The Pawtastics is a non-profit volunteer family of happy canines and their humans who provide animal-assisted activities (AAA) and animal-assisted therapy (AAT) services to individuals of all ages with social, emotional, and cognitive needs in the Southern California area.  Comprised of celebrity dogs, studio dogs, and exceptionally trained canines and their humans, the Pawtastics aspire to take therapy dog work to another level, with a focus on youth-related initiatives and animal-assisted crisis response. (more…)