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About Us

Welcome to DPP!

Denver Pet Partners (DPP) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing the Human-Animal Bond in order to improve the quality of life, benefit human-animal interaction and enhance animal-assisted intervention (AAI) services in Colorado. Founded in 2001, we are inclusive of AAI volunteers, professionals and associated organizations. DPP has over 200 members who embrace DPP’s Mission “To enhance the social, emotional, and physical well-being of children and adults through comforting and supportive interactions with registered therapy animal teams, and to educate the community and inspire others to pursue this form of volunteerism.”

DPP has an outstanding record of achieving the following goals:

  • Increasing awareness of the positive health effects of animal-assisted interventions
  • Advancing the incorporation of therapeutic AAI that enhances quality of life and recovery of persons and their families
  • Fostering communication and support among AAI volunteers, professional practitioners and related associations
  • Furthering the study of psychosocial and social effects of AAI through research and continuing education
  • Advocating for programs and policies to ensure excellent service delivery of AAI for all recipients
  • Promoting liaison activities with other AAI groups and professional Human-Animal Interaction organizations
  • Promoting the highest professional standards and ethics in the practice of AAI

DPP is proud of its collaboration on the Pet Partners® Handler Training Course, an internationally-utilized training and assessment program for handler-animal therapy teams, our affiliation with the national Pet Partners organization, and our partnership with other regional non-profits through the Colorado Non-Profit Organization. We have conducted over 70 successful handler training courses and invite you to attend one of our upcoming workshops. We have evaluated over 1,500 therapy teams for their skill and aptitude to deliver safe, effective AAI. We have had the privilege of presenting at and participating in international and national conferences in the past with the American Humane Association, Pet Partners® and IAHAIO.

Our members volunteer/practice in healthcare, child welfare and education, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehab centers, hospice agencies, schools, homeless shelters and other settings. We connect persons interested in AAI with community, national, and international resources. We do this as part of the human-animal bond team. We are as diverse as the clients and communities we serve.

  • Denver Pet Partners is not a service dog organization. To learn about service dogs, please click here.
  • Denver Pet Partners does not provide teams on an on-call basis for visiting private homes or for individual visits to non-registered facilities.
  • If you would like to begin a visiting animal program at your facility, please start by contacting our national Pet Partners affiliate organization.  Visit this page on the national Pet Partners website for more details.
  • If you are interested in learning how to become a Pet Partners team, please visit this page.
  • DPP members and students may contact our local office at info@denverpetpartners.org.

At Denver Pet Partners, our volunteers serve diverse populations of people with any of the nine species of animals we register. We are committed to creating a volunteer work force that is representative of the populations we serve. We welcome unique perspectives and experiences in terms of national origin, culture, socioeconomic background, ethnicity, race, color, sex, gender identity and expression, education, age, languages spoken, veteran status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs, which help us strengthen our impact in our community.

Upcoming Events

Jun 02
Memory Cafe – Evergreen Library
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Jun 05
1st Judicial District (Golden)
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Jun 07
PP Team Evaluations
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Jun 08
PP Team Evaluations
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Contact Us

Denver Pet Partners
P.O. Box 271505
Littleton, CO 80127
720.556.3434

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