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...]
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...]
HUDSON VALLEY PAWS FOR A CAUSE BRING JOY
Hudson Valley Paws for a Cause Bring Joy written by Cathy Radziemski You can’t open a newspaper or magazine, or watch a news clip or documentary, or peruse the dog books in a bookstore these days without seeing the story of a dog that is labeled a “Therapy Dog”. In The Hudson Valley in the summer of 2011, a small group of dedicated Therapy Dogs and their owners took on a … [Read more...]
CADET DESTRESS DAY MAY 5, 2013
Cadet Destress Day May 5, 2013 written by Susan Henson Today was cadet destress day. Some of you may remember an article in the 2012 Volume 7, Issue 1, of "Therapy Dogs Incorporated News Magazine," about a group of Dog Therapy teams that were visiting soldiers at West Point. We visited with soldiers who came back to the U.S. suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain … [Read more...]
