Tiny New Jersey Therapy Dog Wins Big World Record
Lucy, a therapy dog from South Jersey, is quite the handful. Actually, she’s about half a handful. And as of Saturday, the 3-year-old mini Yorkshire terrier is the newly crowned “world’s smallest working dog” by the Guinness Book of World Records. Just 6 inches long, 5.7 inches high and 2.5 fluffy pounds, Lucy was unfazed […]
Ohio Children's Hospital Patients Cherish Therapy Dog Kayla
As the third longest-serving therapy dog in the country, she helps bring joy to those who need it most. Kayla, a 14-year-old former stray Labrador-mix, has been a therapy dog since 1998 soon after Lori Morgan, of Green, Ohio adopted her. One of Kayla’s biggest fans is 10-year old Joey Karam who sadly has had […]
Austin, Texas Implements First Ever Pit Bull Therapy Dog Program
It’s a much needed program for a very misunderstood breed. Six Austin, Texas pit bulls have just completed an eight-week training course in a local program designed to help people in need, while at the same time restoring the dogs’ badly damaged reputation by proving pit bulls can work as therapy dogs with children, the […]
Two Therapy Dogs Head To Iraq To Help The Troops
Zack is unlike any therapist you’ve ever met. Calmly he walks through a training ground while automatic weapons and cannons fire in the background. Afterwards he is greeted by teams of camouflaged soldiers and offers his golden head for petting You see Zack is a golden retriever therapy dog and he is one of two […]
Service Dog Helps Autistic Students Find Their Voice: Video
Delta Police First In Canada To Hire Therapy Dog
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Emily Jackson, Vancouver Sun Delta police department’s latest canine recruit is more likely to lick than growl. The two-year-old male yellow Lab, the first police therapy dog in Canada, started six weeks of on-the-job training Monday, said Delta police spokeswoman Sgt. Sharlene […]
Woman Battling Cancer Denied Secaucus, New Jersey Apartment Because Of Her Therapy Dog
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Ron Zeitlinger for The Jersey Journal A cancer survivor who owns a medically prescribed service dog says her rights were violated when a landlord refused to rent an apartment in Secaucus because of a “no-pets” rule, and now the state Division of […]
Rescued Stray Becomes A Therapist: Video
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'Through a Dog's Eyes': A PBS Special
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By John Crook for Zap2It You only have to look into Jennifer Arnold’s bright blue eyes to know that you are in the presence of a true believer, at least when it comes to dogs. The founder of one of America’s largest service […]