Dr John Cornwall This is Me

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1. 1. www.baclinks.org.au

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   Published on: 5/20/2008   Last Visited: 7/28/2008

   John Cornwall, General Manager, Delta Purina Pet Partners

2. 2. Dog News

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   Published on: 1/2/2008   Last Visited: 6/25/2008

   When veterinarian John Cornwall joined the Delta Society - an organisation whose mission is "helping animals to help people" - he thought the use of pets as therapy was little more than a "feel-good PR exercise".His intention was to work with the ...

3. 3. Veterinarian - Pet partners

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   Published on: 4/18/2006   Last Visited: 5/14/2007

   Delta Society general manager John Cornwall said all sorts of people and dogs participated in Pet Partners, from miniature poodles to rottweilers.
   
   "We recruit dogs that are as close to perfect temperamentally as you can get," he said.
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   "The dogs are quite remarkable as many get to know when they're going to work," Dr Cornwall said.
   
   He said Cilla, a six-year-old dog from Adelaide, was a bit of a crazy girl, running around, invariably into trees and lampposts.But as soon as her owner puts on the visiting uniform, she settles down and gets ready for work.
   
   An integral part of Pet Partners success has been people's generosity.
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   If volunteers were paid $120 for every visit it would cost about $2 million each year to run the program, Dr Cornwall said.