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2. 5 unexpected ways service and emotional support dogs ... - AOL

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   The program has facilities to house up to 22 service dogs who don't have homes or are in need of a new service assignment and trains them to specifically meet their handler's needs spanning ...

3. A service dog has changed my child’s life. Could they help ...

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   Today the ADA estimates that about 500,000 service dogs are employed in the United States. When you factor that 61 million people here also have some type of disability , that means less than one ...

4. 'A life companion': These service dogs are helping veterans ...

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   How service dogs can help Maggie O’Haire , associate dean at the University of Arizona's College of Veterinary Medicine, studies K9s for Warriors as part of her research into the ways humans ...

5. Animal-assisted therapy - Wikipedia

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   Animal-assisted therapy is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. [4] [5] It falls under the realm of animal-assisted intervention, which encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context such as emotional support animals, service animals trained to assist with daily activities, and animal ...

6. Service animal - Wikipedia

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   Service dogs are the most common type of service animal. Dogs can support a litany of both physical and mental disabilities. A mobility assistance dog helps with movement; this may be a large dog that can provide physical support or to help propel a wheelchair, or a dog that has been trained to do specific small tasks, such as pushing a door open.

7. Here's how you can help bring service dogs to two local schools

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   Trying to find other resources to help these kids, additional resources, would be super helpful." Last October, a professional development program on therapy dogs in schools spurred the counselors ...

8. Assistance dog - Wikipedia

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   An assistance dog pressing a button to open an automatic door Hearing-assistance dog being patted on its head. An assistance dog is a dog that receives specialized training to aid an individual with a disability in navigating everyday life. Assistance dogs can be trained by an organization, or by their handler.

9. How do therapy dogs help patients? See for yourself at this ...

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   Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has a new furry employee ready to help kids stay calm during their hospital visits. Meet Golden Delicious. The 2-year-old golden retriever, nicknamed Goldie, is ...