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Therapy animals are animals that bring unconditional love to people in need such as hospital patients, elderly people, orphans and many more; motivating them to communicate. This category has questions relating to therapy animals, their work, etc.

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How can you get a helper monkey?

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take it to the pokemon breeding centre

What ae the characteristics of a therapy dog?

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A therapy animal basically brings joy into people's lives. A therapy animal is very gentle, and its main job is to just love everyone. Therapy animals visit old folks homes and patient wards to try and get them to be happier during the hard times ahead.

Do therapy animals visit nursing homes?

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Some do. They might invite pet therapy groups to visit to allow their pets to visit with residents, or they might have one or more facility pets that residents care for.

Where can you find a therapy dog training place?

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The top three therapy dog programs in the U.S. are: the Delta Society, Therapy Dogs International, and Therapy Dogs, Inc.

In the UK the top program is Pets as Therapy.

Find a local therapy dog club, training class or evaluator by consulting local resources, such as your veterinarian, local dog clubs, pet stores, and any facility you may be interested in visiting. Remember that even once a pet is registered as a therapy animal the owner must still have permission from the facility before they can visit. Some facilities only permit pets with specific qualifications such as registration with specific organizations. If you know there is a particular place you wish to visit, save time by asking them first what they require.

How does your dog become a therapy dog?

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The dog goes the about half of what a regular service dog does.

Three step process, it only completes the first two.

Step one is Obediance and must pass the AKC-CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test

Step 2 is Public Access and ensuring the dog is well behaved in public, ADI Public Access Test.

What are the benefits of Therapeutic horseback riding?

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Therapeutic horseback riding is very beneficial to victims of abuse, sexual assault, rape, etc. because it teaches the victim how to trust again. The unfortunate victims of these crimes can be traumatized and have a hard time trusting anyone after being victimized. Horses can be good companions because they are purely innocent animals that are there for the victims. The horse and rider need to work together which then forms a relationship of pure trust. Slowly, with the help of therapeutic horseback riding, these people will be able to live a more normal, regular life with others.

What is the difference between a service dog and a therapy dog?

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A psychiatric service animal is individually trained to perform tasks that the owner cannot perform because of a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Psychiatric service animals, like all other service animals, assist their disabled handlers by performing these tasks. However, while the owner of an emotional support dog must also be disabled, the emotional support dog is not trained to perform tasks to mitigate the owner's disability.

Therapy animals are sometimes confused with psychiatric service animals or emotional support animals. However, therapy animals are something entirely different. A therapy animal is one that is trained, tested, registered, and insured to visit people in hospitals and nursing homes. A person with a therapy animal has no particular right under the ADA to take their animal anywhere pets are not permitted. If the owner wishes to visit a facility like a hospital or nursing home, they must first seek out and receive the permission of administrators at the facility they wish to visit.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, which regulates and enforces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

"The Department is proposing new regulatory text in § 36.104 to formalize its position on emotional support or comfort animals, which is that ''[a]nimals whose sole function is to provide emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, or promote emotional wellbeing are not service animals.'' The Department wishes to underscore that the exclusion of emotional support animals from ADA coverage does not mean that persons with psychiatric, cognitive, or mental disabilities cannot use service animals. The Department proposes specific regulatory text in § 35.104 to make this clear: ''[t]he term service animal includes individually trained animals that do work or perform tasks for the benefit of individuals with disabilities, including psychiatric, cognitive, and mental disabilities.'' This language simply clarifies the Department's longstanding position." The ADA gives the disabled owner of a service dog the right to be accompanied by his or her service dog to most places where the public are permitted, even if dogs are not generally allowed. However, the owner of an emotional support dog has no particular right to public access and must ask permission of the management to enter with an emotional support animal. Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act, a qualified person with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation in the form of a modification of rules against the keeping of pets in order to keep EITHER a service animal or an emotional support animal. Under the Air Carrier Access Act, a qualified person with a disability may be accompanied in the cabin of an air craft by either a psychiatric service dog or an emotional support animal if they have the proper documentation from their doctor.

Does pet therapy work?

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Yes, pet therapy does work. It helps a person cope with the tragedy in their life. Pet therapy is good for eldery people, and people in the hospital. It is companionship for people without having to take care of the animal personally. I have my great aunt and my little brother who is fighting cancer using pet therapy.

Can a German Shepherd be a therapy pet?

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Yes, German Shepherds are very intelligent dogs and therefore they are very trainable and that would make them ideal as therapy pets.

How much is the cost of a toy poodle trained to be a therapy dog?

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For insurance purposes, service dogs costs $5,000-$25,000 for replacement.

This is the figure that is charged without any donated support, or as a fine to someone that kills or harms a service dog.

Most schools charge very little to the disabled recipient, from $1 - $500.

The school covers the costs of the dog through donations, grants and public assistance programs. A great many volunteers help train and raise the dog, further lowing the cash cost.

After assignment the cost to keep a dog is about $100 a month for pet food, treats and the occasional vet bill. Service Dogs must be bathed more often, usually weekly to be clean for public access.
The cost of a service dog depends on where you get the service dog from. Some agencies have the total cost covered by corporate donations. Others want you to raise some or all of the money to pay for the dog. If you owner train your service dog the costs involved are the purchase of the dog, the day to day care of the dog plus any training costs. (which will be the largest chunk of the expenses).I know about a institution (i:e animalidshop.com) where you can get service dog at a very affordable price.

How is hippotherapy held?

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Hippotherapy* usually is held at a stable with scheduled sessions for each client. The individual client's needs are evaluated and the treatment plan and goals are determined by licensed therapists. The sessions will be scheduled according to those assessed needs and goals, as well as client abilities and tolerance. The scheduling process will take into account these needs and a plan of the session frequency, duration of each session, and how each session is to be conducted to best meet those needs is created.

The sessions will be designed to enable the treatment plan and achieve the stated therapy goals. Therapists will determine if the session will be a 1:1 traditional session with one client and one therapist, or if group therapy would be more beneficial. Treatment sessions typically last one hour or less, and the individual therapy needs of the participants are worked into the program of activities and are also considered in great detail when the selection of the horse, tack, and session plans are made.

The client is paired by very knowledgeable therapists and equine experts with the right horse to match their abilities and the best one that can provide the motions and challenges that are required. Superior knowledge of the movement of horses, the effects of the different types of tack (e.g., English vs. Western or Vaulting tack), special adaptive equipment, and client's physical, medical, and emotional needs are employed. Side walking staff may or may not be utilized as a safety factor, again, at the discretion of the therapists. Additionally, the tack is custom chosen and fitted for the client with adaptations as needed.

For those who have any ability to groom, tack the horse, and clean tack, those activities may also become opportunities for motivation and treatment on an individualized treatment plan, often for occupational therapy. These activities, when made a part of the plan, will usually extend the amount of time the client's session will last. These activities are also often used in other types of therapy and Animal Assisted Therapy as well as in Equine Assisted Therapy.

Volunteers, and staff of the facility providing the therapy, are given roles in the therapy sessions by the therapists and instructors. There can be different names for the roles in different locations. Some are called Sidewalkers, who walk beside the horse to assist with safety as well as to encourage the client and facilitate the activities of the care plan; others are called Lead Walkers/Horse Leaders; still others may be called Horse Handlers, etc. The assigned roles help assure that all safety precautions are taken and through proper protocol and procedure, the risks are minimized. Stable hands, grounds keepers, administrative staff and others will be assisting in various roles during a session.

The rewards of volunteering with this type of program are great. Watching these amazing animals, who know exactly what their job is and have an intuitive ability to provide for the specific client's needs is entrancing. The sight of a child, who comes in a wheel chair, has never walked or had any independence of movement, nor control of anything in their lives due to the restrictions of their disorder, and who is sitting for the first time on this gentle giant that they can control and relate to emotionally, as well as physically, will bring tears to the eyes of the toughest cowboy.

*Hippotherapy is a term used in the United States to describe a healthcare treatment session provided by licensed therapists that utilizes the movement of the horse to help clients achieve physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy goals. Impairments that can be improved with hippotherapy include: impaired balance responses, coordination, communication, or sensorimotor function difficulties; poor postural control; and decreased mobility. The term is derived from the Greek hippos meaning horse.

The practice came into use (somewhat oddly) in World War II Germany, and was said to be effective in rehabilitating Battle-fatigued Luftwaffe vets. It was not known if the Horse activity or merely being taken off Duty for R and R (rest and recreation) turned the stable key, so to speak. Since then, the process and programs have been continually perfected and the effects are found to be directly related to the therapy.

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Can one have a therapy dog in condo association that does not allow pets?

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A therapy dog is one trained, registered, and insured to visit facilities like hospitals and nursing homes to help cheer up the residents. A condo association cannot be forced to make an exception for a therapy dog in "no pets" housing.

If, however, the owner is disabled and owns a pet as part of their treatment plan (usually called an emotional support animal), federal housing law (the FHAA) may require the landlord to make an exception in policies to permit the person to keep the pet in spite of a "no pets" policy.

The distinction between a therapy dog and an emotional support dog is a very important one. The Fair Housing Amendments Act, which requires a modification of pet policies in certain cases applies to people with disabilities and not to all pet owners (even if the pet is also a trained therapy pet). In other words, the rights belong to the human half of the partnership, not to the pet. If the human does not qualify under the FHAA, then generally the landlord cannot be required to modify their "no pets" policy.

Consult a qualified attorney to learn whether this law applies in your own situation and whether your state, county or city has any additional laws pertaining to pet ownership that may apply.

You can also petition your association's board, in writing, to grant you the exception you seek. Be prepared with the documentation that supports your assertion that the animal is a therapy animal, and confirm that you understand your responsibilities to clean up after the animal, keep the dog on a leash, and so forth, so that the animal poses zero threat to your neighbors.

Does dolphin therapy work for people with Asperger's syndrome?

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By definition, Asperger's Syndrome is "a developmental disorder related to autism and characterized by higher than average intellectual ability coupled with impaired social skills and restrictive, repetitive patterns of interest and activities."

Dolphin therapy is not a clinical therapy, but rather a therapy that involves swimming with dolphins. Some claim is an effective therapy for people with Asperger's syndrome; however, the various forms of Autism (of which A.S. is a very mild form) have so far proved exceedingly difficult to provide effective general-case therapies. In fact, so far, most effective treatment is highly-individual-specific, so it is not possible to make general statements about the efficacy of types of treatment. Little research has been conducted on dolphin therapy.

How do therapy animals lower blood pressure?

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If the blood pressure is elevated by psychological stress, the theraputic interaction with an animal can reduce the blood pressure by reducing the stress that causes it to be elevated.

Do therapy dogs need to be spayed?

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Yes! A therapy should be spayed (preferably) before her first heat cycle, at around 5-6 months of age.