Trails for Tails 2026 supporting Pet Partners
Pet Partners

About Trails for Tails

Hit the Trail for a Cause You Love

Join us for our inaugural Trails for Tails Challenge, a hiking adventure through Vermont’s stunning summer scenery. It’s all about fresh air, great company, and supporting the healing power of the human-animal bond.

This isn’t just a hike. It’s a chance to challenge yourself, make new friends, and help bring comfort and joy to people across the country through our amazing therapy animal teams.

What’s Included: 

  • Your Own Fundraising Page: A shareable page to rally your friends, family, and followers to support your hike. 
  • Fundraising Support: Tips, tricks, and inspiration to help you reach and exceed your fundraising goal.
  • Guided Vermont Hike: A fully supported trail experience led by expert guides. They will host a hike clinic for the team as well to answer your questions about the trail, your gear, and what to expect. 
  • Official Team Gear: Receive your Trails for Tails hiking shirt and finishers medal to mark your accomplishment.
  • Post-Summit Celebration: Enjoy food, stories, and smiles as we celebrate your incredible effort together.
  • A trip to the viral Golden Dog Farm: Meet the internet-famous golden retrievers in person during a special visit to this family-owned farm. Expect slobbery kisses, endless smiles, and unforgettable photos.

Date

Starts at:  February 28, 2026 11:00 PM
Ends at:  August 1, 2026 10:59 PM

Location

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Contact

Erin Maennle
425-679-5535
erinm@petpartners.org

What is Trails for Tails?

Every step you take helps bring therapy animals to hospitals, schools, senior centers, and communities in need. Your fundraising fuels our mission and makes those magical therapy animal visits possible. Together, we’re expanding the reach of the human-animal bond, one hike, one smile, one step at a time.


Pet Partners’ Mission

Pet Partners’ mission is to improve human health and well-being through the human-animal bond.

Our Therapy Animal Program represents the best that the field of animal-assisted interventions has to offer. Pet Partners is considered the gold standard internationally in therapy animal visitation and credentialing.

Volunteer teams in our Therapy Animal Program interact with a wide variety of clients including veterans with PTSD, seniors living with Alzheimer’s, students with literacy challenges, patients in recovery, people with intellectual disabilities, and those approaching end of life.

We believe that the human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial relationship that improves the physical, social, and emotional lives of those we serve. We are motivated by connection, compassion, and a commitment to sharing this meaningful bond with everyone who can benefit from time spent with an animal.




Thank you for your support!