When a 30-year-old woman testified about a horrible crime in which she and her daughter were victims in a Brooklyn courtroom on Tuesday, history was made. As she described the. . .
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Here’s a beautiful story of a tiny dog who—with no training as a therapy dog—performs that vital function at the Minnesota nursing home where she spends every day. Nala is a. . .
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Talk about a change in fortune! Just three short months ago, Sky the Golden Retriever was living on a farm that raises dogs for meat in South Korea. But thanks to Golden Retriever Rescue of. . .
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Last week, we posted about Smiley, an amazing Golden Retriever who was born without eyes, yet who has lived a full life as a therapy dog. Since then, Smiley’s story has gone worldwide, and. . .
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Here’s an inspirational story from north of the border, where a beautiful Golden Retriever who was born without eyes is spending his life helping others. Smiley was rescued from a puppy. . .
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We post a lot about the value of therapy dogs for a variety of human conditions, and the research is clear that spending time with dogs has powerful effects on people recovering from. . .
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When 16-year-old Anthony Lyons would get down in the dumps during his treatment for leukemia, the arrival of a therapy dog would always cheer him up. But the dogs couldn’t be there all the. . .
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A beautiful Pit Bull named Alexandria is a certified therapy dog who works with special-needs students at Harris Elementary School, in Amherst, Ohio, which is just west of Cleveland: . . .
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A two-and-a-half-pound micro Yorksghire terrier named Lucy, from southern New Jersey, has been certified as the world’s smallest working dog. Although she was once a stray, she’s now a beloved visitor in hospice facilities and. . .
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Here’s a great news report about some local work by Therapy Dogs of Vermont. The benefits of petting a dog are pretty well documented at this point, but it’s great to see the. . .
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