Helping Hounds is concerned with reaching the community with an understanding of the importance of animals in our lives. Visitations to health care facilities, research, education and art are all avenues that are pursued by the program. Specializing in animal-assisted therapy in the areas of physical, occupational, speech and psychotherapies. The story of four giant mastiffs and their new-found roles as therapy dogs. By Tara Maguire at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Site includes photographs, stories, links and animal assisted therapy resources.
Pet visitations improve the wellbeing of the sick, elderly, lonely and shut-ins. P.A.T.S pets come in all shapes and sizes. While most are dogs, P.A.T.S. therapy pets include cats, rabbits, birds, goats, even a llama, a miniature horse, and a snake. Non-profit pet visitation program which uses community volunteers and their adult dogs to visit hospitalized children. An introduction to service and therapy dogs.