Indiana

Tippecanoe County

Love on a Leash®

The Tippecanoe County Chapter was established in January of 2026. We serve

Tippecanoe County and several surrounding counties including Benton, Carroll,

Clinton, Montgomery and White. Our teams visit senior living and memory care facilities, schools, universities, libraries, special needs centers, hospitals and our veteran’s home. We also have a court dog program in which experienced pet therapy teams support children involved in cases before the county court system. In recognition of their work, our court dog teams received the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Justice Award in 2022. Chapter members make both independent visits and are part of many group visits organized by our chapter. Our teams also

participate in public outreach and educational activities by giving talks about the benefits of therapy animals to nursing students, veterinary technology students, psychology classes, girl scout troops, elementary school classes, and more. We engage in public events in partnership with hospitals, universities, and our county health department.

Meet Our Chapter Co-Leaders

Lisa Hopkins lives in West Lafayette and has been a Love on a Leash volunteer since 2024. She has volunteered with therapy dogs since 2016. Her first therapy dogs were Fiona, a Samoyed and Fergus, a Keeshond. Their legacy continues with Molly, a sweet, petite domestic shorthair cat; Elroy, a happy, friendly Keeshond; and Zoey, a gentle, affectionate Siberian Husky. Lisa is a self-employed jewelry artist who appreciates having the flexibility to participate in a variety of pet therapy visits. She helped establish the Tippecanoe County Chapter in 2026.

Lisa Hopkins

Chapter Co-Leader

Pam Schendel worked for over 30 years in veterinary medicine as a veterinary technology educator. In 2010 she started with her first therapy dog, Jill, a sweet labrador retriever. Four more therapy dogs, all labrador retrievers, followed: the late Aggy and Frankie, and her current dogs Kipper, who offers a calm presence at a child advocacy center and helps children in the court system, and Ridge, who loves all the attention. Pam helped establish the Tippecanoe County Chapter in 2026 and is also a AKC evaluator.