Animal therapy, good for physical and emotional health?

Therapy dog visit at the library

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Deciding if Animal Behavior Therapy Is Right for Your Pet pets.webmd.com/features/does-your-pet-need-therapy

This article talks about thinking if your dog or cat has some bad habits. “Ten to 15 percent of owners say that they have pet behavior issues,” says certified applied animal behaviorist Stephen L. Zawistowski, PhD, science adviser to the ASPCA. Does your dog really needs therapy? The answer is yes. 

Therapy Pets And Humans With Mental Health Issues

dogtime.com/dog…/20839-pet-therapy-and-human-mental-health-issues

In this article we explore the different types of pet therapy making their mark and how it can be used to successfully treat a wide range of conditions.

Therapy Pets Unlimited

www.therapypetsunlimited.org/

This article is talking about using grief, stress, and loneliness within the community through friendly pet visits.

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Benefits of Pet Therapy | PAWS for People

www.pawsforpeople.org/who-we-are/benefits-of-pet–therapy/
This article talks that interaction with a gentle, friendly pet has significant benefits. Discover what are those benefits.

Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other

www.npr.org/…/pet–therapy-how-animals-and-humans-heal-each-other

This article talks about how our pets can also make us healthy, or healthier.

Man’s best friend as healer – Mayo Clinic

www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/…/in…/pet–therapy/art-20046342

Is medicine going to the dogs? Yes, but in a good way. Pet therapy is gaining fans in health care and beyond. Find out what’s behind this growing trend.

Therapy Pets | Mental Healthy

www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/other/mental-health/therapy–pets.html

This article talks about a therapy dog’s role helping to reduce anxieties and build confidence whilst providing companionship for an owner who is experiencing mental illness or distress. Find out more.

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Pet Therapy, therapeutic use of Pets, Pets and Stress Relief

www.holisticonline.com/stress/stress_pet–therapy.htm

 

This article shows researches of how pet ownerships reduces stress induced symptoms, requires less medical care, and add years to your life.
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