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Dentist Employed Therapy Dogs to Take Edge Off For Nervous & Uncertain Patients
April 3, 2020
Dr. Farah Talib, DMD is one of the dentists in Texas that believes in employing therapy dogs to take the edge off for nervous and uncertain patients. She has recently introduced a therapy dog at one of the dental clinics that she is working with i.e. Angleton Family Dental. Dr. Farah who has always […]
Dozer the therapy dog will be remembered
April 2, 2020
Dozer the therapy dog died on Friday, Dec. 6. Dozer spent nine years of his life serving with his owner, Angie Nousiainen, as an Alliance of Therapy Dog team. “I’m devasted,” Nousiainen said in an emailed statement. “Dozer was so much more than just a dog. He was friend, a comforter, and a family […]
Therapy dog spreads love in church
April 2, 2020
In recent years, we have seen the trend of therapy dogs growing and growing. People around the country are getting their dogs trained to help others in ways that sometimes even humans can’t do. Lakewood Methodist Church of North Little Rock is forming a therapy dog team in hopes of impacting the community, but […]
Helping Paws Meet Therapy Dog Lily
April 2, 2020
Lily has been the visitation therapy dog for the College of Education and Human Services for the last 4 years. She has been a natural stress reliever for many and helps calm people down with a few pats.
Coronavirus Acts of kindness
April 2, 2020
Today’s “kindness” news brings us a trifecta of things everyone likes: dogs, students and food. Times are tough for many of us, and one group that may need a some help is college students. The Oklahoma City Community College Foundation has created a fund to help students stay in school despite current financial hardships. […]
12 Skills Your Dog Must Master To Become A Therapy Dog (Therapy Dog and Canine Good Citizen Test)
April 2, 2020
We now have two certified Therapy Dogs, Eggnog and Toffee, and hoomans ask us all the time about what it takes to become a therapy dog. We thought that we would help answer those questions by showing each stage of the therapy dog test that Eggnog just passed! This test covers everything you need for […]
Therapy dog brings light to children
April 1, 2020
Research has shown time and again how animals can help us lower our blood pressure, reduce our anxiety and relieve stress. Atrium Health uses a furry friend, Maggie, a Golden Retriever who is a licensed therapy dog, to help patients recovering at Levine Children’s Hospital.
Therapy dog visits nursing home residents
April 1, 2020
Elizabeth “Tiger” Maynard-White and her therapy dog Duke greeted residents at the Harbor Village Nursing Home in New London in a new way, through the windows, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The pair has been visiting since Duke was a puppy. In response to COVID-19 they didn’t want to stop visiting but wanted to […]
Dogs Rescued From Homes of Coronavirus Patients in Spain
April 1, 2020
Animal rescue teams in Madrid worked to collect dogs from homes abandoned by owners hit with the coronavirus. The pandemic has completely upended lives across the planet, restricting movement, shutting schools and forcing millions to work from home. While President Donald Trump insisted the United States was “winning” the war against the virus, individual states […]
Evelyn Vadie Sides Found! 4-Year-Old Girl Found Alive & Safe After Missing 48+ Hours with Dog Lucy
March 31, 2020
Evelyn Sides, the four-year-old who was found on Friday after going missing in an Alabama woodland for two days with her pet dog, has told her story of how she was eventually found. According to local authorities, Evelyn “Vadie” Sides, was found safe and well when approached by a rescue team. Her pet dog, Lucy, […]
