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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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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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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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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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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....

24 comments    health dog animals
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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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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...

1 comment    pet health pet care elderly care
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Pets can do Wonder for your Health

For fighting Allergy Predominantly, it is believed that children are bound to be susceptible to allergies, if pets are around and that if the kids are sensitive to allergies, pets are better avoided....

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Pet Therapy and its Benefits}

Who knew owning a pet can be advantageous to your health? Pet therapy is a new thing that is very good for people. Doctors sometimes would use pet therapy as a way to get to the people. There are other terms...

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