How about checking with schools & senior centers to see which animal groups need volunteers to bring pets in to visit? You'd bring someone else's gentle, already trained animal, used to these visits. Owners offer have more than one therapy animal but not enough time to accompany them all around o visit.

Some of the most enjoyable times for me is taking the pets into schools. Children become comfortable practicing their reading skills by reading to these patient listeners.

Sound interesting? It's a really good place to break in.