Certifiably lovable: Sixteen pooches pass therapy dog training - Alachua County Today

Certifiably lovable: Sixteen pooches pass therapy dog training Alachua County Today The goal was to determine whether each dog had the temperament, training, personality and qualifications to serve as a therapy dog and visit hospice patients to lift their spirits. After more than two hours of planned exercises, casual observation and ... and more »

PAWS for Reading comes to Swedesboro Library - Gloucester County Times - NJ.com

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PAWS for Reading comes to Swedesboro Library Gloucester County Times - NJ.com PAWS for People puts on a program in which kids can read to trained therapy dogs to help increase their confidence in their reading skills. “Jacob is autistic so talking to people is not very easy for him,” D'Amico said. So, she brought her son to ... and more »

Breeding Program Turns Puppies Into Troops - Department of Defense

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Breeding Program Turns Puppies Into Troops Department of Defense The program provides working dogs to every service branch and numbers among the largest military breeding programs in the world. DOD photo by Linda Hosek In the coming months, some of these troops will “wash out” of training, while others will go on to ... and more »

Therapy Dogs' Presence Steadily Grows in Libraries - Library Journal

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Therapy Dogs' Presence Steadily Grows in Libraries Library Journal In Oshkosh, the dogs are trained through the Reading Education Assistance Dogs program. There is no cost libraries to participate (or to schools, which also host the animal and handler pairs). The READ program was founded by Intermountain Therapy ...

(Neb.)-Affordable Dog Training In Chadron Starts Tuesday, February 7th - KCSR

(Neb.)-Affordable Dog Training In Chadron Starts Tuesday, February 7th KCSR (Chadron)-Attention Chadron-area dog owners: Affordable dog training is again being offered by resident Roger Eaton during February and March. It starts Tuesday, February 7 th at 7:00 pm at the Dawes County Fairgrounds in Chadron.