Therapy Dog News
Library Therapy Dogs
December 22, 2020
The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County has hired Jim Young as a community support specialist, a position that will help the library better serve patrons with social service and mental health needs. “We are pleased to have someone so well-qualified on staff to connect people needing social services with community resources that may […]
Police Gets New Therapy Dog
December 22, 2020
Campbell Police has added a four-legged officer to its team, but not for the reason you might think. K9 Ainsley will be the department’s very first therapy dog. Ainsley is an 8-week old Bernedoodle. She joined the department on December 10 and was partnered with one of the department’s records specialists. She is currently being […]
Pet Therapy Program
December 22, 2020
Youth Consultation Service in Hackensack, an over-century-old nonprofit that provides behavioral health services to New Jersey families who have children with special needs, was one of 14 recipients who received a portion of a $1.5 million donation from PSE&G and the PSE&G Foundation. The donation was a surprise to assist families who have struggled through […]
Therapy Dogs Go Virtual
December 22, 2020
Before the coronavirus pandemic, therapy dogs at California’s Stanford Hospital would comfort patients and staff in the corridors and on wards. Now, they’ve gone virtual, cheering people up with appearances via video-conference. Until March, volunteer coordinator Martha Kessler would arrange between eight and ten visits a month around the Stanford University campus for students and […]
Ted The Therapy Dog
December 22, 2020
There’s a friendly, four-legged face roaming the hallways at Blair High School. Ted, a 2-year-old goldendoodle, joined the staff at BHS as part of the school’s new therapy dog program. “He just accepts everyone. Not one student feels like they can’t pet Ted because he won’t like them. Everyone comes up to Ted,” special education […]
Children’s Book About Therapy Dogs
December 21, 2020
Some of Brooke Young’s fondest childhood memories were formed in an unexpected place — a local nursing home. At Oak Grove Manor, Young learned the value of serving others, bringing joy and forming relationships that span generations. Now an adult, she hopes to pass on those values to the next generation of children through a […]
Nursing Home Gets A Furry Surprise
December 21, 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 […]
Stolen Therapy Dog Sammy
December 21, 2020
As Joyce Cummings practiced a good deed on Dec. 12, donating winter coats for charity, an act of theft turned her world upside down. Cummings’ said her 5-year-old therapy dog, Sammy, helps her through her battles with cancer. He’s been stolen, she said. Sammy was stolen from Cumming’s car around 3 p.m. last Saturday in […]
Therapy Dog Nugget
December 18, 2020
A 100-pound Rottweiler-Shepherd-Labrador cross had been spending his Saturday afternoons visiting seniors in long-term care at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital for the last three years until the pandemic put a stop to it in the spring. But now Nugget is going virtual. He and his human, Stuart Mah, have found a new way to have […]
Therapy Dog Helps Students
December 18, 2020
Boylan Catholic High School helps its students get through this difficult school year with its wellness program. Now, that program has a four-legged resource. “I feel like anxieties are much greater right now and loss of motivation, especially with the whole thing around the pandemic,” said Allison Schmitt, Boylan Catholic High School Wellness Coordinator. So, […]
