PAWS Pet Therapy

08/12/2025

PAWS In Action! Check out this beautiful guy Fisher! He & his mum Cat love visiting libraries for HSC Student support as well as universities to help the students there destress as well. Its kind of their super power 🤩 Not only is Fisher a therapy dog, he is also an emotional support dog for his brother Chips! Keep being fabulous Fisher 😁

04/12/2025

Busy team David & Bronix, brightening the day for Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre staff and patients. ☺

Nothing brightens a treatment day like a furry friend 🐾

Our Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre patients enjoyed a special visit from Bronix who is a part of pet therapy dogs!

Pet therapy dogs offer warmth and companionship to patients as they go through treatment and care. How can you say no to a face like that!

04/12/2025

Big news at PAWS Pet Therapy...
Our PAWS training and assessment days for 2026 are now open!

For our Sydney-based teams, we’ll be welcoming you to our beautiful new Orangeville training facility — complete with our brand new hospital training bed, to help prepare you and your dog for real-life visiting scenarios.

Not in Sydney? No worries!
We also offer remote training packages for volunteers across regional NSW and interstate, so you and your four-legged partner can still join the PAWS family, and volunteer in your community.

🐶✨ Make 2026 a pawsome year — volunteer with your dog and bring comfort, joy and connection to those who need it most!

If you’ve been thinking about joining PAWS Pet Therapy, now is the perfect time.

01/12/2025

PAWS In Action! How busy is Fiona with her 2 wonderful girls Frankie & Pippa!? They spend time bringing smiles & joy at Little Thinkers Early Learning Centre, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Baptistcare Aminya Centre and Anglicare Donington Court. They also visit many libraries and universities to brighten the days of students who feel stressed. Keep being awesome Frankie & Pippa 🤩

23/11/2025

PAWS in Action! This cheeky boy Mac, belonging to Michael, loves making people smile & laugh at Mission Australia Walawaani Campus 😄 Keep being fantastic Mac!!

19/11/2025

Beyond proud of my special boy, Doc, today!

We did our very first visit together at the lovely Gosling Creek Aged Care in Orange, and he absolutely shone.

It’s a big adjustment when you’re used to working with a long-time partner, and heading into this visit without Hudson at the end of the lead made me a little anxious.

But Doc stepped up beautifully — calm, gentle, enthusiastic, and acting like he’s been visiting his whole life.

We’ve always known Doc had something special, even as a pup, and today he showed us he is a true therapy dog.

Upon leaving the facility, we left a few extra smiles… and that’s always good for the soul!

18/11/2025

Huge Congratulations to Roman — our 2025 ZEP Award recipient!

We’re thrilled to announce that PAWS Pet Therapy volunteer Roman Busz has been awarded the "ZEP Award for Volunteering Excellence 2025". This special award recognises volunteers who consistently go above and beyond in their volunteering role — and Roman truly does just that.

In fact… he was so dedicated to his PAWS visits across four aged care facilities that he missed the awards lunch on Friday because he was out visiting! Now that’s commitment.

A big congratulations to Roman and his beautiful partner, Matilda, for the outstanding work they do, for embracing all things PAWS and generally being a pleasure to work with.

We are so grateful to have Roman & Matilda in the PAWS family.

Well done and Congratulations.

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

On Saturday we wrapped up our final Training & Assessment Day for 2026 at the Orangeville PAWS office — and what a lovely way to end the year!

Despite the weather being a bit unsure of itself, it held off just enough for us to train, assess and celebrate without any wild downpours or storms.

We were thrilled to welcome three fantastic new teams, all of whom passed with flying colours!

Three very different dogs with their own special personalities — each bringing something unique to our PAWS family.

Congratulations to:
• Liz & Red
• Michelle & Bowie
• Jane & Layla

We can’t wait to see the joy you’ll bring to the people you visit.

As always, a huge thank you to our training team — Nadine, John and Megan — and to all the PAWS volunteers who have helped out at training days throughout the year. Your support keeps this program thriving.

What a year it’s been! We’re excited to do it all again in 2026 in our new office and training centre.

🐾 Here’s to more wagging tails, confidence-building moments and PAWS magic in the year ahead!

17/11/2025

On Friday, we gathered for one of our favourite events of the year — our annual PAWS Volunteer Awards!

Held at the lovely Enzos Cucina in Camden, we enjoyed delicious food and wine, wonderful service, and even better company. It was the perfect chance to chat about all things PAWS and celebrate the incredible humans (and dogs!) who make our work possible.

This year we celebrated three outstanding volunteers, with the ZEP Award still to be announced. On the day, we proudly presented:

The “Cath & Beau” Award for Children’s Services” — awarded to Anne & her superstar Polly for their beautiful work supporting students at Newington College and Mercy College.

The brand-new “Hudson Award for Palliative Care Services” — awarded to the amazing Rebecca Cade, joined every week by her adorable offsider Sophie on their palliative care visits to Camden Hospital Palliative Care Unit.

Another new award - the “Angus Award for Cancer Services” — awarded to Leigh Wyatt, who supported her loyal companion Flopz to bring comfort and smiles during their series of visits to Wollongong Hospital and the Illawarra Cancer Care Service.

It was so lovely for PAWS staff and Committee to celebrate with our well-deserving winners. Congratulations to all of our hardworking teams — you are the heart of PAWS Pet Therapy, and we are so grateful for everything you do.
.. also a pic of little Sophie and her well-earned Hudson Award, when Bec got home from lunch.

13/11/2025

A huge paws up to the amazing team at HospEquip for delivering our brand-new training bed this week!

HospEquip gave PAWS a fantastic discount so we could choose the very best option for our teams — a full ICU bed with all the bells, whistles, and beeps our dogs need to get used to before heading into real hospital environments. Talk about going above and beyond!

And an extra-big tail wag of thanks to Wollondilly Shire Council and Simplot for awarding us grants that made this purchase possible. Your support means the world to our volunteers, our dogs, and the countless people they’ll go on to help.

We can’t wait to dress her up with sheets and blankets and start seeing some serious “2 Paws” action from our new teams.

Training days just got a whole lot more pawfessional!