What if you have cancer and, during treatment, are unable to walk or care for your dog? Or what if you can’t go for a 30-minute walk with your dog? That’s why Dogster donate it to Corinne Conover, her dog Sonny, and her organization Paw It Forward NY because they stepped in to lend a helping hand.
Corinne and his rescue dog Sonny started out as therapy dogs for cancer patients and the disabled or elderly. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out as Sonny failed her audition twice. But of course, when one doggie door closes, another opens, and Corinne decided they could help these people by walking their dogs, spending quality time, and taking care of the dogs while they were. cannot.
“We picked up the dog at the owner’s house, took it for a walk and then brought it back to the owner,” Corinne explains.
To get this service, visit pawitnticny.com and register. “We’ll get back to them within 24 hours and set up a schedule and a weekly meet-and-greet,” says Corinne. “Every time. We give the dog an hour walk and the owner an hour if she chooses.”
The 501(c)(3) nonprofit has been in business for more than three years, covering the following areas in Queens, New York: Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Rego Park, Flushing, and Astoria. Plus, it includes Long Island City and West Village, along with Gilda’s Club, a community organization for cancer patients in NYC.
The service is free, but people can donate to say thank you on the website, in honor of Michelle Helen Conover, Corinne’s older sister, who overcame leukemia as a child.
Corinne says there’s a reason why the word dog for God is spelled backwards. “Without my Sonny, we would never have been inspired to create Paw It Forward NY. He is my light and shining star. I met so many beautiful volunteers who are now friends, and we had so much fun together. We even have a kid-friendly program with the parents, the kids and I going on long walks. It’s fun and the kids love it. ”
Corinne hopes to get more volunteers and members in the Queens community and go global with a chapter in London and places like Texas and Chicago. Her mission, along with Sonny’s, is “to spread our joy in helping people and animals.” To learn more, visit pawitnticny.com.
