A wealth of research has proven that therapy dogs make important impacts on those individuals they visit. A therapy dog is a pet dog that has been trained to be obedient, calm, and comforting. Therapy dogs visit people in nursing homes, hospitals, and hospice. They sometimes help motivate elementary student having trouble reading and they can bring a piece of home to college students missing their families. Therapy dogs have also been used in funeral homes to help comfort people grieving and in courts to help reduce stress for victims before testifying. Research shows that spending 5-15 minutes with a friendly dog reduces stress, improves your mood, and decreases pain. These changes are caused by a biological change that happens with you spend time petting a friendly dog -- stress hormones like cortisol drop and pain-relieving compounds like endorphins increase. Wagging tails truly do have healing power so that time spent with a therapy dog truly improves health -- science proves it!
If the animals die thered be no therapy animals or police dogs! They help the community alot
Lot's of dogs can be therapy dogs.Here are some breeds:Golden RetreiversHuskiesLaborador Retrevers
Yes. They can be quite wonderful therapy dogs at that.
the community for dogs is ...... a pack
They require therapy dogs since Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease has no cure and needs physical and occupational therapy.
Community Therapy - 2012 was released on: USA: 9 September 2012 (internet)
Therapy dogs are dogs that visit hospitals, retirement homes, schools, and other facilities. Therapy dogs are pet dogs who have owners that volunteer to do friendly visiting with them. Depending on where you live, you may be able to volunteer at age 13.
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Horses, cats, dogs, aquarium fish, hamsters, rabbits, etc. If they can aid in physical, emotional, or mental therapy, any animal can be a 'therapy animal'.
Group and community therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which a group of patients meet to describe and discuss their problems together under the supervision of a therapist. Many times group therapy is combined with individual therapy and medication as part of a treatment plan.
Most therapy dogs are registered or certified through organizations like Therapy Dogs International, Therapy Dogs Incorporated, or Delta Society (Pet Partners). In general, dogs are required to be one year old, healthy, and pass obedience testing specific for each therapy dog organization. You can find organizations that typically certify dogs in your area by contacting local groups that offer dog training classes -- many also will offer classes to help you prepare for therapy dog testing and certification. See Related Links below for a list of therapy dog organizations in the US and other countries.
Service Dogs and Therapy Dogs are very different. Service Dogs undergo extensive training to master a task or series of tasks to assist an individual (like detecting seizures, or leading the blind). They are able to accompany their "person" anywhere under the ADA Act. Therapy Dogs may or may not have training, it can vary by state, some states require certifications, while others do not. Regardless of whether a therapy dog has training they do NOT fall under the ADA Act, they must be invited anywhere they go. Therapy Dogs are usually used for comfort and/or entertainment and maybe invited into Nursing Homes, Schools, Hospitals etc.... Emotional Service Animals/Dogs are not Therapy Dogs or Service Dogs, no training is required to be an Emotional Support Animal. The individual typically has a doctors note that the animal brings them comfort in stressful situations, but they do not need any training. Like Therapy Dogs Emotional Support Animals must be invited to go places where pets are typically not invited.