A dog therapy organisation based in Gauteng is officially the largest in South Africa with 150 dogs and handlers visiting the sick and elderly.
Sunninghill, Johannesburg (26 March 2019) – Top Dogs: Therapy Dogs is an organisation that takes dogs to visit the elderly and sickly on a voluntary basis.
Touch Our Pets Therapy Dogs, more commonly known as TOP Dogs has teams on the East Rand, Pretoria, Johannesburg North and the West Rand. Their primary objective is to provide comfort and companionship by sharing the dogs with those in hospitals, care facilities, other institutions such as schools and wherever else the Therapy Dogs are needed.
Therapy Dogs elevate the mood of a facility in general, with those being visited showing an increase in happiness, calmness, and overall emotional well-being.
Studies have shown that a person holding, petting or talking to an animal will cause a lowering of blood pressure, relief of stress and tension, and an easing of loneliness and depression.
Today they announced that they are officially the largest dog therapy organisation in South Africa, meaning their reach helps so many people receive the best kind of love around, dog love!
“With a team of over 150 dogs and handlers in 4 areas (Pretoria, Johannesburg, East Rand & West Rand) and more areas to come, we are proud to announce that we are officially the largest therapy dog organization in SA!!!!”
150 dogs and handlers make the most meaningful difference, especially for the long-forgotten elderly. The dogs bring joy to everyone they encounter and provide a wagging dose of goodness.
Top Dogs is always looking to recruit handlers with suitable dogs so that we can reach more people in need. If you would like to find out more about the organisation you can contact them via Facebook here.
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