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A fury friend a day, keeps the doctor away
Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly used to boost the benefits of traditional psychotherapy and counseling. People from diverse backgrounds facing a wide range of physical, emotional, and psychological struggles have found not only comfort, but growth and healing through animal-assisted psychotherapy. The premise is simple: the bond between humans and animals reaches beyond words, and an animal’s presence can offer a powerful level of comfort and companionship that is unconditional and runs very deep.

Animal-assisted therapy can significantly reduce pain, anxiety, depression and fatigue in people with a range of health problems: children having dental procedures, people receiving cancer treatment, and people in long-term care facilities, people hospitalized with chronic heart failure, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. If you know anyone with the above situation,  refer them to Good Dog Foundation. Good Dog Foundation is a non-profit organization who provides animal assisted therapy in NY.