His partner is Tucker, a chocolate brown Australian labradoodle, who works at the school as a therapy dog. “Sometimes, [primary school] kids arrive at the front gate in tears because they don ...

Adjunctive use of therapy dogs in standard child-life therapy is tied to a reduction in child anxiety in the pediatric emergency department.

Opens in a new tab or window Randomized trial results show anxiety among children in the emergency department was significantly reduced by a 10-minute visit with a therapy dog and handler.

Therapy dogs like Radar and Franklin provide comfort and support to staff and visitors in medical and legal settings. These dogs help to reduce stress, promote communication and create a more ...

(CBS12) — Palm Beach County School District added two new members to their K-9 unit. The therapy dogs are meant to bring physical and emotional support to students and staff across the county.

The Morris County Surrogate's Office is using therapy dogs to comfort grieving clients. The office helps the public deal with wills, estates, guardianships, adoptions and other stressful situations.

Therapy dogs, when used alongside standard child-life therapy, lead to a modest but significant reduction in anxiety levels reported by both children and parents in pediatric emergency departments.