We offer a wide range of information & resources for those who are interested in Therapy Dogs and the value they provide
Please click on the various links to learn more
- Introduction to Therapy Dogs
- Volunteering in the Hospital Environment
- Volunteering in the Prison Environment
- Surprise at a Vermont Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
- The Man in the Hall
- How to Get Started Making Visits
- When patients are allergic to dogs
- Handling Aggression in Therapy Dogs
- When a Therapy Dog is Spooked
- Raising your Puppy to become a Therapy Dog
- Therapy Dogs and Inpatient Psychiatry
- Doggie Etiquette while on duty
- Leash Logic
- Event Planning
- Big Dogs – Small Rooms (Not everyone wants a visit)
- What if my Therapy Dog Eats Poop?
- Useful commands for your dog
- Using Treats
- Getting started in a Facility
- Visiting with Visitors
- When not to help patients
- Older therapy dogs
- Visiting people with allergies
- Before entering a patient’s room
- Meeting non-Therapy Dogs while on duty
- Tempering a dog’s enthusiasm
- Trouble on slick floors
- Be there be aware
- Is the dog having fun?
- Is it enough to have a great dog?
- Mauled by a Neighbor’s Dog
- A Day at the VA
- Overcoming a child’s panic in the ER
- Special Joy at a Retirement Facility
- Therapis Doggis
- Vermont County Office Listing
- Therapy dogs effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD, study finds
- Sit, stay, heal: Study finds therapy dogs help stressed university students
- Therapy Dogs Ease Suffering in the ICU
- Stress reduction benefits from petting dogs, cats