therapy dog
Healing pet companion
A therapy dog is a dog trained to provide comfort and emotional support to people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, disaster areas, and other settings.
Unlike service dogs, which assist individuals with specific disabilities, therapy dogs work with handlers to visit and interact with many people.
The therapy dog made rounds on the pediatric ward.
- emotional support animalPet providing psychological benefit
- service animalTrained aid for disabilities
- canineOf or like dogs
- wagging tailSwishing rear appendage
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
furry friend · stress reduction · trauma recovery · nursing homes · hospitals · anxiety reduction · mood enhancement · dementia care · socialization · hospice · gentle giant · reading programs · mental health clinics · coping mechanisms · emotional connection · petting · schools · companion
- helper dogs
- service animalsservice animal, capuchin monkey, miniature horse
- Special Needsspecial education, special needs, special ed, disability rights, IEP
- support animalsemotional support animal, companion animal
- dogsbeagle, bulldog, boxer, collie, poodle
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
therapy dogattack dog
Canine trained for aggression
guard dog · police dog · war dog · junkyard dog · protection dog