningful, restorative moments for those who need them.
Pawoneers play a vital role in making each visit safe, smooth and impactful while also counting as community service!
All pet therapy handlers are required to be ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ faculty or staff, successfully complete the Pet Partners online course and evaluation process, as well as ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ specific training.
If you’re not able to volunteer your time, a gift of any size can still make a meaningful impact by covering costs associated with training fees or canine vests.
Please select: Pioneer Pet Therapy Program Fund
About Us
Humans and animals share a deep, innate connection, and we believe that through the human-animal bond we can improve the physical, social and emotional lives of the ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ community. Pioneer Pet Therapy was launched in the fall of 2021 with 7 volunteer handler teams on the Denton campus and with the help of Oklahoma State’s Pet Therapy Program and Kathy Tomlinson!
To serve as pet therapy handlers, our faculty and staff volunteers have successfully completed the Pet Partners online course and evaluation process, as well as ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ specific training.
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