Retired

Breed: Standard Poodle

Human Partner: Laura 

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

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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.