TheraPaws is our dog therapy programme that works to improve wellbeing in our local community.
Apply to VolunteerOur team of volunteers take their therapy dogs into care and residential homes, hospitals, hospices and day centres across London to engage with residents, provide companionship and brighten up their day. We specialise in visits to the elderly with dementia and to palliative care units encouraging social interaction to promote emotional and physical wellbeing.
We rely on volunteers and their dogs to carry out the TheraPaws visit. Find out more about volunteering.
Find out more about the type of locations we visit and request a visit of your own.
We can arrange for our TheraPaws dogs to visit your office and help your staff de-stress.
TheraPaws is funded entirely by the generous donations of our supporters. Each initial visit costs Mayhew over £250 and the TheraPaws team made over 700 visits in 2018.
Learn MoreAre you interested in becoming a TheraPaws volunteer? We welcome all breeds of dogs onto our therapy dog programme.
Apply to VolunteerIf you would like to request a visit or find out more about TheraPaws please contact us.
TheraPaws Programme Coordinator
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