therapy dogs
Comforting trained animals
Therapy dogs are trained to provide comfort, affection, and emotional support to people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, disaster areas, and other settings.
Unlike service dogs, which assist specific individuals with disabilities, therapy dogs work with many different people and require their handler's presence.
The therapy dogs visited the children's ward every Tuesday.
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- hospital visitTrip to medical facility
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
- anxiety reductionLowering excessive worry
- nursing homesResidential elder care centers
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- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- animals and humanspets, cats, pet ownership, companion animals, domestication
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- emotional support animalssupport dog, comfort animals
- Autism SupportABA, special education, IEP, early intervention, social skills training
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Canines trained for aggression
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Trained canines aiding disabilities
guide dogs · working dogs · stray dogs · pets · assistance animals