May is a 2025 Everyday Kindness Heroes semifinalist for her work as a pet therapy volunteer at Columbus-area hospitals and ...

Volunteers with Blue Water Therapy Dogs visit schools, hospitals and care homes across the area, spreading comfort and joy ...

Spending 10 minutes with a therapy dog can help reduce distress among patients who are waiting for emergency treatment, according to a study published in Patient Experience Journal. Researchers ...

Two therapy dogs became critical to Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and their work gave a whole new meaning to man's best friend. After almost a decade of bringing comfort and tail wags to patients, ...

Therapy dogs, like Cowboy the standard poodle, bring smiles to patients and staff at West Valley Medical Center, ...

THE BRONX -- Local children's hospitals are turning to special employees to help make patients' experiences a little less scary. Therapy dogs roam around hospitals providing comfort and support to ...

RICHMOND, Va. — In a place where difficult diagnoses are delivered daily, an unexpected visit from four-legged friends can be the exact medicine needed to uplift a heavy heart. The Chippenham Johnston ...

Volunteer Angela Schoonover spends 15 hours dyeing her dog's fur to bring joy to pediatric patients, honoring her mother, who died of cancer. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - A uniquely colorful therapy dog is ...

Pepper started training in April last year with a goal of eventually bringing smiles to the faces of patients. Now, she’s in the swing of it. Pepper is a mini bernedoodle – the new certified therapy ...

Dixon Soileau clocks in a one hour shift every week at critical care facilities, nursing homes, children's hospitals and sometimes even airports to help keep patients calm and lower their heart rates.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A hospital in Harrisburg is offering a pet therapy program to help support patients. Therapy dogs at UPMC Children’s in Harrisburg are making a difference. Nine-year-old, Norah Alden ...

Two therapy service dogs at a hospital in Ohio received a grand farewell party after serving children for almost a decade. Leica and Chevy, two 10-year-old golden retriever/lab/poodle mix dogs and ...