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Canine-Assisted Interventions: A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams

, 2020
(2020). Canine-Assisted Interventions: A Comprehensive Guide to Credentialing Therapy Dog Teams. Anthrozoos: Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 787-789.
Patricia Pendry
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Who let the dogs out? Therapy dogs in clinical practice

Australasian Psychiatry, 2018
Objectives: Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a growing field in Australia, and therapy dogs are becoming increasingly common in clinical settings. This paper aims to highlight the current issues facing AAT in Australia and to make recommendations on how to progress the field.
M G, Jones, S M, Rice, S M, Cotton
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Impact of the implementation of a therapy dog program on burn center patients and staff.

Burns, 2019
Animal-assisted interventions have been implemented in both inpatient and outpatient settings and have demonstrated positive outcomes on patients and hospital staff. Animal-assisted interventions have not been previously reported in any burn center.
K. Pruskowski, J. Gurney, L. Cancio
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Evaluating preference for and reinforcing efficacy of a therapy dog to increase verbal statements.

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate preference for and reinforcing efficacy of a therapy dog to increase verbal statements across different contingencies. Five children with autism spectrum disorder ages 3-8 years participated.
Courtney D. Jorgenson, Casey J. Clay, S. Kahng   +2 more
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Reservoirs dog AIDS therapy

Nature, 2000
Pools of latent HIV, lurking in the cells of infected people, remain untouched even by powerful drug combinations. Paul Smaglik reports on how this is forcing researchers to rethink their strategies for fighting the virus.
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The Exploration of Service Dogs Versus Therapy Dogs

2023
Humans and dogs have always had a symbiotic relationship, dating back to hunter-gatherers. Humans would give the dogs food for survival and dogs would repay their human counterparts with companionship and loyalty. Service dogs, especially emotional support dogs, are known for reducing anxiety levels for the good of their owners and keeping them calm ...
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Nursing Campus Therapy Dog: A Pilot Study

Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2018
This experimental pilot study investigated the long term effect of a therapy dog on the symptoms of anxiety and depression experienced by nursing students.
D. Hall
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Massage Therapy for Dogs and Cats

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2014
Massage is gaining recognition as a beneficial modality for the treatment of many ailments due to recent scientific research in humans. We can infer that these benefits apply to dogs and cats due to their similar physiology and anatomy. Defined as the therapeutic manipulation of soft tissues, massage has many effects on muscle, the circulatory system ...
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Anticonvulsant Therapy in Dogs and Cats

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2006
This article reviews anticonvulsant therapies in current use for dogs and cats and briefly describes new modes of anticonvulsant therapy that are being investigated or pending publication. Most of the information contained within the article is based on published information.
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs: Diagnosis and Therapy

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2010
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been recognized as a clinical syndrome for many years in veterinary medicine, but routine accurate clinical diagnosis in dogs was greatly enhanced by widespread use of echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography. Most cases of PH in veterinary medicine can be categorized as precapillary or postcapillary.
Heidi B, Kellihan, Rebecca L, Stepien
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