Not exact matches
Certain airports, like the Colombia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) and the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), have recently installed roaming handlers paired with Facility
Therapy Dogs.
It has been known for a while that bringing
therapy animals (especially
dogs) into
certain facilities, such as schools and hospitals, can be extremely helpful.
I know
dogs are used as
therapy dogs for adults and children for a variety of purposes: seizure alert
dogs; hearing ear
dogs — sound alert
dogs; guide
dogs for the blind; help with a variety of disabilities; and even help with
certain phobias, such as agoraphobia.
If the
dog can avoid vomiting for a
certain period of time, the intravenous fluid
therapy is gradually reduced.
Therapy dog candidates must possess
certain traits in order to qualify.
CGC is a prerequisite for some
therapy dog groups, recommended by
certain insurance companies and some rental agencies require resident
dogs obtain CGC status.
Therapy dogs are not pigeonholed as a
certain breed of
dog; instead they are
dogs that thrive on social contact.
Certain medical conditions will require specific medications, and some illnesses may require hospitalization for supportive care and intravenous fluid
therapy to restore the
dog to his prior exuberance.
While service
dogs are defined as «working
dogs» by the American with Disabilities Act and are specifically trained to perform
certain tasks for those with a disability,
therapy dogs have a different role.
Cancers in
dogs, such as bone cancer, lymphoma and many other types of tumors, are almost identical to those same kinds found in humans and they tend to develop faster and run their course quicker, so it's an ideal way to see if a
certain therapy will work.
So I dove into researching the use of
therapy dogs in courtrooms across the country, and I knew for
certain that this was exactly where Nala and I needed to be, helping child victims in the court system.
Therapy dogs are not exactly service
dogs because they do not perform
certain tasks such as turning on lights or guiding people across a busy intersection.