Supporting Children for Two Decades
Beginning in 2005, a generation of children in Bucks County improved their reading skills and reduced their stress and anxiety through visits from certified Roxy™ Therapy Dog teams.
Roxy Therapy Dogs began with one woman and one dog — Diane Smith, and her Boykin Spaniel, Roxy.
Founder Diane Smith saw how a therapy dog brought her grandmother, suffering from Alzheimer’s, out of her shell and into the present. This inspired Diane to get Roxy, a Boykin Spaniel, and train as a therapy dog team for her grandmother. To practice for those visits, in 2005 Diane visited her son’s school. She encouraged children with reading challenges to read aloud to Roxy.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Read about Diane’s retirement party in 2024.
Today, Roxy has 78 teams, 30 volunteers without dogs, and 6 programs that benefit the children of our community.
Roxy’s Impact
3,200 Children Per Week Benefit From Visits By Roxy Dogs.
The Only Therapy Dog
Organization Permitted in All 23
Central Bucks School District Schools.
78 Volunteer Therapy Dog Teams.
125 Classrooms Visited Per Week.
60 Venues Visited Per Year.
6 Programs
Serving Children in Schools,
The Courthouse, Healthcare Settings,
and Many More Locations.
All-Volunteer. No Paid Employees.
30 Volunteers Without Dogs.
20 Years Of Comfort And Love For Children Who Need Us.
What Roxy Therapy Dogs Means To So Many…
Celebrate with Roxy!
