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• Intermountain Therapy Animals
  Non-profit organization bringing animal resources to human needs. Specializing in animal-assisted therapy in the areas of physical, occupational, speech and psychotherapies.





• Healing Dogs
  Describes the psychological healing and support provided by service dogs, especially companion golden retrievers. Included are true stories and a psychology contest named "You vs Your Dog".





• Pacific Animal Therapy Society
  Pet visitations improve the wellbeing of the sick, elderly, lonely and shut-ins. P.A.T.S pets come in all shapes and sizes. While most are dogs, P.A.T.S. therapy pets include cats, rabbits, birds, goats, even a llama, a miniature horse, and a snake.





• Service and Therapy Dogs
  An introduction to service and therapy dogs.





• My Therapy Puppy
  A Belgian Tervuren puppy named Shadow visits his senior citizen friends weekly. Site includes photographs, stories, links and animal assisted therapy resources.





• Service Dogs for Victims of Assault
  Non-profit organization which uses dogs as therapeutic aids for victims of assault. Includes information about the dogs used and their training.





• Rottweilers Can Be Friends, Therapy Dogs, Too
  An entertaining article about a rescued Rottweiler with a new and rewarding job. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]





• Therapeutic Companionship
  Article in Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 1997 about some Mastiffs who are therapy dogs.





• Mastiffs Offer Therapeutic Companionship
  The story of four giant mastiffs and their new-found roles as therapy dogs. [Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TX]





• Therapy Dogs - Getting Started
  Advice, contacts, and links. Selection and training of the animal for pet therapy work.





• Discovery Dogs
  Program whose mission is to promote self-determination and greater independence by providing individualized assistance dog training programs for people with disabilities.





• North Star Foundation
  A nonprofit that breeds, trains, and places golden retrievers with children who have developmental disabilities, autism, physical challenges, or emotional problems.





• Therapy Dog Team Training Program
  Lyn Richards talks about the requirements for a good therapy dog. From her DogLogic.com site.





• Dog Visitation Program Overview, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
  The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Dog Visitation program recruits, screens, and trains teams of volunteer dogs and their handlers to visit pediatric patients.





• Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care
  Animal Assisted and Pet Therapy Web Site for long term care. Information on how to set up a pet therapy clubs with children Also government regulations, nursing home information, links and resources to get you started in pet therapy.





• Animal-Assisted Therapy & Activities
  A guide to resources about pet therapy, courses, and the links between animal abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.





• Helping Hounds Ltd.
  These greyhound owners share their hounds with the community through health care facily visits, research, education, and art. Animals can improve the quality of life at all levels of society. Memphis, TN.





• Helping Hounds Ltd.
  Using animals to improve the quality of life at all levels by visiting health care facilities and participating in research, education and art.





• Therapy Animals in Loving Service (TAILS)
  Tucson, Arizona, organization bringing pets for visits in nursing homes, hospitals, and children's homes.





• Therapy Dogs International
  A national registrar. Provides qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visits. Training and testing programs.





• Denver Pet Partners
  Training and evaluations for people and their pets interested in animal-assisted activities and therapy. Affiliated of Delta Society.





• Nationwide Therapy Dog Listings and More
  Articles about training visiting dogs and the benefits of pet therapy. Links to many groups un the U.S. and Canada and other resources.





• People and Animal Learning Services
  PALS, Inc. is a therapeutic riding program for children and adults with disabilities.





• Project Pooch at MacLaren Correctional Facility
  When incarcerated youth offenders train homeless dogs, both get a new leash on life. In Woodburn, Oregon.





• Paws With A Purpose
  Non-profit pet therapy organization in Asheville North Carolina provides dogs to schools, hospitals, and retirement homes.









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