When Terry Gallogly trained her first therapy dogs, she had a simple goal: to bring joy to her little niece. Lily was born in 2009 with a developmental disorder called lissencephaly, in which the ...

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In recent years, we have seen the trend of therapy dogs growing and growing. People around the country are getting their dogs trained to help others in ways that sometimes ...

Focussing on grief and loss, our practice works with those who have suffered difficult and sudden losses and are struggling. With more than twenty years experience providing grief counseling, we ...

Rootbeer is ready for his close up. Rootbeer is a grey and white miniature horse. Gloria Johnston, a volunteer with the Helen Woodward Animal Center's Pet Encounter Therapy Program, walked the small ...

Therapy animals can help people calm down, deal with grief or feel joy. While dogs and horses are perhaps the most common examples, there are other animals that can play that role. Destiny is a ...

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Bruce Brown sought help at the Hampton VA Medical Center when his drinking began getting out of control. Now he's reclaiming his life one step at a time. Still, he needs help during rough patches. "On ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Not many people are able to bring their dogs to work. Therapist Kathy Weller does it every day. Reina, a 9-year-old standard poodle, works alongside her owner as a therapy dog at ...

As part of the initiative, volunteers Gillian and her golden retriever–poodle mix, Pickle, and Ivan with his collie-cross, Charlie, visit patients in the Macmillan Unit at Antrim Area Hospital, while ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Allie, a chocolate Labrador, will join the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department as its first full-time therapy dog to help bring comfort and unconditional love to officers ...