The revered relationship between man and dog is as old as history itself. I can be argued that without canine companionship mankind may not have survived. The one-sided relationship, where the dog was servant and man the master, has evolved with time, and today our pups are not only loyal and loving and loved family members but they are our calming and theraputic counselors, eagerly taking away the sharp edges of todays frentic lifestyles with a simple kiss and wag of their tails. They ask little in return. They deserve much.
The purpose of this website is to provide a means to strengthen, deepen, extend and reward this relationship, and to spred its message to those who might want benefit from its joys for any reason.
We want to connect trained pup teams, who want to share they joy of their relationship with organizations and facilities, who deal with the needs of those special people wholse lives might be improved and brightened through the simple touch, bright eyes and warm response of a pup that only wants to please.
We want provide pet involved families with an easy way to find places, in New York State's Finger Lakes region, that the whole family can enjoy. We want to provide businesses and events that want to be pet friendly a way to extend their welcome and recognize the pups that have the training and abilities to be respectful, well behaved customers.
IT CAN BE DONE!
Our vision is to provide a FREE service that addresses all these issues. FREE means we need your help! We don’t have marketing money to pass the word or woo customers. We need your word-of mouth expertise. We need your ideas. We need you to come back and help us grow.
Our secure webpage forms make it easy to register. Your submissions will be converted to on-line tables every week. Then we'll sit back, gather data and ideas for a month or so, and create a comprehensive easy to use database. With your help and a little luck, 2008 will be the start of a new era for our four-footed family members in the Finger Lakes region.
By the way: Most of our canine family members came to us as puppies and, like our real children, they will always be our pups!
Including your pup as part of your family activities or external therapy activities requires that you act responsibly, and carefully consider how you pup might react to each circumstance. We don't recommend you submit your pup to emotionally or environmentally stressful situations unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE that he/she will not only cope but ENJOY being with you. Always make sure you have or know where to get plenty of water and where there are cool and private places to stop and rest. Always make sure you have complete control of you pup under all possible circumstances. Finally, always think about what your pup wants and give that priority of your personal preferences. You pup relies on you to know understand. Sometimes staying home is preferable!
