Stroke survivors with pets  Inclusion Criteria:  Primary diagnosis of acute stroke At least 3 months after the stroke onset Living in a community residence with a pet Cognitive impairment as indicated by an Executive Interview score of 3 or higher Participation restrictions as indicated by an Activity Card Sort (<80% of pre-stroke activities) Willing to participate in a 6-week program with 2 intervention sessions per week at home  Exclusion Criteria:  Dementia as indicated by Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 18 or lower Severe aphasia as indicated by the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Severity Score of 0 or 1 Self-report of a central nervous system disorder other than stroke Recent drug or alcohol addiction/abuse within 3 months prior to the Mini-Neuropsychiatric Interview Severe mental illness as indicated by the PRIME-MD Prior exposure to strategy training Currently participate in rehabilitation therapy programs  Stroke survivors without pets  Inclusion Criteria:  Primary diagnosis of acute stroke At least 3 months after the stroke onset Living in a community residence Cognitive impairment as indicated by an Executive Interview score of 3 or higher Participation restrictions as indicated by an Activity Card Sort (<80% of pre-stroke activities) Willing to participate in a 6-week program with 2 intervention sessions per week at home  Exclusion Criteria:  Dementia as indicated by Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 18 or lower Severe aphasia as indicated by the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Severity Score of 0 or 1 Self-report of a central nervous system disorder other than stroke Recent drug or alcohol addiction/abuse within 3 months prior to the Mini-Neuropsychiatric Interview Severe mental illness as indicated by the PRIME-MD Prior exposure to strategy training Currently participate in rehabilitation therapy programs