XNA's Runway Rover program offers passengers the chance to interact with certified therapy dogs while waiting for their next ...

When Nik came upon a resident sitting in a wheelchair in an Avera Brady hallway, the person's head was down and staff members ...

Therapy dogs—not to be confused with service dogs—typically accompany their owners in environments like schools, hospitals, and nursing homes to provide comfort and support to individuals on a ...

Therapy dog teams offer comfort, connection, and companionship in hospitals, schools, libraries, and other community settings. This volunteer job can be a gratifying way to serve your community and ...

When Kellenberg Memorial High School opened in 1987, the school's leaders brought their beloved dogs along. Decades later, ...

Researchers found that emergency room patients who spent 10 minutes with a therapy dog reported less pain than before the animal's visit A new study has found that dogs can help ease the suffering of ...

College students who spent a little bit of free time each week interacting with therapy dogs on campus during their first semester experienced fewer signs of stress and depression than those who did ...

Across North America, this month will see students returning to their college campuses. Many students have not been back since the start of the pandemic and for many first-year students, this will be ...

A new exploration of how therapy dogs can create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for survivors of domestic violence in educational, therapeutic and courtroom settings was recently published in ...

Howard County Public Schools have welcomed four-legged volunteers into school buildings this year. Under a new partnership with nonprofit Fidos For Freedom, therapy dogs come with their owners most ...

It may sound odd at first, but agreeing to bring a pack of dogs on as staff in Hopewell Valley Regional School District was the easiest decision then-Superintendent Thomas Smith ever made. And he’s ...

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office’s therapy dog, Wyatt the Weightlifter, has been nominated for the fourth annual First Responder Paws Therapy Dog Award. TFHE Health, a ...