Therapy Dog Blog
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Come view our therapy dog blog, stories from our research, therapy dog visits, fun things we've done like building a giant snowy Anna-Belle, and countless fun in our dog blog. A therapy dog team is made-up of a volunteer human handler and their companion dog, and both have undergone suitability screening and have passed the national therapy dog/handler test from St. John Ambulance.
Therapy Dog Blog
1M ago
My name is Jane Smith and my 12 year old English Springer Spaniel, Murphy, and I are a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog team. We are the first such team to visit an Emergency Department in all of Canada. We have been visit ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
4M ago
My name is Jane Smith and my 11 ½ year English Springer Spaniel, Murphy, and I are a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog team. We are the first such team to visit an Emergency Department in all of Canada. We have been visitin ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
With the unexpected passing of Anna-Belle the Therapy Dog, many of us have been reflecting on her immense impact on therapy dog work in Canada and more. Like many of us, Anna-Belle also had a large impact of me as a pers ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
Broadly, consent is defined as permitting something to happen or agreeing to do something ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
Team member Dr. Linzi Williamson took the lead on the PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dog program's presentation at the International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) 2021 Virtual Conference. You can find the presentation here ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
I want to start by thanking the team members from the One Health and Wellness office at the University of Saskatchewan who welcomed me in with open arms so that I could learn about important qualitative research being do ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
Hello. My name is Jane Smith and my 9 year old English Springer Spaniel, Murphy, and I are a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Team. We are the first such team to visit an emergency department in all of Canada. We thus vis ..read more
Therapy Dog Blog
1y ago
My dog Murphy and I, Jane Smith, are a St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Team. We are delighted to be a part of the PAWS Your Stress program. Among the over hundred videos posted by PAWS Your Stress, Murphy and I are featur ..read more