Intermountain Therapy Animals

 

TEXAS

 

 

REGIONAL WORKSHOP OFFERED:  

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

Licensed R.E.A.D. Instructors: 

Ruth Olsen (Ruth@ReadDogsTx.org) or 512-639-1771

Marion Nixon (mariongnixon@gmail.com

Please contact them for complete details of location,

dates, schedule and cost. 


  

 

Organization: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida

City: Oriskany                                                                          

State: Texas                                                                           

Phone Number: 1-888-814-kids

Fax Number: 315-223-7855


  

 

Organization: Delta Hearts of Gold

Contact Name: Dianne Hughes

City: Fort Worth

State: Texas

Cell Number: (817) 291-5994 

Email: dbhughes@sbcglobal.net 

Website: www.deltaheartsofgold.org 

Notes: We are an affiliate group of Delta Society. We visit at 

Downtown Fort Worth Library, and read with children who have 

special learning needs and attend Star Point School and Kinder 

Frogs School. We also visit Luella Merrett Elementary School, 

Axle I.S.D., and Mary Louis Phillips Elementary. T.C.U. Students 

are doing testing on the results of our R.E.A.D. program. 


 

Organization: Delta Pet Partners of San Antonio, PAWSitve Reading

Contact Name: Annette Eicke

State: Texas

Cell Number: (210) 858-8351 

Email: aeicke1@gmail.com 

Website: www.deltappsa.org 

Notes: We visit at East Terrell Hills Elementary, Westmore 

Elementary, Longs Creek Elementary, Northern Hills Elementary, 

New Braunfels Public Library and Randolph AFB Library. 


 

 

 

Organization: Healing Paws

Contact Name: Patty Bacher

City: Houston

State: Texas

Phone: 281-495-0417 

E-mail: pattypaws@sbcglobal.net

Notes: We are a group of Delta Pet Partners® who visit Halpin  

Elementary School, Heartland and Yahweh Mission, along with 

other healthcare facilities. 


 

 

 

Organization: Huntsville Pets Helping People. - Delta Society Pet Partners® Affiliate

Contact Name: Diane Carpenter

City: Huntsville

State: Texas

E-mail : Huntsvillephp@yahoo.com 

Web site: http://WWW.petshelpingpeople.com 

Notes: We visit Scott Johnson Elementary in Huntsville. 


 

Organization: K-9 Connection

Contact Name: Mary Williams

City: League City

State: Texas 77573                                                                 

Email: dobelady@gmail.com 


 

   

 

Organization: Montgomery Pet Partners, Inc. - an Affiliate of  

Delta Society Pet Partners  

Contact Name: Wendy Hoffer, President  

Phone Number: 281-363-1567 

City: The Woodlands  

State: Texas 

E-mail: READ@MontgomeryPetPartners.org 

Website: www.MontgomeryPetPartners.org 

Notes: Montgomery Pet Partners read with children at Wilkerson  

Intermediate, Collins Intermediate, Sam Houston Elementary, 

Montgomery Elementary. When the teams are not R.E.A.D.ing,  

they are bringing cheer to residents of health care facilities. 



 

 

Organization: Penny’s From Heaven Foundation

Contact Name: Patsy Swendson

Address: 1915 Eagle Meadow

City: San Antonio

State: Texas

Phone: 210-273-6471 

E-mail: patsyswendson@yahoo.com

Website: www.pennysfromheavenfoundation.org 

Notes: We visit at Ft Sam Houston and Libraries 


 

Organization: Tender Loving K9 R.E.A.D.ers

Contact Name: Kathryn May

City: Katy

State: Texas     

Email: kzmay@consolidated.net

Website: www.tlk9.org 

Notes: Tender Loving K9s visit at the Katy Library and also the

Kendall Library (which is part of the Houston Public Library).


 

 

 

Contact Name: National 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.