Watch James as his owner Sally puts him through an Agility or Obedience routine
If you are a doglover, Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Hadley, Massachusetts is the place to go on Saturday, November 5th. From 11:00-3:00, Bright Spot Therapy Dogs will be hosting their second annual FUN DAY WITH DOGS.
Bookstore shoppers will have the chance to interact with as many as 20 or more therapy dogs as they demonstrate a wide variety of activities dog owners can do with their own dogs. Here is a sampling of the FUN activities that will be happening at Barnes & Noble on November 5th:
Learn about Therapy Dogs: Our Bright Spot information booth will be set up with photos of our Therapy Dog Teams visiting in healthcare and educational settings. Copies of our print publications will be available as handouts, and our knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to describe the meaningful work our therapy dogs do and explain how dogs get trained and certified as therapy dogs through Bright Spot.
Learns some tricks you can do at home with your own dog by watching Raven perform a repertoire of amazing tricks
Agility, Obedience, and Tricks: Bright Spot therapy dogs James and Raven will delight shoppers with a variety of fun training activities they can do with their dogs. Training is a great way to build the bond between you and your dog. Come watch and talk to their handlers Sally King and Karyn Cordner about the various types of fun training activities you can do with your dog.
Meet the Breeds: Find out what it’s like to live with a Bernese Mountain Dog, an American Eskimo Dog, an English Setter, a Standard Poodle, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a Golden Retriever, a Jack Russell Terrier, an Italian Greyhound, a Cocker Spaniel, and lots more. A variety of breeds & all-Americans will be scheduled throughout the day. Event attendees will have the chance to meet the breeds in person and talk to the dogs’ owners.
Enter the Selfie Contest: Take your Selfie with one of the many cute Bright Spot dogs you meet at the event and enter it to WIN a $25 VISA CARD.
Read to a Bright Spot Reading Buddy Dog: Dogs are wonderful listeners and enjoy all kinds of books! Young children will have the opportunity to read to one of the Reading Buddy dogs for a 15-minute time slot. Different Reading Buddy dogs will be scheduled throughout the day. Bring a favorite book or choose one from the store to read.
Meet Brinkley, a certified Hope Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Dog: Brinkley and his teammate Ned Polan would love to talk to you about the meaningful work they do helping on the national level in times of crisis, along with the training and certification involved. Brinkley has served at a military kids’ grief camp, the Revere tornado, a weekend encampment for homeless and at-risk veterans, and four weeks with survivors and the families of victims at the Washington Navy Yard shooting. For his work, Brinkley received an Award of Merit from the Secretary of the Navy.
Attending the FUN DAY WITH DOGS offers a great opportunity to buy those books you’ve had on your reading list or shop early for holiday gift-giving. And, by mentioning Bright Spot Therapy Dogs when checking out, your purchase will count toward the donation Barnes & Noble will make to Bright Spot for holding our event at their store.
Here’s how it works: On November 5, 2016, any purchase made at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Hadley will count toward the donation Barnes & Noble will make to Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, Inc. if the shopper mentions Bright Spot Therapy Dogs when checking out. Any purchase, be it a CD, stationary, a book, a magazine, or even a cup of coffee from the cafe, will help contribute to the meaningful work our certified Therapy Dog Teams do helping people in need.
Come, bring the family, and learn some fun and interesting things about dogs. And, don’t forget to enter the Selfie Contest with one of our cute therapy dogs. You just might be the winner of the $25 VISA Card!