Our heartfelt gratitude for our PAC dogs that have retired. Your dedication and unconditional love has contributed greatly in comforting and healing many lives at UCLA Health.
Thank you for being a special part of our PAC family.
Breed: Yellow Lab
Human Partner: Matt
PAC Starting Year: Since 2017
Favorite Toy: His Teddy Bear Doll
Favorite Activity: Tug of War
Favorite Treat: Anything with peanut butter
Greatest Accomplishment: Swimming in New York Hudson’s River!
Breed: Chihuachshund
Human Partner: Steven
PAC Starting Year: Since 2005
Favorite Toy: Frog
Favorite Activity: Being chased and giving licks
Favorite Treat: Soup bone
Greatest Accomplishment: The ability to make everyone smile
Breed: Standard Poodle
Human Partner: Laura Fay
PAC Starting Year: Since 2005
Favorite Toy: Garden hose
Favorite Activity: Sneaking snacks at night
Favorite Treat: Salmon
Greatest Accomplishment: Waking a little girl up from a coma
Breed: Chow Chow-Border Collie Mix
Human Partner: Kate
PAC Starting Year: Since 2012
Favorite Toy: Tennis-Tail
Favorite Activity: Going for walks, meeting new people, and watching squirrels
Favorite Treat: Trader Joe’s chicken breast wraps
Greatest Accomplishment: I was rescued as a stray on the streets of L.A., hours before giving birth to eight healthy puppies. Now happy in my forever home (as are my pups), I passed the Pet Partners evaluation with a perfect score!
Breed: Cockapoo
Human Partner: Bianca
PAC Starting Year: Since 2014
Favorite Toy: Squeeky Monkey
Favorite Activity: Biking, hiking, and running after squirrels
Favorite Treat: Chicken
Greatest Accomplishment: Making everyone happy
Breed: Great Pyrenees
Human Partner: Denise
PAC Starting Year: 2016
Favorite Toy: rope pull toy, squeaky toy
Favorite Activity: Long walks, people watching, face massages, belly rubs, shopping for treats
Favorite Treat: Anything fish, pumpkin, chewy bones
Greatest Accomplishment: Becoming a therapy dog
Breed: Golden Cocker Mix
Gender: Male
Human Partner: Deanne
PAC Starting Date: June 2005
Favorite Toy: Shrek Doll
Favorite activity: Visiting with UCLA staff and riding in the car
Favorite treat: Cheese
Greatest accomplishment: Volunteering at UCLA
Hospitals Visited: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Areas Served: Peds ICU, 7E, 4W-NPH-Eating Disorder Clinic
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Human Partner: Constance
PAC Starting Year: Since 2009
Favorite Toy: Ball
Favorite Activity: Playing ball
Favorite Treat: Whatever you are eating!
Greatest Accomplishment: Being a registered therapy dog and a certified crisis response dog.
Breed: Goldendoodle
Human Partner: Jen
PAC Starting Year: 2017
Favorite Toy: Tennis Balls
Favorite Activity: Playing Fetch
Favorite Treat: Peanut Butter
Greatest Accomplishment: Eddie helped find & return a lost cat in our neighborhood.
Breed: Retriever Mix
Human Partner: Kira
PAC Starting Year: 2016
Favorite Toy: It's a tie: Hello Kitty stuffed animal & an Elmo stuffed animal
Favorite Activity: Hiking and squirrel hunting
Favorite Treat: Bully Sticks
Greatest Accomplishment: Graduating from Paw Paw Canine College, majoring in patience & minoring in sweetness
Breed: French Bulldog
Human Partner: Pam
PAC Starting Year: 2011
Favorite Toy: Blue rubber tire, any ball
Favorite Activity: Chasing toys, walks and visiting the hospital
Favorite Treat: Peanut butter
Greatest Accomplishment: Making people smile, relax or fall asleep
Breed: Labradoodle
Human Partner: Kendra
PAC Starting Year: 2014
Favorite Toy: Anything plush and squeeky
Favorite Activity: Running free!
Favorite Treat: Bacon
Greatest Accomplishment: Becoming a Pet Partner!
Breed: Uhasa mix
Gender: Male
Age: 2 years old
Human Partner: Andrea
PAC Starting Date: June 2011
Favorite Toy: Shoe
Favorite Activity: PAC visits, hikes, long walks, playing with my buddies
Favorite Treat: Cheese and jerky
Greatest Accomplishment: Becoming a Pet Partners and PAC dog
Hospitals Visited: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Areas Served: CCU, Peds, ICU
Interesting Facts: Ike, rescued in September 2010, is Andrea's grand-dog because he belongs to her son and daughter-in-law. He daily likes to go to work with Andrea's son, and his charm attracts multiple kinds of people, from those who love dogs to those who have avoided dogs their whole life.
Breed: Pekingese
Human Partner: Keirstin
PAC Starting Year: Since 2015
Favorite Toy: Stuffed footballs
Favorite Activity: Chasing stuffed footballs
Favorite Treat: Chicken jerky
Greatest Accomplishment: Touching everyone’s heart that I meet
Breed: Pomapoo
Gender: Female
Human Partner: Teri
PAC Starting Year: 2013
Favorite Toy: Tennis ball
Favorite Activity: Volunteering
Favorite Treat: Chicken strip
Greatest Accomplishment: Empathetic and a great player
Breed: Goldendoodle
Human Partner: Martha
PAC Starting Year: 2012
Favorite Toy: Small squeaky toys
Favorite Activity: Playing with my dog-friend Izzie
Favorite Treat: Chewing on an antler
Greatest Accomplishment: Qualifying for the PAC program at 2 years old
Breed: Golden Retriever
Human Partner: Michelle
PAC Starting Year: January 2014
Favorite Toy: Stuffed duck (Ducky Momo)
Favorite Activity: Chasing lacrosse balls
Favorite Treat: Peanut butter and avocado
Greatest Accomplishment: Becoming a therapy dog
Breed: Standard Poodle
Human Partner: Deborah
PAC Starting Year: 2012
Favorite Toy: Squeaky squirrel
Favorite Activity: Riding in the car
Favorite Treat: A big bone filled with peanut butter
Greatest Accomplishment: Becoming a PAC therapy dog and visiting friends in the hospital
Breed: Australian Sheppard Mix
Human Partner: David
PAC Starting Year: 2013
Favorite Toy: Frisbee
Favorite Activity: Fetch
Favorite Treat: Jerky Treats
Greatest Accomplishment: Getting over my fear of the water to get my Frisbee
Breed: Brussels Griffon
Gender: Female
Human Partner: Judy
PAC Starting Year: 2003
Favorite Toy: Stuffed donut
Favorite Activity: Massage and chewies
Favorite Treat: Apples and watermelon
Greatest Accomplishment: Being a Complex Pet Partner, American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen, AKC Agility NAJ.
Hospitals Visited: UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Areas Served: ICU, CCU, MICU, PICU, Oncology Unit, Geriatric Unit
Interesting Facts: Raizel seems to be a miracle worker at UCLA. Her beautiful soul and loving demeanor has helped to lower the blood pressure of heart patients, manage pain for cancer patients, and motivate stroke patients to regain their speech. The presence of Raizel has even helped a coma patient regain "consciousness."
Breed: Toy Poodle
Human Partner: Keirstin
PAC Starting Year: Since 2011
Favorite Toy: Bubbles!!!
Favorite Activity: Naps with my human sister
Favorite Treat: Chicken nuggets
Greatest Accomplishment: Helping people do anything they set their mind to
Breed: Golden Retriever
Gender: Female
Human Partner: Mary
PAC Starting Date:
Favorite Toy: Balls
Favorite Activity: Running
Favorite Treat: Anything
Greatest Accomplishment: Agility class
Breed: Standard Poodle
Human Partner: Richard
PAC Starting Year: 2014
Favorite Toy: Tennis Ball
Favorite Activity: Ocean Swimming
Favorite Treat: Broccoli
Greatest Accomplishment: Photo Contest Winner
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Gender: Male
Human Partner: Grace Sagara
PAC Starting Year: 1998
Favorite Toy: Balled up socks
Favorite Activity: Snuggling with mommy or daddy
Favorite Treat: Broccoli
Greatest Accomplishment: Making patients and hospital staff smile
Hospitals Visited: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Areas Served: 4E, 4W, 6E ICU, 6W ICU
Interesting Fact: Scully was adopted at age 3 from Guide Dogs of America in Sylmar, CA where he was being trained to be a guide dog for the blind. He was dropped from the program, because according to his trainers, he was too much of a "marshmallow." Luckily, marshmallows make great therapy dogs.
Breed: Flat Coated Retriever
Human Partner: Jackie
PAC Starting Year: Since 2013
Favorite Toy: Pink stuffed mouse
Favorite Activity: Going on runs with mom
Favorite Treat: Greenies & Charlie Bears
Greatest Accomplishment: Doing tricks bilingually (English and Spanish)
Breed: Long Haired Dachshund
Gender: Female
Human Partner: Marilee
PAC Starting Date: July 2002
Favorite Toy: Saxophone
Favorite Activity: Eating and singing
Favorite Treat: Lettuce
Greatest Accomplishment: Bringing a child out of a vegetative state
Hospitals Visited: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, 200 Medical Plaza
Areas Served: Pediatric and Adult Dialysis, CCU, PICU, Pediatrics, ICU, ER, NPR
Interesting Facts: Tovah enjoys singing with her human partner. Whenever she visits the patients at the hospitals, she sings to them. Her enchanting "Disney" eyes, beautiful coat and bright nature earn her the attention of staff and visitors, but it is her steady instincts and tender focus toward the well-being of patients that make her one singular sensation.
