Patricia Wheeler has been a therapy dog handler since 2002. She has had three dogs who have worked as therapy dogs. Two are featured in "Sucessful Tails," Lawrence and Albert, who have passed away....view morePatricia Wheeler has been a therapy dog handler since 2002. She has had three dogs who have worked as therapy dogs. Two are featured in "Sucessful Tails," Lawrence and Albert, who have passed away. But her new Black Lab, born in September 2012, continues their work. She has taken her dogs to a variety of sites and programs including nursing homes, Alzheimer's facilities, residental care homes, a shelter, schools, and day programs for people with special needs. They have also gone to camp programs, welcome homes for troops, and other events. They have worked with people of all ages, infants to centanarians, and with a array of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive challenges.
Dr. Wheeler completed her Bachelors degree in Psychology and her Masters degree in Counseling at the University of Rochester, her MBA in Management at Armstrong College (Berkeley, CA), and her PhD in Education: Policy Analysis at the University of California, Berkeley.
She has traveled extensively to 40 countries and six continents. She is an active musician, playing in several concert bands. She has two sons and four granddchildren.view less