17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers Inc.

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17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers Inc. Learn about the 17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers, Inc, the dogs and the great work they do for the Bruscato, Bella, and Bruce back in November 2013.

This program started with a meeting with States Attorney Joseph P. Our first case was in February 2014 with a client at Carrie Lynn Center. They worked with the States Attorney on the case, until the time came where the client was needed to testify in court. At that time Bella and Bruce comforted the child in court. The child was able to testify to the Judge she was able to make her Ruling. After their first time in court, they were there quite often. In December 2017, Bruce spoke to a group meeting with Chief Judge Joseph McGraw, after that meeting we were officially known as 17th Judicial Circuit Court Volunteer Therapy Dog Program. The group started to grow. Today we have 14 Dogs and 13 Handlers. In November of 2018 we saw a need to form a non-profit status for our therapy dog program. We are always looking for good handlers and therapy dogs to join our team.

Remi and Bruce made their 600th visit today! They visited Auburn High School after visiting Conklin and SOAR Academy. Co...
10/22/2026

Remi and Bruce made their 600th visit today! They visited Auburn High School after visiting Conklin and SOAR Academy. Congratulations team for your dedication and love for the community!

Remi and Bruce Erickson met with U.S. Representative Darin Lahood. Remi did a wonderful job representing 17th Circuit Th...
10/11/2026

Remi and Bruce Erickson met with U.S. Representative Darin Lahood. Remi did a wonderful job representing 17th Circuit Therapy Dog Volunteers Inc. and showcased the happiness and peace therapy dogs offer to the community. May her advocacy plant a seed that spreads throughout Illinois sparking other communities to start a therapy dog program of their own.

Woof! It's Us. Roxi, Whisper and Remi. On Thursday we took our Moms and Dad to the Police Districts 1,2 and 3. We got l...
10/11/2026

Woof! It's Us. Roxi, Whisper and Remi.
On Thursday we took our Moms and Dad to the Police Districts 1,2 and 3. We got lots of pets and lov'in and had a great time making people smile. We also had a super chat with Sgt. Presley and learned about all the work our Rockford police do.

10/04/2026
Rosie and Lily adding to the fun of Jack's Joy Ride at Settler's Park.
10/04/2026

Rosie and Lily adding to the fun of Jack's Joy Ride at Settler's Park.

Bie and Daisy enjoyed visiting and getting ear rubs at Welsh Elementary School. These visits are always a treat for the ...
10/01/2026

Bie and Daisy enjoyed visiting and getting ear rubs at Welsh Elementary School. These visits are always a treat for the students and staff. Bie and Daisy are clearly loving them, too!

Welcome to our volunteer team, Lily and her handler Sue. Your first visit brought joy to many!
09/09/2026

Welcome to our volunteer team, Lily and her handler Sue. Your first visit brought joy to many!

Bie, Whisper, Lily and Rosie were on duty at Rock Valley College today, bringing fluffy joy to the teaching staff on the...
09/08/2026

Bie, Whisper, Lily and Rosie were on duty at Rock Valley College today, bringing fluffy joy to the teaching staff on their professional development day.

Several therapy dogs enjoyed an evening with visitors at Rockford's National Night Out last week! The visitors were big,...
08/12/2026

Several therapy dogs enjoyed an evening with visitors at Rockford's National Night Out last week! The visitors were big, little, young, old, uniformed, casual and even porcine!

Lots of love and pets to go around at National Night Out. Many of our elite therapy dogs showed up at Rockford and Loves...
08/05/2026

Lots of love and pets to go around at National Night Out. Many of our elite therapy dogs showed up at Rockford and Loves Park celebrations. Here are the cuties who shared their furry affection at Machesney Park Mall for the Loves Park event. Great job!

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2205 S. Perryville Road #125
Cherry Valley, IL
61108

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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