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Pet Therapy Program
December 24, 2020
One nursing home in the Bronx has picked up its dog therapy program that was suspended when the pandemic lockdown began in March, giving its residents the affection and physical contact they have longed for. Zeus and Marley, Redwood, and Kida are part of the pet visiting program at the non-profit long-term care community, Hebrew Home […]
Therapy Robot Dogs
December 24, 2020
An interaction between children and a therapy dog goes something like this: the dog and its handler show up at a hospital, school, or other location. The kids pet the dog, the dog basks in their affection, and after the therapy dog leaves, the children just feel better. It doesn’t sound very scientific, but it works […]
Amazing Goldens
December 23, 2020
A Vineyard family was given a very special therapy dog thanks to Amazing Goldens in Utah County. In a year full of unexpected events, Chally Cox and her family never anticipated receiving a therapy dog would be on the list. “It is absolutely life changing,” said Cox. But it is one they gladly accept with […]
Dogs Bring Christmas Cheer
December 23, 2020
The holidays can be a lonely time for nursing home residents. That rings particularly true in 2020 when most residents cannot have in-person visits with family members. The Triple Creek Retirement Community had a special guest Friday to help with the isolation and to bring some holiday cheer. Annie Rose, a 3-year-old therapy dog, held […]
Veteran’s Therapy Dog
December 23, 2020
Caught in the undergrowth by the twisted web of the harness he was wearing, Damien, a three-year-old husky cross, could only wait in the chilly rainfall for searchers to find him. Bruce and Linda Rolfe in Yarmouth immediately started searching for their dog on Dec. 11, after their neighbour returned without him. The neighbour had […]
Robot Dogs
December 23, 2020
In 2018 a woman tried to board a plane at Newark International Airport with her emotional support animal—a peacock. That didn’t fly; well, neither of them flew that day. Still, the term “emotional support animal” has been exploited by travelers attempting to transport a variety of animals in the not-so-friendly skies, including pigs, turkeys, squirrels, baby […]
Therapy Dogs Change Lives
December 23, 2020
“On a warm summer day, I was crossing the parking lot with Caileigh to go into the hospital. There was a family standing beside their car and Caileigh was urgently telling me that she wanted to go to see them — she’s not usually like that. We walked over and found that one of the […]
Therapy Dogs Volunteer
December 23, 2020
Shoppers in Vermilion were greeted by some furry friends with bell ringers for the Salvation Army on Tuesday. Therapy dogs volunteered time to stand by the red bucket at the Vermilion Farm Market. Different dogs took turns standing out at the bucket, letting customers give them a pat while donating. Gary Flynn is a trainer […]
Therapy Dog Reba
December 22, 2020
The Saginaw Police Department is getting a new K-9 to specialize in comforting cuddles instead of tracking down and stopping crime. The Saginaw City Council unanimously approved an adoption agreement for a therapy dog for the Saginaw Police Department’s Victim Services Unit (VSU) during a virtual meeting on Monday, Dec. 21. The agreement is with […]
Missing Therapy Dog
December 22, 2020
The family of a dog that went missing after a crash in Akron is still searching for the pup. The dog, named Frank, was in the car with his owner, Ashley Frickey, when the vehicle was involved in a rollover crash on Broadway Street and Rosa Parks Drive on Dec. 16. Police said the driver […]