It's About Building Pawsitive Friendships! Pawsitive Friendships Animal Assisted Therapy provides pet therapy dogs and other animals to children with special needs, allowing them the opportunity to build animal-human friendships, while simultaneously working on individual therapy goals.   We strive to improve and strengthen the skills and character traits of each child, so they will have the confidence needed to achieve their personal goals. We want to help children improve in the areas of physical, social, emotional, self-regulation and motivation with the assistance of animals. ***** Our Mission: ***** To provide Animal Assisted Therapy to children with special needs, allowing them the opportunity to build animal/human friendships while simultaneously working on individual therapy goals. ***** Our Vision: ***** To strengthen the skill sets of  children with special needs, giving them the confidence they need to achieve their personal goals. To help them, with the assistance of animals , develop both physically and socially, and to improve in the areas of emotional self-regulation and motivation.