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Why Do Pet Owners Live Longer?

If you have a pet, or if you’ve ever owned a pet, you probably already know that having a “furkid” around can add a lot of happiness to your life. Sure, caring for an animal can be time consuming and...

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Training your dog for pet therapy certification

Pet therapy dogs or animal assisted therapy uses dogs or other animals to improve human health and healing. There's a lot of research showing that pets help people heal from mental, emotional and physical illness. Here's how to get started training your dog for pet therapy.

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Dogs and Autism is it possible? Your reference source to Dog therapy and Autism

For many years, dog therapy has been used with children and the elderly. The therapy has proven to be extremely beneficial, especially to those that are ill or have socialization issues. Children respond well...

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Pets and the Elderly: A Beneficial Mix

  Whether in long term care or still in their own homes our senior citizens can benefit from the presence of a pet, and there are no limits to the types of pets which can provide comfort and care. From the...

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Homeopathy Heals Your Pets

Find out how you can use homeopathy for your pets for acute self limited problems like scratches, bumps or bruises. Learn Basic Principles of Homeopathy. Nice Photographs.

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Animal Magnets

Words and books can get trapped in my mind, like some familiar old song playing over and over in my head. Both kinds of brain freezes are a mixed blessing. Today, it's those pesky words that are haunting me....

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Pet Therapy Training and Pet Assisted Therapy, How they work.

Pet therapy has been used for many years. It is the practice of using an animal, usually a dog, as a source of therapy. It has been especially effective when used with elderly patients and young children....

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The Love of a Pet

They make you live longer, happier lives. Who else is happier than they've been all day when you get home from work? There's nothing better than the unconditional love a pet gives you.

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Dog Calming the Natural Way

Calming dog anxiety can be a challenging issue to resolve. It is difficult to watch your best friend experience anxiety especially when you can not detect what is triggering her anxiety attacks. Sometimes the...

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How to make your dog into a therapy pet

So you have the best dog that's ever been created and you want to share him with the world! Good for you! Here's how to do it: First, therapy vs. service dogs, what’s the diff? Let's get this straight: a...

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