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My Nikki Is With “Therapeutic Paws Of Canada (TPOC)” For Her Dog Therapy Work.

Their MISSION STATEMENT

Enhancing quality of life and health through the animal/human bond Read the rest of this entry »

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Guest Article - Here are some very valid reasons why we should own dogs, and why we should take our dogs and visit the sick and the elderly. Check out my dog therapy page here.

How A Pet Dog Can Help Boost Your Health

By Randy Hemsley

Dogs have always been fantastic companions, but they’re also great for your health. Were you aware that owning a dog provides owners with a number of positive health benefits?

Keep reading to learn how your dog can help lower your blood cholesterol levels, maintain mental wellness, reduce the number of your visits to the doctor and increase recovery times after illness.

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photo credit: Phil Romans

An email I received from one of my valued readers. I would like to share this beautiful outcome to a very sad situation.

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I just read one of your articles on the Internet about pet therapy. I just lost my best friend, a black lab who had been with me for 15 years. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do.Since then I have been thinking about what I want when I get another dog. I still have a beautiful gentle mutt named Emma, rescued from the SPCA 10 years ago. Recently I started taking her up to a building of condominiums owned mostly by the very elderly. Emma had been very down, not eating or smiling since her companion had been put down.But when the elderly fussed over, petted her, and spent some time with her, she began to come out of it. She is back smiling again, is happy and bouncy and is eating.

So I think the therapy works both ways!

Thank you for your article. I am going to talk to the nursing homes in our small town (I live in Central Montana) to see if I can take Emma to visit them. And my next dog will be selected based on his ability to be a therapy dog.