SAVE THE DATES!

 
January 21 - 2nd Annual Southern AZ 100 Hole Golf Marathon 

February 12 - Love Your Dog Valentine Event Main Gate Square

May 10 - 4th Annual Pets Helping Kids Breakfast Doubletree Hotel,
Reid Park

For more information about any of these Southern AZ events, contact Betsy via email or at 520-490-4405.

 The Gabriel Headcover 

makes a great gift!

Charming Gabriel ... a golf headcover 

or a child's puppet! 

 To order Gabriel

For other headcover breeds

Daphne's Headcovers  

Benefitting Gabriel's Angels!

Greetings!    

At this time of Thanksgiving, Gabriel's Angels is thankful for the support of our donors, volunteers and friends allowing us to bring healing pet therapy to 13,000 at-risk children and youth each year. Thanks to each of you for making this possible.

We wish you a Thanksgiving holiday filled with the same unconditional love that our Therapy Dogs bring to the children they serve!   

Happy Thanksgiving! 

November Dog of the Month

Harper Cedor

My name is Harper. I am a 2 year old American Pitbull Terrier (APBT) and a therapy dog for Gabriel's Angels. 

Nathan is one of my many human friends and my registered therapy partner.

Being a Gabriel's Angels therapy dog I know not to jump on my kids, but still get excited to see them. While my rear section wiggles, my tail makes a wide and rapid arc back and forth with my whole body shaking. My head is low and ears back while I sniff the air - waiting for my kids to come hug me!

On our first day, I fell in love with a little girl named Annie.  But Annie didn't want to participate in our activities or even pet me. She stayed in her chair when all the other kids came up close to brush me. I just kept my distance, having a sense we were meant to be friends someday.

On my tenth visit, while Nathan was talking to the kids, Annie looked at me and lightly tapped her knee. Knowing what that meant, I walked over to her.  I do remember pulling a bit on the leash getting over to Annie. I didn't mean to, but sometimes Nathan needs to understand that I know best how to do my job. I sat down next to her desk. Annie wanted to scratch me behind the ears! Oh how I love that spot. She sat there and scratched me the whole time Nathan and the class were talking. At the end of our visit Annie almost tackled me with a big hug and gently whispered "I love you."  

That same hug and whisper now happens every time I get to see Annie. Like every child, she wants to give and receive love. Annie just needed time to trust that I was going to keep coming back to see her. As a Gabriel's Angels therapy dog I love my job and will always make the effort to make special moments like this happen.  Why?  Because kids and dogs are like peanut butter and jelly - another of my favorite things!