Awards & Nominations:
Most Unusual Pet - Downtown Rome St. PETrick's Day Parade March 17, 2016
Nose-to-Nose Best Unconventional Pet Blog Finalist - BlogPaws May 18-20, 2017 

The Rome Council of Volunteer Administrators (COVA) Volunteer of the Year Nominee April 17, 2018


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Vincent with our certificate of recognization |
Nose-to-Nose Best Beyond Paws Pet Blog Finalist - BlogPaws April 18-20, 2018 

Books:
The Dog in The Dentist Chair: And other true stories of animals who help, comfort, and love kids
January 24, 2019
Newspaper, Magazine, Online Articles, and Various Features:
St. PETrick's Day Parade held in downtown Rome - Rome News Tribune March 14, 2015
St. PETrick's Day Parade - Rome News Tribune March 12, 2016
Are Pet Rats a Good Fit for Me? - SavvyPetCare.com March 28, 2016
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Graphic by Savvy Pet Care |
Dog's rule the day at St. PETrick's Parade - WRGA March 18, 2017
Meet Healing Whiskers Worldwide Rat Bloggers - DashKitten.com May 9, 2017
Oliver, a pet therapy rat, brings smiles to people - BJBangs.net June 19, 2017
More than a good meal - Rome News Tribune June 19, 2017

Support grows for dog park plans - Rome News Tribune October 22, 2017
Healing Whiskers: Life of a Therapy Rat - KingsRiverLife.com December 2, 2017
Healing Whiskers - Rat Life Magazine June 2018 

Q&A with Abby Chesnut of Healing Whiskers - It's a Rat's World Magazine
October 2018


Read With The Rat To Be At Library On Dec. 7 and Dec 21.- The Summerville News November 29, 2018
"More Than Dogs" Pet Partners Interactions Magazine Spring 2019 April 14, 2019
"Blind Cats, Loving Llamas, and Happy Horses Prove Any Animal with a Heart Can Be a Therapy Pet" People Pets April 30, 2019
"Inforum brings adults from seven counties" Rome News-Tribune May 8th, 2019
"Vincent the therapy rat travels to schools and libraries to help children learn to read" Metro.co.uk May 21, 2019
"Compassionate Paws: Therapy with Fur" -Northwest Georgia Living Fall 2019 Issue August 27, 2019
"A Small Bundle of Love" Featured Teams -PetPartners.com September 2019
"Destressing before finals with Compassionate Paws" - Six Mile Post December 5, 2019
Heroes of Our Hearts Tribute Fund - Second Chance Heroes October 2020
Radio Interviews:
Dog's rule the day at St. PETrick's Parade - WRGA March 18, 2017
"What's Up in West Georgia" with Healing Whiskers on WGMI 1440 AM Bremen, GA April 10, 2018
"What's Up in West Georgia" with Healing Whiskers on WGMI 1440 AM Bremen, GA
May 1, 2019
Video Appearances:
Skinner's Box Promo Video - Colosseum Escape Rooms June 22, 2020
"Ways to Honor the Memory of Your Pet" - All Pet Voices August 18, 2020
Thank You Video - Pet Week on Capitol Hill September 8, 2020
I Never Expected... - PBS American Portrait Submission December 4, 2020
Read Across America Week - Sara Hightower Regional Library System March 2021
Tails and Tales Adult Reading Program - Sara Hightower Regional Library System March 2021
Tails and Tales Kids Virtual Summer Reading Program - Sara Hightower Regional Library System June 2021
Live Appearances:
Healing Whiskers on The Dee Armstrong Show - WLTZ Columbus, GA April 6th, 2018
Healing Whiskers on The Dee Armstrong Show - WLTZ Columbus, GA May 10, 2019
Healing Whiskers on the 6 o'Clock News - WLTZ Columbus, GA May 10, 2019
Meet Amazing Animal Helpers from "The Dog in the Dentist Chair" - Paraclete Press April 28, 2020
National Therapy Animal Day Facebook Live - Pet Partners April 30, 2020
Various Media:
"Another Late Night" Dread X Collection 2 May 2020
Vincent Painting - The Illustrated Rat a.k.a. Drusilla Kehl October 2020
#157, #164, #276 - One Year of Rats Project - Kellomatic5000 2020 




