We appreciate you! Our members are the heart of RocDog. As we look back on the past five years of collective impact we have made in Western New York and beyond, we celebrate all we have achieved with you. Without you, your pet therapy dogs wouldn’t visit hundreds of people who need comforting. Without you, many schools and workplaces would be without a resident pet therapy dog. Without you, our purpose would be unfulfilled. We need you so we can continue to have a positive impact on the lives of those we serve.
We Invite You to Continue on This Positive Journey With Us!
Downloads
RocDog Dog Health Verification Form
Take this form with you each time you visit your veterinarian and upload it to your dog’s record. You will be ready for your renewal. (Vet records are not allowed.)
Upload Dog Health Form
RocDog Incident Report Form
You should carry this form with you on all pet therapy visits.
RocDog Insurance Summary
RocDog provides $2 million insurance coverage for handler/dog teams on visits.
Frequently Asked Questions – FAQs
Check here before contacting our leadership team.
Guidelines
Liability Insurance Agreement
Release of Claims
These are the 3 agreement forms you sign when you apply for membership and each year when you renew your membership.
Sign Annual Agreement Forms
Membership
CLICK HERE to receive an e-mail with your Member ID, Dog IDs and Team IDs.
Update your Contact Information
Add a Dog
If you are already an enrolled member, you can add a dog to your membership here. This will create a new handler/dog team.
Add a Handler
To become a member as a handler for an already enrolled dog, you can create a handler/dog team by applying here. You will have to get the Dog ID from the current handler before applying.
Create a New Handler/Dog Team
If you are an enrolled member you can create a new handler/dog team with an enrolled dog by linking your member ID and the dog’s ID.
Add a Child or Non-Handler Adult Member
Add a child (age 10 to 17) or non-handler adult member to your family membership.
Let’s Go Visit
RocDog Visits (Rochester Region Only)
- Download this month’s calendar below
- Pick the visit site that interests you
- Login to SignUpGenius or RocDog Visits and go to the date desired to sign up for a visit
2026-10 Rochester Region Calendar
Places We Visit
- More visit locations added each month
- Search for visit sites that might interest you
- Look up information about a site you’re scheduled to visit
- Download special approval instructions.
Teaching Point: Be Open to Other Types of Visits
Hello, and welcome to Teaching Points! In this session, we’re exploring how to stay open to other types of visits — and why your dog may have some strong opinions on the subject that you haven’t heard yet.
When you started down the road to becoming a Therapy Dog Team, you probably had one picture in your head: the hospital hallway, the school reading circle, the nursing home common room. Wonderful! But here is the question nobody asks at the beginning — what if your dog pictured something completely different? Trust us: dogs are rarely shy about posting their reviews. Would you make them go anyway? Of course not. Our goal is simple: find the places you both love. And the only way to find them? Try a few!
Some dogs get a little spicy around other dogs, so flying solo may turn out to be your sweet spot. Some Teams shine when they collaborate; others would rather not share the spotlight. A big, busy group setting lights up one dog and flattens the next. None of that is failure — it’s valuable intel about your one-of-a-kind partner.
So, when did you last try somewhere new? We love it when Teams experiment, because dogs surprise people all the time. Some visits are pure joy and some are genuinely hard; a library visit and a hospice visit are worlds apart, yet both can be meaningful and rewarding for you and for the people you meet. Get out there and explore! You just might stumble onto your dog’s favorite place in the whole world.
Teaching Points will go live in Thinkific very soon. Keep your eye out.