Encouragement!

An experience of why we love our calling as therapy dog handlers. I want to share an experience Quest and I had yesterday. My wife, Marie, and I took Quest to tractor supply to give him a bath. Upon entering

Applefest “Fun in the Rain” 2021

The Chambersburg Downtown Business Council organized the 2021 annual fall Applefest Festival.  Kindly Canines was invited to set up with other not-for-profit groups along North Main Street.  Even though the weather did not cooperate, we enjoyed our time meeting festival

Kindly Canines Leads Annual “Puppy Parade” for 2021

The Annual Puppy Parade in Chambersburg was held on Sept. 11.  Again, this year the Kindly Canines Therapy Dogs were invited to lead the parade through the square and then remain at the square to meet and greet other parade

New Member Joins Kindly Canines

Avalanche Ettinger & Heather Join Kindly Canines Hi my name is Heather Ettinger, I am going on two years being a therapy dog handler of a Great Pyrenees.  This is an absolute blessing to be able to do this and

PetsMart December visit a Hit!

On Saturday, December 12th, four KC members and their therapists visited the PetSmart store on Norland Ave. Many thanks to Larry/Harper, Heather/Avalanche, Joanne/Gabby and John/Xia. While COVID keeps us from our normal visits the meet and greet at PetSmart allows

Meet & Greet at Petsmart

Shout out to Dave and Raven, Joanne and Gabby, and Roxanne and Ruby for a meet and greet at PetSmart on Sat. October 24th.  We talked to several PetSmart customers about Kindly Canines and what we do.  The dogs were

KEEP Pets COOL this Summer

Prevention Magazine offers the following timely advice on keeping your dog safe and healthy during the summer heat.  Try to limit outdoor exercise to the cooler mornings and evenings.  Keep walks short and sweet and have water handy while you’re