SOUL Harbour Ranch
The Chicagoland's Most Experienced
Comprehensive* Animal Therapy Program
Therapy Animals for Comfort, Healing & Improved Well-Being
*Pet Partners registered therapy dogs, therapy miniature horses and therapy cat!
Our mission is to enrich lives by promoting the unconditional love and healing of the Human-Animal Bond while advocating for Animal Therapy Standards of Excellence
SOUL Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program is proud to be Barrington and Chicago surrounding area's most experienced & comprehensive all-volunteer Animal Therapy Program (IRS nonprofit 501(c)3.
SOUL Harbour Ranch offers visits with Therapy Miniature Horses, Therapy Dogs, Therapy Cat, Miniature Donkeys, Big Horses and Miniature Pigs. Smiles, Joy, Love, Laughter & Healing happen when our specially trained Therapy Animals visit hospitals, nursing homes, schools, veterans, & more. Our registered Pet Partners Therapy Animal Teams offer Therapy Animals in Hospitals including Animal-Assisted Crisis Response teams, trained to provide emotional comfort & support to those affected by crisis. See our Volunteer page today to learn more about joining our SOUL Team!
SOUL: Sharing Of Unconditional Love...it's what our therapy animal do best!
Our SOULs and prayers go out to the family and friends of Colin Newnam, a Barrington High School student who died in a tragic car accident over the weekend. We are so very honored to have supported students and staff on Monday 7/27 /26 at Barrington High School with our Pet Partners Animal-Assisted Crisis Response therapy dog teams. We are incredibly honored to be named as the family's charity in Colin's memory.
*Please click on the PayPal link below and indicate that the donation is in memory of Colin. We will notify Colin's family of each donation.
Pet Partners Animal-Assisted Crisis Response Teams
Reading to Therapy Dogs!
The SOUL Harbour Ranch
Animal Therapy Program has partnered with Barrington School District 220
to provide the Pet Partners
"Read with Me" program at
all 8 of the BSD220 elementary schools, the Barrington Area Library &
the Crystal Lake Public Library.
Reading to therapy dogs is
PAWsome!
"Paw" below for more info
Therapy Animal Training
Do you have a well-mannered pet that you think would be a great therapy animal?
Please click below to learn more about our May-Sept, 2026 therapy training sessions.
Thank you to the 100 Women Who Care NW Suburban Chicago for the $10,000 grant, awarded in October, 2025 that makes this training possible for 2026 and 2027!
Animal Therapy: Therapy Dogs, Therapy Horses, Therapy Cat Sharing Unconditional LOVE
Completed December, 2023: Vince & Pat Foglia visit August, 2025
Thank you to the Foglia Family Foundation for our 60x120 Training Center!
Hours of Operation: Pre-arranged/By Appointment Only. Proudly Serving Lake, Cook, McHenry & Kane Counties to include the cities of: Chicago, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Inverness, Kildeer, Long Grove, North Barrington, Lake Barrington, Port Barrington, Tower Lakes, South Barrington, Wauconda, Lake Zurich, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Lake In The Hills, Algonquin, Long Grove, McHenry, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Kildeer, Deer Park, Schaumburg
A Special Thank You to our Animal Therapy Chicago Supporters: SOUL Partners
Click the below buttons to hear a special "Howl, Meow, Neigh, Bray...and Oink" thank you from our
therapy dogs, therapy cat, mini therapy horses, mini therapy donkeys...and mini therapy pigs!
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