Introduction to Animal Assisted Activities and Animal Assisted Therapy: taking pets, especially dogs, visiting people in health care facilities. Therapy ranges from mental and physical stimulation from just petting the dogs, to formal supervised therapy addressing a particular situation. This site focusses on visits by the lay volunteer, but offers links to academic and health ...

Find a Group to Join Finding someone to certify your dog is often a frustrating experience. The evaluations offered by the national organizations aren't always as frequent and convenient as you might like. Many local organizations offer certification, at least as long as you visit under their program. Joining a local group can be a big help in getting you started. Here I hope to collect ...

A resource for the pet therapy pages on Dog-Play this collection of links includes formal Animal Assisted Activities and Animal Assisted Therapy sites as well as more informal visiting pets, therapy dogs, and similarly designated programs for helping people through interactions with animals. The links range from program descriptions to resources for starting your own organization.

NOTE: Names of clients and dogs have been changed and the faces of clients have been hidden to protect their identity Welcome to Service Dogs for Victims of Assault It is the goal of Service Dogs for Victims of Assault (SDVA) to make this website a safe, informative place where you can learn about service dogs as a therapeutic aid for victims of assault who suffer from a disability covered under ...

Offers a comprehensive listing of links to Great Dane Web sites, as well as Web sites dealing with health and welfare issues for large and giant breed dogs. Links of All Sorts, from Health, to Training, Feeding to Breeding, Great Danes and All breeds of dog!!. Categories include Great Dane & Canine Health Links, Great Dane Welfare Issues, Great Dane Breeders, Rescue Organizations, Great Dane ...

Mastiffs offer therapeutic companionship By TARA MAGUIRE Avalanche-Journal At first glance, Angela Duriex's four Mastiffs can be a little intimidating. Each dog weighs approximately 200 pounds and stands over 32 inches tall. They have big bodies, even bigger heads and a tail that could do some serious damage in a china shop. But it is their faces, with droopy lips and floppy ears, that give away ...

Rottweilers can be friends, therapy dogs, too Wednesday, February 17, 1999 By Linda Wilson Fuoco When Judy Gates saw a big black and tan dog wandering in a North Hills shopping center parking lot on a cold, January night, she was sad. The dog had no collar, its head was hanging down and it had that scared, lost look that tugs at the heartstrings of dog lovers. Gates hesitated for only a second.

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