A Golden Doodle sits on the bed of a pediatric patient. The pediatric patient is resting his arms on the dog, and is looking and smiling at the camera.

Dogs on Call (DOC) Dog Elsa bringing the love!

Gift moments of comfort and respite to children and adults by supporting the Dogs on Call therapy dog program and CHAI's other programs and services.  Our therapy dog program also serves the incredible staff of VCU Health as well as students attending VCU.  The Center for Human-Animal Interaction (CHAI) at VCU's biggest fundraiser of the year is the Dogs on Call Calendar - these calendars are wildly popular and often sell out, but we need your help finding exceptional individuals who are able to sponsor!

Decades of calendars are spread out across a table; they all say

Since 2005 the Dogs on Call calendar has been CHAI’s biggest fundraiser.

Would you like to be a sponsor for the 2026 Calendar and support Dogs on Call?

For a tax-deductible donation of $500.00 you can be page/month sponsor in our calendar and be listed on our donor page.  Take at a look at some recent examples:

Examples of some of our sponsorship acknowledgements.

Several logos and photos of beloved dogs are displayed. Some are contact information, while there is one anonymous
A Miniature Schnauzer sits on a pediatric patient as a child in the bed smiles and touches his large beard. The dog is looking at the camera and the child is looking at the dog.

Dogs on Call dog Wiley amazing all with his glorious beard.

To get started – please contact us at chai@vcuhealth.org or by calling (805)928-2532!

We understand that not everyone is able to be calendar sponsor.  If you are not able to sponsor, please consider making a smaller donation as every bit counts!  And if you have a dog who is confident, loves people, and is highly trainable, please consider joining Dogs on Call!

A young pediatric patient smiles at the camera as an even tinier Terrier Mixed breed dog sits next o him.

Just because he’s very little, doesn’t mean that Dogs on Call dog Beckett doesn’t bring huge comfort.