Reading Educational Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) R.E.A.D. stands for Reading Education Assistance Dogs and is a program launched in 1999 by a non-profit organization, Intermountain Therapy Animals, to help children learn to read by reading to a dog. So, why read to a dog? Sometimes children don't want to read or have difficulty reading because they are afraid. Fear makes … [Read more...]
FACILITY DOGS
Facility Dogs Therapy dogs, service dogs, psychiatric service dogs, assistance dogs, seeing eye dogs, emotional assistance dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), comfort animals, facility dogs - all those titles - ever wonder what they mean? We're going to explain the differences. In previous blogs we talked about therapy dogs, service dogs and emotional assistance dogs. … [Read more...]
EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE DOGS
Emotional Assistance Dogs, Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) or Comfort Animals Therapy dogs, service dogs, psychiatric service dogs, assistance dogs, seeing eye dogs, emotional assistance dogs, emotional support animals (ESAs), comfort animals, facility dogs - all those titles - ever wonder what they mean? We're going to explain the differences. In previous blogs we talked … [Read more...]
SERVICE DOGS
Service Dogs Therapy dogs, service dogs, psychiatric service dogs, assistance dogs, seeing eye dogs, emotional assistance dogs, emotional assistance animals, comfort animals, facility dogs - all those titles - ever wonder what they mean? We're going to explain the differences. The other day we talked about therapy dogs. Today we're going to talk about service … [Read more...]
THERAPY DOGS
THERAPY DOGS Interested in therapy dogs? Interested in training your dog to be a therapy dog? Interested in joining a group of therapy dogs and their handlers? Or are you interested in having therapy dogs visit your facility or organization? Those are some great questions!! Here are some guidelines for becoming a therapy dog team. Let's start with what therapy dogs are and … [Read more...]
