REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:

Official R.E.A.D. training is offered periodically by

licensed R.E.A.D. instructor:

Chantel Hutter (naturehugger@hotmail.com) serving the 

Gatineau, Quebec area. 

Please contact her for details of location dates, and cost. 

Program:  Ottawa Therapy Dogs' R.E.A.D. Program

Contact Name: Julie Davies, R.E.A.D. Coordinator 

City: Ottawa and the National Capital Region

Province: Ontario

Phone: 613-261-6834

Website: http://www.ottawatherapydogs.ca/programs/read.php 

E-mail: read@ottawatherapydogs.ca

Notes: The unique R.E.A.D. literacy support program was  

introduced to schools and libraries in  Ottawa and the National 

Capital Region by Chantel Hutter under the umbrella of Ottawa 

Therapy Dogs (OTD) in 2004. Since then, our R.E.A.D. program 

has grown to ten volunteer dog/handler teams working one-on- 

one with students in schools and libraries across the region. All 

of our teams are passionate, dedicated volunteers committed to 

improving literacy rates, one child, one dog and one book at a 

time.  

Organization:  Pacific Animal Therapy Society (P.A.T.S.) 

Program: "Paws and Tails" (On Vancouver Island)                      

"Magic Tails" (In the Lower Mainland)                         

Contact Name: Terry Pratt 

E-mail:  terry_pratt@shaw.ca  

Notes:  Our R.E.A.D. teams visit schools in Surrey, Langley,  

Delta, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam and in the Victoria area of 

British Columbia, Canada. R.E.A.D. Training workshops are 

available. 

Contact Name: International R.E.A.D. Coordinator

Phone: 801-272-3439 

E-mail: read@therapyanimals.org 

Notes: For more information on registered R.E.A.D. teams or groups in this state, please contact the ITA office.