Pause 4 Paws Therapy Canines and Obedience Training

08/23/2026

This is something everyone should see.

When you get your 8/10 week old puppies, please keep this image in mind. Their bones do not even touch yet. They plod around so cutely with big floppy paws and wobbly movement because their joints are entirely made up of muscle, tendons, ligaments with skin covering. Nothing is fitting tightly together or has a true socket yet.
When you run them excessively or don't restrict their exercise to stop them from overdoing it during this period you don't give them a chance to grow properly. Every big jump or excited bouncing run causes impacts between the bones. In reasonable amounts this is not problematic and is the normal wear and tear that every animal will engage in.

But when you're letting puppy jump up and down off the lounge or bed, take them for long walks/hikes, you are damaging that forming joint. When you let the puppy scramble on tile with no traction you are damaging the joint.

You only get the chance to grow them once. A well built body is something that comes from excellent breeding and a great upbringing-BOTH, not just one.

Once grown you will have the rest of their life to spend playing and engaging in higher impact exercise. So keep it calm while they're still little baby puppies and give the gift that can only be given once.

This is what is meant by "waiting until growth platelets are closed" at 18 months to 2 yrs for spay/nueter

08/23/2026

Penn manor therapy visit. Enjoy the pictures. Share this visit with us. Our therapy handlers are so blessed. We enjoy sharing our canines and placing paw prints on so many hearts. We love to talk to the residents and hearing about their pets they have or had. We look forward to our visits. Our canines get excited when they realize we are going on a visit. Contact Cindy at (570) 966-1829 or 570-850-1252 if you’re interested in joining our team or if you are looking for obedience training. 🐾❤️

08/22/2026

Waiting in the car, waiting in front of the Sheriff SUV, waiting in the room on a chair to greet and share paw prints hugs and kisses to a lovely young lady. Our specialty giving comfort along with smiles. This is Cami and Porscha on today’s visit at the Snyder County Courthouse.

08/22/2026

Posting lots of pictures from training Thursday night. It was a great night. We had as always a fun filled session with our handlers and canines. Each week is filled with new activities. This week we worked with cones and patterns. Commands and finishes. We gathered as a group/canine family around our Jessica and prayed with and for her surgery she will be having this coming week. We leave every training session knowing we are very blessed. If you’re interested in training with us call Cindy at 570-966-1829 or text 570-850-1252.

08/21/2026

08/18/2026

From Willow Veterinary Center: We have had a few cases of mycotoxin poisoning recently. Its not a poisoning that folks are generally familiar with, so we thought we'd share the information to raise awareness.-

Ingestion of mouldy food from the bin or a compost pile puts dogs, cats, horses, livestock, and even wildlife at risk for toxicity due to tremorgenic mycotoxins. These toxins may be found in MOULDY bread, pasta, cheese, nuts, or other decaying matter like compost. Clinical signs include vomiting, agitation, incoordination, tremors, seizures, and elevated body temperature. A specific mycotoxin called aflatoxin can even cause liver failure. Be sure to keep mouldy food and compost out of your pets reach!

08/17/2026

Sent to me from Kay Poeth: Snyder and Union County Times. Snyder County Night Out. It is always so much fun to attend this event.

08/14/2026

For your information

Service dogs are trained to perform specific tasks for one person with a disability and have full public access rights, while therapy dogs provide comfort to multiple people in community settings and do not have the same legal protections.

Purpose and Role
Service Dogs: Individually trained to perform tasks that mitigate a specific handler’s disability, such as guiding the visually impaired, alerting to seizures, or assisting with mobility challenges American Kennel Club

Therapy Dogs: Provide emotional support, comfort, and companionship to multiple people in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, or disaster areas . They do not perform tasks for a single person’s disability.

Training Requirements
Service Dogs: Undergo extensive, task-specific training to reliably assist their handler in daily life. Training can be professional or owner-led but must meet high behavioral and task standards. Examples: Seizure alert dogs, seeing-eye dogs, mobility dogs

Therapy Dogs: Require training for calm behavior, socialization, and adaptability in public or clinical settings. They must be well-tempered and comfortable around strangers, but their training is less specialized than service dogs

Legal Rights and Access
Service Dogs: Protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), allowing access to public spaces such as restaurants, stores, and transportation

Therapy Dogs: Do not have public access rights and can only enter facilities where they are specifically invited

Handler Relationship
Service Dogs: Live with and work for one handler, focusing on their specific needs
Therapy Dogs: are trained to behave very well in many settings, not only focusing on their handler but also to the needs of others

A Quick Breakdown:

Therapy dogs provide comfort to many people. Service dogs are very specifically trained to assist someone with a disability.
Service dogs are allowed, by LAW, in all public areas - stores, restaurants, movie theaters, etc. Therapy dogs are allowed in public settings ONLY where you have permission from the management to be. This is a critical difference! Please make sure you have permission to bring your dog into a location prior to making a visit.

While each type of dog is different (therapy vs service), BOTH are extremely important and special in their own way!

08/14/2026

Snyder County Night Out was a blast. Cindy and her dog outfit captured the fun this club has. It was a great turn out. The handlers and canines loved sharing paw prints with everyone that came. Thank you to our handler friends, Grace and Angela with Luna and Pico our canine friends. Contact Cindy 570-966-1829 for information on our club.

08/14/2026

Training August 13th. We are in week one of Intermediate Training. Our facility is so large we can spread out and have our individual space. We worked on sit, down, meet & greet, attention, heel and you name it we did it. The canines had so much fun that the good feeling radiated up the leash into the handlers. 😆😆
Please contact Cindy at (570) 966-1829 (office) 570-850-1252 (cell) for information for our canine club.