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Pet Assisted Therapy Helping Children Learn How-to Read & Gain Self-confidence
Service Dogs, Assistance Dogs and Working Dogs Help Humans Live Happier, Healthier Lives and More Productive Lives
They're called service dogs, assistance dogs, working dogs and even therapy dogs.
These dogs(and cats) can be trained to help humans live healthier and happier lives. Watch this amazing You Tube about a Golden Retriever helping a boy to surf in the ocean...You may be motivated, by your love of dogs, and desire to help people, to learn "becoming a dog trainer" yourself.Training Service Dogs is an important and noble profession. You can chose a commercial path, by apprenticing to a school or professional trainer --- or you can chose a non-profit path, and train to be a foster home for service dogs-in-training.As a fellow pet lover, I'm sure you'll agree that people have a special bond with their pets. Pets give us unconditional love in a way that only an animal can bring. That love, and the specific services that trained dogs can offer, makes life more productive for humans. It's a wonderful connection. Today, trained animals can help people overcome a lot of problems, hardships and difficulties...Watch this Video to see how a Saint Bernard is helping young children with their reading...Here are few of the common ways trained dogs help us: They help the visually and hearing impaired. They help people with limited mobility. They help the police maintain public safety. Dogs trained for police work chase criminals, sniff for drugs, explosives and injured people. Rescue Work. Service dogs help people suffering with psychological, mental and unusual illnesses...One of the benefits offered by a dog, is that it is non-judgmental. Dogs take us for what we are. And even at that, they love us and want to be with us.Service dogs are being trained to help people with autism, mental illnesses, and other physical problems such as allergies.(Recently, in the news was an awesome story about a young girl whose allergy to peanuts was life-threatening. Her assistance dog sniffed everything she drank or ate --- and this kept her safe). Pets are used for companion therapy in nursing homes, hospitals, and children's care --- because it is proven that pets increase the level of endorphins (feel-good hormones), that circulate in our bodies. Besides the sheer enjoyment of stroking a soft animal --- being around animals helps lower blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety.
Service Dogs Links...Here you will find lots of inspiring and up-to-the-minute information...The Delta Society, more than any other organization, is committed to the science of the bond between humans and their pets. I think you'll be impressed, if you don't already know of them and their important work... By advancing knowledge and empowering individuals, this organization, The Delta Society, promotes the "healing" effect of our pets. Here is a comprehensive 26 page directory of Service Animal Trainers and Training Programs.
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