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Therapy Dogs
Reading
Therapy dogs are used in schools and libraries to help with children's literacy
Recovery
Therapy dogs can help you feel better
Support
A therapy dog is always ready to listen
Reading
Therapy dogs are used in schools and libraries to help with children's literacy
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What is a Therapy Dog?
We are trained to provide affection and comfort to people in need
Therapy dogs are dogs who go with their owners to volunteer in settings such as schools, hospitals, and nursing homes. Therapy dogs work in ever expanding settings. Certified therapy dogs and their owners work together as a team to make people feel better, provide comfort and to improve the lives of others. From working with a child who is learning to read to visiting a senior in assisted living, therapy dogs, and their owners offer comfort and improve the lives of other people.
Therapy dogs are not service dogs. Service dogs are dogs who are specially trained to perform specific tasks to help a person who has a disability. An example of a service dog is a dog who guides an owner who is blind, or a dog who assists someone who has a physical disability. Service dogs stay with their person and have special access privileges in public places such as on planes, restaurants, etc. Therapy dogs do not have the same special access as service dogs.
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