Dogs are often praised for their ability to comfort people, offering calm companionship in moments of stress or uncertainty.

Therapy dog training focuses on obedience, calmness, and controlled socialization to meet certification standards. Coastline ...

“While the dogs are a highlight to many, a lot of times they are just a gateway to make conversation with handlers,” she said ...

Now, he is full of spunk and will be in training soon to become a therapy dog. Remi is smart, curious and playful. He likes ...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY − A trio of four-legged friends – Kona, Birdie and Pierce – are coming to work at the St. Lucie County Fire District as part of a behavioral health program to help firefighters and ...

Basil, a 6-month-old Bernedoodle, is the office’s new therapy dog, joining the Victim Advocacy and Grand Jury divisions.

Dogs offer unconditional love, acceptance and loyalty, making canines not just popular pets but also the most common animal used in therapy. Therapy dogs can even be effective in virtual interactions, ...

"He's so amazing and everyone wants to pet him," one of the dog's rescuers said. Everest is a Newfoundland that is training to be a therapy dog with his new family in Oregon, but the pup had to travel ...

Having therapy dogs present is a service, to support students, and help lower stress levels, and improve mental health.” ...

A therapy dog in training has melted hearts as he looked for attention from the automated voice from a pedestrian crossing. Kira Schultz, 38, is a dog trainer based in Oklahoma City, and recently went ...