Therapy llama, 27, named world’s oldest llama: ‘Kind of like a dog’
There aren’t many animals that care for the kids like Whitetop does,” said Billie Jo Davis, barn director for Victory ...
The healing touch of animal therapy
Some young people said being with horses took away the pressure they felt at talk therapy. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Therapy dogs may reduce child, parent anxiety in the emergency department
Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a modest but significantly greater reduction in both ...
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Peaceful pups—therapy dogs reduce kids' anxiety in ED, study finds
Pediatric emergency departments could turn to dogs to reduce anxious kids and parents alike, potentially offering an ...
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Therapy dogs could be allowed at Jackson Public Schools in new proposal
A policy amendment for therapy dogs could provide more emotional support and stress relief for students, a school board ...
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Therapy Dog Ashlar Will Graduate This Year With His ‘Dog-torate’
After serving seven years as a therapy dog for the Loyola community, Ashlar plans to retire at the end of the semester, ...
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UCHealth pet therapy dogs, handlers honored in second Blessing of the Paws ceremony
Members of UCHealth gathered at Medical Center of the Rockies for the second Blessing of the Paws ceremony, an event first ...
You're Not Alone nonprofit brings therapy dogs to St. Cloud schools
The Monticello nonprofit has three St. Cloud teams that use dogs to help kids feel comfortable discussing mental health.
WSU research says cats could be well-suited as therapy animals
While therapy dogs have ruled the world of animal-assisted services (AAS), new research from Washington State University says ...
Some Cats 'Thrive' As Therapy Animals, Study Reveals
While dogs have long been the first choice when it comes to service animals, it turns out that cats may actually enjoy ...
'Connection heals': UCHealth chaplains bless therapy dogs at Blessing of the Paws event
The dogs at Wednesday's event were each blessed by a UCHealth chaplain and thanked for their work with baggies of treats. After the event, they milled around with their owners and greeted the other ...