Certification
Therapy Dog Team
Alliance of Therapy Dogs, 2021
Self-reported
All professionals
Therapy dog visits in Glen Ridge
George Harris
Therapy dog visits and Cooking lessons: Therapy dog visits with Biscuit, plus easy cooking
Registered therapy dog team with a calm golden retriever who loves a good ear scratch
- 4.8 from 6 reviews
- Lives in Glen Ridge
- All five checks passed
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Credentials
Professional experience
Line cook and sous chef, 15 years
Ferrante's Trattoria, Montclair, 2004 to 2019
Self-reported
Training or degree
Associate degree, Culinary Arts
Hudson County Community College, 2003
Self-reported
About me
Biscuit is a seven-year-old golden retriever who has never met a lap he did not like. We were registered as a therapy dog team in 2021 after he passed his evaluation on the first try, which I am still a little proud of. Since then we have visited libraries, school reading programs and plenty of living rooms in Glen Ridge and Bloomfield.
Before that I worked as a line cook and then a sous chef at restaurants in Montclair for about fifteen years. So visits with me often turn into a little kitchen time too. Biscuit settles at your feet while we make something simple like a frittata or a pot of lentil soup, and I walk through each step slowly so you can make it again on your own.
Biscuit is brushed before every visit, up to date on his shots, and trained to stay calm around walkers and canes. He is famous on our block for sitting politely at the corner and waiting for the crossing guard to say hello.
What a first visit looks like
- 1
Minute 0 to 10
Biscuit says hello on a leash while I show you the best way to greet and pet him.
- 2
Minute 10 to 20
Relaxed time with Biscuit: brushing his coat, offering a treat and a short game of indoor fetch.
- 3
Minute 20 to 50
Cook a simple dish together, such as a vegetable frittata, while Biscuit naps nearby.
- 4
Minute 50 to 60
Share a taste, clean up together, and leave the recipe printed in large type.
What to have ready
- A comfortable chair for petting
- A nonstick skillet
- Eggs and any vegetables you like
- A towel for a drooly dog
Where George goes
- Glen RidgeLives here
- Bloomfield
- Caldwell
- Livingston
- Montclair
- Roseland
- West Orange
Where in the home
Living roomAnywhere with a chair
Usual week
Mon
9am
to 1pmTue
Off
Wed
9am
to 1pmThu
Off
Fri
9am
to 1pmSat
Off
Sun
Off
What families say
“Dad told his brother about it on the phone. That is a five star review from him.”
Paul C.
“Mom wrote the recipe on a card for me.”
James K.
“We booked four weeks and just renewed.”
Nancy K.
“Dad can make his own omelet again.”
Tanya L.
“Patient with my dad, who can be a lot. Worth every penny.”
Andre S.
“Second month now. Still the highlight of Dad's week.”
Diane F.
Checked and vetted
- Online search
- A real conversation with our team
- Signed provider agreement
- Criminal background check
- National sex offender registry check
$95 per hour
Plus a $2.50 booking fee and 10% service fee.
Free cancellation up to 3 days before.