Articles: animal assisted therapy
Therapy Animal Coalition Goes Virtual
animal assisted therapy, human animal bond, One Health, pets
Among those out of work are therapy animals, as it’s considered too much of a risk to for the handler to bring the animal to a nursing home, hospital or rehab center – and schools aren’t even open to visit. The Therapy Animal Coalition is a Florida-based nonprofit dedicated to connecting organizations such as Mayo Clinic,…
World’s Largest Pet Walk: Pet Partners
animal assisted therapy, human animal bond, Pet Partners, Steve Dale
Pet Partners has launched the World’s Largest Pet Walk. I talk on our national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show about this event. Traci Pryor, director of strategic partnership explains what the World’s Largest Pet Walk is all about. Anyone (with a pet) can partake. Traci says that people that walk with their pets are…
Heartfelt Connections Go Both Ways, Pets to People and People to Pets
animal assisted therapy, cats, dogs, Featured, human animal bond, Pet Partners, pets, pig, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
“Heartfelt Connections: How Animals and People Help One Another” with Dr. Anne Beall on Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio. Listen HERE to Dr. Beall, as she discusses how animals and people help one another, beginning with a description of Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy based in Chicago, and little and big miracles she witnessed in…
Pet Partners Walk with Me
animal assisted therapy, dogs, human animal bond
Walk With Me is a new initiative from Pet Partners, where certified dogs just take a walk with patients/clients from various types of facilities. It’s a great idea, which I talk with human physician Dr. David Williams of Pet Partners about HERE on the national Steve Dale’s Pet World radio show. Pet Partners pairs animals…
Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy on WGN Radio
animal assisted therapy, dog training, dogs, human animal bond, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
Animals can help to heal, and Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy dogs do this on a daily basis. I begin by talking HERE on WGN Radio’s Steve Dale’s Pet World with Susan Burrows, program coordinator at Rainbow, about definitions. What’s the difference between a service dog, a comfort dog, and a dog who partakes in animal-assisted…
David Frei: Dog Writers Association Hall of Fame
animal assisted therapy, dog show, dogs, Featured, human animal bond, Steve Dale, Therapy dog
David Frei was inducted into the Dog Writers Association of America Hall of Fame Saturday, February 10, in New York City. That honor is entirely deserved for the best ambassador dogs have had since 1990. It was in 1990 that David stepped into the role of Westminster Dog Show announcer, which has continued for 27…
Thankful for One Little Dog Who Helps So Many
animal assisted therapy, dogs, Featured, human animal bond
Thanksgiving is supposed to remind us what we’re thankful for. And this Thanksgiving, many are thankful for a little dog named Nayla. This piece is perfectly poignant, as beautiful as any I have seen on dogs, and really on one dog, in particular, who has a calling…a calling to help senior citizens. Nayla the dog…
Heartfelt Connections
animal assisted therapy, cats, dogs, Donkey, Featured, feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, human animal bond, Ricky Fund, Steve Dale, Winn Feline Foundation
Heartfelt Connections, by Anne Beall explores the human/animal bond. What animals can do for us, and what we do for them. I had the honor of authoring the book’s foreword. I point out that most people in America have a pet. We make that choice, despite the cost, the responsibility, and sometimes inconvenience of having…
Pet Partners on WGN Radio
animal assisted therapy, cats, dogs, Pet Partners, pets, Steve Dale, WGN Radio
Pet Partners Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Williams talks about the power of the human/animal bond on Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio – give a LISTEN. Pet Partners is the leading organization in America that supports, certifies and registers people for animal assisted activities. In all there are over 14,000 volunteers with over 1…
Aubrey Fine: Hockey Expert, Pet Expert
animal assisted therapy, dog flu, dogs, human animal bond
Dr.Aubrey Fine concedes the Blackhawks look very good, as he is a hockey expert and an expert on human/animal interactions. Listen HERE for my interview with Dr. Fine from Steve Dale’s Pet World, WGN Radio – we talk hockey and pets! Dr. Fine was a motivational coach at hockey camps, and authored “The Total Sports Experience for…
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