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Our certified therapy dog teams provide comfort and emotional support throughout our communities

Therapy Dog Brigade is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with a mission to bring comfort, reduce stress, and support emotional well-being in our communities through animal assisted interventions.

We train, certify, register, and insure therapy dogs and their handlers. Our teams visit hospitals, schools, senior living facilities, and more. We operate in Westchester, Rockland, and Dutchess counties in New York and Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.

70
client
locations

1,000
people impacted
per month

63
certified
teams

TDB Executive Director Heidi Lobel tells the Therapy Dog Brigade story, which won the most votes in the August 2026 Brighton Jones event The Giving Game, where nonprofit organizations from across the country share their stories and seek financial support for the work that they do. Our thanks to Brighton Jones for the opportunity to talk about our work.

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