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Dogs helping people cope
April 23, 2020
Psychologists say pets can help get people through COVID-19 isolation. Are our four-legged friends really helping us deal with the loss of normality Psychologists say our pets more special than you think? Baby Capris just turned nine-weeks old. A Great Dane, this bundle of cuteness is keeping the Wennmacher family busy during Illinois’s shelter-in order. […]
Getting along with your pets?
April 23, 2020
Researchers at Memorial University are collaborating on an international dual studies that will shed some light on how humans interact with their cats and dogs. Caroyln Walsh of the Department of Psychology’s Canine Research Unit expects most people who complete the questionnaires are likely to be devoted pet owners. But with 16 countries participating, she […]
Service Dogs Ready
April 23, 2020
Service dogs are a lifeline for many veterans, especially those with post-traumatic stress disorder. While many people are still getting used to social distancing measures, these human-dog teams do them every single day. Rhonda Lockwood was in the Army for 20 years before retiring in 2003. She struggled in the years that followed, and was […]
16 surprising therapy and emotional support animals
April 22, 2020
Though dogs are the most common therapy animal, plenty of other animals support their owners. Pet Partners told ABC News that, “dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, rats, miniature pigs, llamas, alpacas, horses, donkeys and mini-horses” can all be therapy animals. There are important distinctions between therapy animals and emotional support animals. Therapy animals have […]
Story time with Kelsey and Therapy Dog Pipsqueak
April 22, 2020
Join Paws & Think’s Executive Director Kelsey Burton and therapy dog Pipsqueak as they share a story about love and loss. A Dog Like Jack is a story about the death of a family’s dog and processing their grief. We are doing this reading for our friends at Brooke’s Place and for anyone experiencing […]
Therapy Dog’s Super Power “Self Respect”
April 22, 2020
Bruce the School Therapy Dog talks about Self Respect – Covid 19 at home learning
Let Archie the Therapy Dog take you for a free “Forest Bathing” Therapy walk
April 22, 2020
COVID Quarantined? Let Archie the Therapy Dog take you for a free “Forest Bathing” Therapy walk
Former Latrobe shelter dog nominated for national Hero Dog award
April 22, 2020
When Grace Coleman began bringing her dog Penny to her office, she hoped it would help brighten her co-workers’ days. She never expected the spaniel mix, adopted from Action for Animals in Latrobe, to become one of the most effective employees at Crisis Center North, which works with domestic violence victims in the North Hills. […]
Pet therapy program for college students moves online
April 22, 2020
A pet therapy program at the University of Minnesota has now gone virtual. PAWS, which stands for Pet Away Worry And Stress, is an extremely popular program offered through Boynton Health at the University of Minnesota. It is typically offered four times per week on campus and features about 100 different registered therapy animals, ranging […]
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