Pepper the Therapy Pittie

12/18/2025

visits DVUSD Vista Peak School one last time before winter break. Alliance of Therapy Dogs DVUSD

12/18/2025

Yesterday we made our final visit of the school year to our friends at DVUSD Vista Peak School. Everyone loved Pepper’s reindeer costume, including these DVUSD staff members.

Also pictured, you can see one friend put his snoopy slippers on , and another felt understood when Pepper laid her head in his lap. In fact, he commented that she must know he was having a rough day. Hope your week gets better, buddy!

And we hope all our friends and followers have a very happy holiday season. 🎄❄️ 🕎 🥂 🎆

12/11/2025

Rudolph’s buddy, , visited DVUSD Sandra Day O'Connor High School today to spread some holiday cheer and good luck on finals.

Overheard today:
- Pepper, would you bless me before my final?
- This makes my Thursdays
- Pepper is the GOAT
- Oh my gosh, I just love her so much
- This makes me feel like home

12/10/2025

Cute and cuddly would best describe Pepper’s visit to DVUSD Vista Peak School today.

12/09/2025

Today wore her new Christmas jammies to bring season’s greetings to the students and staff at Stetson Hills School.

Alliance of Therapy Dogs

12/05/2025

Thankful to our partners at DVUSD Vista Peak School, Stetson Hills School and DVUSD Sandra Day O'Connor High School.

Celebrating International Volunteer Day ❤️

To our incredible therapy dog Handlers and Tester/Observers (T/O), thank you for your dedication and compassion. 🌟

Handlers, your dogs bring smiles and joy to those who need it most, while T/Os ensure the highest standards for our teams. We are endlessly grateful for your time, energy, and love. You embody the heart of the Alliance of Therapy Dogs mission!

Today, share someone in the comments who helps make your therapy dog visits possible. Whether it is your significant other caring for the house while you visit, your T/O who helped guide you along the way, your best friend who visits with you, your facility director who makes your visits as stress free as possible, or someone else who has made a difference. Therapy dog work is made possible through the help of many. 🐾

12/04/2025

“My day has been made.”
“She brings me such joy!”

These are just some of the sweet and encouraging things the students at DVUSD Sandra Day O'Connor High School say while petting . Go spread some MORE joy, Eagles!

12/04/2025

It was so nice to see our friends at DVUSD Vista Peak School after missing them over Thanksgiving break. This is a school that has a mixed population of students with various needs so when one boy petted for the first time today, all of the adults in the room cheered!

12/02/2025

Edit: this is a repost. The first post had some names visible so I deleted/edited a few.

The staff at DVUSD Stetson Hills School were wearing festive hats today! Since is not one to handle fomo well, we borrowed one from a friend to walk around and spread some joy. We also read some books and finished coloring some masterpieces.

11/06/2025

Thursday means for . Today we were at DVUSD Sandra Day O'Connor High School.

We visited six classrooms plus the auditorium during Talon Time, and we saw countless friends in the halls and the grass between class periods.

It never gets old hearing people say how just seeing a brightens their day, makes them feel better, energizes them for what’s to come. Aren’t dogs magical?!

DVUSD Alliance of Therapy Dogs

11/04/2025

Our little DVUSD Stetson Hills School are doing so well practicing out loud with !