The older dogs need to be out of the kennel run at least a few minutes everyday to help relieve stress. This will help prospective owners know a little more about the pet and its personality. This task can be done anytime during our working hours. An AAC worker or volunteer will advise you on the procedures for handling the pets. It takes a special personality, both in dogs and in people to succeed at this valuable activity.
Patients have something to look forward to if a dog and handler make regularly scheduled visits.
Many patients, whether children, elderly people, or people with disabilities, do not get enough of the basic human need to be physically touched. Dogs help fill this need. A therapy dog s visit can bring some people s wandering minds back to the present. Remembering is a good mental exercise, and one benefit of the dog s visit is that it helps stimulate memories. Health care professionals are very enthusiastic about therapy dogs, and psychological studies have shown the positive benefits from interaction between people and dogs.