Cole is a deaf pit bull and therapy dog, helping children celebrate their differences. When it was his birthday, the children ...

Sterling, a therapy dog, helps children at Town and Country School find second chances after overcoming her own difficult ...

SAN DIEGO — Canine therapy is being prescribed at children’s hospitals across the country. But Rady Children’s Hospital, who is ranked one of the top ten children’s hospitals in America, does not have ...

We know that interacting with a therapy dog is good for us but does it matter which part of the dog you pet? A new study has some answers.

Dogs offer unconditional love, acceptance and loyalty, making canines not just popular pets but also the most common animal used in therapy. Therapy dogs can even be effective in virtual interactions, ...

SAN DIEGO — Rady Children's Hospital is working to launch its first professional resident canine therapy program, where specially trained dogs will work alongside medical staff to help young patients ...

Seniors at StoneCreek of Flying Horse were surprised with therapy dogs. The dogs offer comfort, companionship, and ...

Is it a scratch behind the ears while staring into those puppy dog eyes, or is it a gentle pat on the back and a wagging tail ...

Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a hospital for psychiatric care, helping their treatment, researchers recently reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.

Therapy Dogs of Santa Barbara, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers people to live more fulfilling lives through the human-animal bond, has announced its expansion from a local initiative to a national ...