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Training & Behavior

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...

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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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What is a Service Dog?
A service dog helps people therapeutically. Learn more about these special dogs that have been trained to perform tasks for individuals with...
Therapy Dog Reading Program Makes Magic
Reading to dogs, possibly more than any other type of pet therapy, is powerful.
Service Dogs in Training
Meet the soon to be service dogs. The golden retrievers and labrador retrievers will go on to assist people with disabilities
iPads and Dog Therapy With SURF Dog Ricochet
In keeping with her imperative to search for ways to be of SURFice, Ricochet has recently broken new ground by responding to a synthesized iPad voice...

Training & Behavior

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The Dog Tag Program

In 2007 Puppies Behind Bars began a new initiative called the Dog Tags program. Through the Dogs…

Training & Behavior

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Cat Soothes Battered Victims

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