Pawsitive Friendships

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, grandpas, pet dads, and father figures in our community! 💙🐾

We hope today includes good company, good food, and maybe a furry friend or two. 🫶🐶

Members at Civitan Foundation, Inc. spent time with Kenny, Spike, Chase, Archie, Cali, CJ, Scout, Gucci, Dice, and Rocky. 🐾💙

Each visit brought a different therapy pet and a different experience. Members practiced social participation through conversations, activities, and interactions!

Happy Birthday to our Founder & CEO, Tosha! 🎉💙

What started as one mom looking for a different way to help her son has grown into an organization that now serves thousands of individuals across Maricopa County and Tucson. Through her vision, determination, and love for both people and animals, Tosha created Pawsitive Friendships and the impact it has today.

We are so grateful for everything she does behind the scenes and for the countless lives she has touched along the way.

Please join us in wishing Tosha a very happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead! 🎂🎈

There has been no shortage of furry visitors at The All Abilities Learning Center- Assure Health Care Group of AZ in East Tucson! 🐾💙

Members spent time with Baxter, Remi, Flan, Rogue, Milley, and Cole while working on executive functioning, social participation, sensory processing, visual processing, and fine motor skills. Every visit brought a different personality, a different activity, and new opportunities to practice skills along the way. 🌵✨

Happy Birthday to our East Valley Program Coordinator, Ashley! 🎉💙

Ashley helps keep so many moving pieces running smoothly and plays an important role in supporting our programs, therapy teams, and the individuals we serve.
We are grateful to have her as part of the Pawsitive Friendships team and hope she has an amazing day celebrating! 🎂✨

Help us wish Ashley a very happy birthday in the comments! 🥳

Riot and Oakley kept things busy at Developmental Enrichment Centers! 🐾☀️

Members enjoyed getting outside for a walk with Riot and spending time with Oakley during their visits. Between all the movement and activities, they were building fine and gross motor skills without even realizing how much work they were putting in. 💙🐶

As the school year came to a close, students at Autism Academy for Education & Development in North Phoenix spent time with Alfredo, Daphne, Dante, Hippo, Libby, Riot, and Chase. 💙✨

Students learned about ball pythons, practiced grooming the mini horses, talked about favorite foods, and spent time working on visual processing, sensory processing, self-regulation, fine motor skills, and life skills throughout the sessions.

We always enjoy our time with this group and are already looking forward to the next visit! 🌟🐶

Students at Madison Simis Elementary got to finish the school year with a visit from Winnie the Golden Retriever! 🐕🐾

There were plenty of pets and hugs to go around while students worked on their visual processing skills with shape puzzles. Winnie was happy to soak up the attention and be part of one last session before summer break. ☀️