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Service Dog Prison Program Helps Veterans

Western Correctional Institute, located in Maryland, may be making history, according to a feature in The Huffington Post. While several programs...

SURF Dog Ricochet helps

Training & Behavior

iPads and Dog Therapy With SURF Dog Ricochet

Four year-old SURF Dog Ricochet is an internationally renowned fundraising, award-winning service/therapy Golden Retriever with a heart a big as all...

therapy bird Harriet

Training & Behavior

Therapy Animal, Bird Named Harriet, Helps Out

Birds are incredible animals. They are sensitive, caring and understanding. One bird named Harriet at the Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) in San...

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Training & Behavior

Cat Helps Boy Battle Selective Mutism

Seven-year-old Lorcan Dillon is a delightful tow-haired little boy who lives in Great Britain. While he can be a chatterbox with family and close...

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Service Dogs for Disabilities Including Mental Health Issues, Autism and Diabetes
Service dogs, or working dogs, are trained to provide services for all types of disabilities including physical (hearing impaired, blind, diabetes),...
Are Guinea Pigs Therapy Animals?
A new lawsuit beckons the question: are guinea pigs actually valid therapy animals?
The Today Show Story: Prong Collar Problem
Sam, a young man currently in training at Canine Assistants to receive a seizure response dog, was the first to tell me about the Today Show story.
Kenny the Cat Soothes Battered Victims
Therapy animal Kenny the cat volunteers with Gabriel's Angels. Kenny works with domestic violence victims.

Training & Behavior

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Cat Helps Boy Battle Mutism

Seven-year-old Lorcan Dillon is a delightful tow-haired little boy who lives in Great Britain.…

Training & Behavior

Cat helping seniors

The Healing Nature of Pets

Shortly after my late husband Bill was diagnosed with terminal cancer, his rapidly declining…

Training & Behavior

therapy cat, Kenny

Cat Soothes Battered Victims

We all know our kitties are angels. But one heavenly therapy pet volunteers his time to live up to…