Journalist Liz Freeman was inspired to write about pet therapy by her curiosity about the volunteers and their animals.

Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, helping their treatment, ...

Chance the therapy dog visits Shriners Children's Lexington to help children navigate overwhelming hospital visits and life with a limb difference Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has ...

Sabrina Tsentner had met Jerry Ziegler before, so she knew what to expect when she knelt in front of him, stared deeply into his eyes and gave him a few scratches on his head. An instant sense of calm ...

Therapy dogs play such an important role in helping people mentally, whether they’re working with ill people in hospital, young children learning to read at school, seniors in retirement homes, or ...

Therapy dog training in Santa Rosa Beach focuses on assessment, obedience foundations, and prep for evaluation through ...

When the first-graders in Katie Stefanic’s class at Hanson Elementary School learned they were going to have a surprise visitor, they were curious about who would be stopping by. Their smiles and ...

Dogs offer unconditional love, acceptance and loyalty, making canines not just popular pets but also the most common animal used in therapy. Therapy dogs can even be effective in virtual interactions, ...

SAN DIEGO — The pitter-patter of paws is not always something you expect to hear inside a hospital. However, at the pediatric unit at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center, a few puppy-paws are a ...

If you’ve ever thought that your pet’s lovable nature could help those who are sick, shy or lonely, you may want to look into whether you and your pet would be a match for pet therapy programs.

It may sound odd at first, but agreeing to bring a pack of dogs on as staff in Hopewell Valley Regional School District was the easiest decision then-Superintendent Thomas Smith ever made. And he’s ...