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Service Dogs Going Virtual
May 18, 2020
Therapy dogs typically tasked with providing comfort and emotional support are now, like many workers, adapting to doing their job virtually. Four-year-old Levi is part of Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Ministry and boasts more than 2,000 hours of training on how to help people. Now he’s doing remote visits with the help of his handlers […]
Service Dog Fostered
May 18, 2020
In March, Belmont resident Jane Slavin’s second dervice dog-in-training, Hershey, was placed as a Veteran Service Dog in the Boston area through Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). Slavin’s first CCI puppy, Galya, was placed in 2015 as a Facility dog at Gaylord Specialty Hospital in Connecticut. Eight-week-old Hershey, a Labrador Retriever, arrived in Belmont in […]
Benji The Therapy Dog
May 15, 2020
Benji is an adorable and very talented pooch whose tricks have made him a viral sensation. He’s also a therapy dog at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, but during the coronavirus pandemic, he and his owner have had to get creative to connect with the kids. In the world of viral pet videos, Benji may be […]
Reducing Stress Among Medical Workers
May 15, 2020
Wearing bright yellow boots, goggles and a fluorescent green raincoat, Harley the one-eyed pug strolls the hallways of a coronavirus hospital in Mexico City, providing emotional support and stress relief to an exhausted medical staff. The 3-year-old trained therapy dog even has his own Facebook page where he regularly posts personal messages, check-ins and links to […]
Rescue Pup Comes Online
May 15, 2020
The students in Hailey Beutler’s first-grade class at Edgemont Elementary School in Sandy received a special treat when they logged onto their Canvas online learning site on April 13. Beutler, known affectionately to her students as Miss B, shared her new puppy named Coconut in their morning meeting. The students’ responses were immediate. “There’s been […]
Four-Legged Visitors Brighten Up Day
May 15, 2020
A little bit of rain Thursday afternoon was not enough to keep some special four-legged visitors from brightening the days of retirement and nursing home residents. Two horses made people smile at Regency-on-the-Lake and Tommy the therapy dog danced outside windows at Lakeshore Woods. “It’s just a way of bringing happiness, something different,” said Carolyn Crowe, Tommy’s owner. Usually she […]
Popular Breeds For Emotional Support
May 15, 2020
Finding emotional support can be as simple as spending time with the right dog breed. Dogs provide humans with unconditional love and companionship and can put a smile on your face no matter what you’re going through. If you need a little extra emotional support (and from time to time, who doesn’t?), consider finding it […]
Harley, The Therapy Dog
May 15, 2020
Psychologist and neuropsychologist Lucia Ledesma Torres puts protective equipment on to her dog Harley to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, in Mexico City, on May 13, 2020. Harley, a three-year-old Pug puppy, is part of the psychiatry and psychology service of a public hospital assigned by the government to care for patients […]
Winnipeg Therapy Dog
May 15, 2020
They’re big paw prints to fill, but the owner of a longtime therapy dog at St. Boniface hospital is looking for a new pooch to take on the job. Rusty, George Ames’ previous dog, was a beloved, bespectacled staple at Winnipeg’s St. Boniface Hospital, completing over 2,000 hours of service to patients and visitors before his […]
Therapy Dogs Working
May 15, 2020
Many non-profit organizations have hit pause and that includes KPETS, an animal therapy organization. The Central PA collection of volunteers suspended all activities back in March. They say that the future is uncertain as efforts to social distance continue. “Now it’s thinking about what is ahead,” KPETS Volunteer Darlene Graham said. “What is ahead for […]
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