When circumstances are such that you’re confined to a hospital bed, are a resident and undergoing treatment at a facility for dependency issues, or circumstances are such that you’ve moved into a retirement facility, you find yourself in surroundings that aren’t familiar and initially you don’t know the people around you. These situations are all stressful and would be difficult for anyone to deal with. This is where therapy dogs make a difference.
The unconditional love that dogs give, combined with their innate ability to sense where there’s a need for comfort, means that a visit with a therapy dog gives one the opportunity to draw on a feeling of calm, love, restfulness and a complete acceptance of oneself.
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Wonderful Wendy
"We met a doggie who desperately wanted to love and be loved – our perfect match."
Phoebe's Story
This ugly little pup who was unwanted and unloved for so long, is now an incredibly happy, well-adjusted, self-controlled dog
Healing Dogs
Dogs are efficient at elevating needs, and providing relaxation to humans, and making them ideal for therapy
Flyin' High With Amy
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Time For Tank
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Bad Dog, Or Bad Day?
As on owner, you need to be aware of the daily stressors your dog may experience
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Dog Diabetes Is Not A Death Sentence
With consistent management, diabetes should have a minimal impact
DALMATION (-ology)
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Rather than treating patients already stricken, new drugs from Eli Lilly and Eisai are being tried years earlier
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An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported this week -- but it remains unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.
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Significantly higher risk
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ALZHEIMER'S DRUG SHOWS PROMISE IN EARLY RESULTS OF STUDY
Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer's disease soared early Wednesday after Japan's Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease in a late-stage study.
Stranded
While the pharma industry struggles to figure out why its Alzheimer's drugs have repeatedly fallen short, millions of people living with the disease have few clear paths forward
A New Way to Detect Alzheimer's
Early detection can give people with Alzheimer's better treatment options so they have the best chance of staying sharp longer, and a new screening tool that's being studied might help.
RAPID ALZHEIMER'S DETECTOR!
Screening tool catches disease in early stages