Therapy dog training focuses on obedience, calmness, and controlled socialization to meet certification standards. Coastline ...

“While the dogs are a highlight to many, a lot of times they are just a gateway to make conversation with handlers,” she said ...

Sabrina Tsentner had met Jerry Ziegler before, so she knew what to expect when she knelt in front of him, stared deeply into his eyes and gave him a few scratches on his head. An instant sense of calm ...

The power of pets as therapy, especially as a source of comfort in grief, will be the theme of the December 5 “Fridays at Findlay” presentation at the University of Findlay. Dr. Jim Carlson, DVM, who ...

Lemon is one of two pet therapists at Golisano, the other is Dorian, a goldendoodle. Their roles at the children’s hospital, ...

When Tosha Tharp-Gaitanis incorporated the family pet, a French bulldog named Zoe, to help liven up the occupational therapy exercises prescribed for her son, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, it made a ...

Renown Health has recognized the healing power of animals in the healthcare setting since 1997. Their pet therapy program is ...

Therapy dog Beacon at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on June 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Julio Cortez/AP) At the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, a furry friend was on the sidelines providing comfort ...

Chance the therapy dog visits Shriners Children's Lexington to help children navigate overwhelming hospital visits and life with a limb difference Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

Northern Kentucky resident Mary Sargent was being discharged from a ten-day hospital stay at St. Elizabeth when she learned about their Paws for Patients program – the initiative connecting fuzzy, ...

For the ninth year, New York Road Runners and New York Therapy Animals are partnering together to bring therapy dogs to the ...

Cats sometimes get a bad rap. After all, cats claw the couch, knock objects off tables, jump on things they shouldn't, and so on. Yet, anyone who's ever been around a well-behaved cat knows these ...