Washington

Mid-Columbia

Love on a Leash®

The Mid-Columbia chapter was established in June of 2016. The chapter coordinates multiple group visits each month at senior living facilities, hospitals, schools, crisis response centers, the airport, hospices, and libraries in Franklin County; many members visit additional sites independently. We also participate in community events and take advantage of any opportunity to share our pets.

Meet Our Chapter Leader

Debbi Hannah and her husband of 54 years live in Kennewick, WA, and have two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter. Debbi adopted her first German Shepherd (Nikishka) in 1989. Since then, she has welcomed Gretchen, Buck, Tasha, Quigley, Kalypso, and Arrow – all German Shepherds. Debbi became a certified Love on a Leash® therapy team with her German Shepherd, Tasha, in 2010; Quigley followed in 2012, Kalypso in 2021, and Arrow in February 2024. Debbi became chapter leader in January 2022 and has been teaching and training owners and their dogs for over 35 years. She enjoys Tracking, Obedience, Rally, Nosework, Scent and Therapy work. She also enjoys participating in children's reading programs at public libraries, hospices and hospital visits, as well as VA and assisted living visits.