Therapy Team:                         Claudia Long & Mr. Spot

Breed:                                        All American

Age:                                         8 yrs  

Therapy Certification:               TDI

How long as a therapy dog:       4 years

About Mr. Spot:                         Mr. Spot is a rescue dog from the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter.  I adopted him in April 1999 and everyone guessed that he was about 6 months old at the time, so we celebrate July, 1998 as his birthday.  Mr. Spot was extremely, severly, and almost pathologically shy and timid.  Several people suggested that I take him to obedience class and that was the beginning of our long road to therapy certification.  Now Mr. Spot is an outgoing, people loving, and pet friendly part of a PAWS therapy team.  He could be the poster child for the many reasons to adopt a shelter dog.

 Places we visit:                       West Ouachita library on Cheniere Drew Rd, nursing homes, schools, church groups, civic organizations.

Mr. Spot's favorite visits:          Any place where people pet him and tell him how handsome he is.