Top Ten Therapy Dog Breeds and What They Do...

Assistance dogs have been specially trained to provide assistance to persons with disabilities. Partnering with an assistance dog helps the handler achieve a greater level of freedom and independence. Therapy dogs provide emotional comfort and support. Although an assistance dog can be a therapy dog, a therapy dog is not the same as an assistance dog and is not automatically allowed access to all the places an assistance dog...

Top 10 Dog Rescue Groups...

Dog rescue groups do important work in our society. They work tirelessly to protect homeless or unwanted dogs, and ten of the best are listed here. If you love dogs, you might want to consider donating or volunteering your time to one of these worthy charities. 1) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals – The SPCA is a non-profit organization group that helps protect sick and injured stray animals and animals...

Friends of Retired Greyhounds...

This article is a guest post from Dogtime’s Road to Rescue program salutes Colorado’s Friends of Retired Greyhounds. How did your organization get started? It was originally founded by a couple nearly a decade ago who were working with a race kennel to help find forever homes for recently retired Greyhounds. What is your mission? We strive to find loving forever homes for retired Greyhounds and to...

Service Dogs vs. Therapy Dogs: Two Very Important ...

Over the past few decades, dog trainers have found that certain breeds’ intelligence and dispositions have made them very helpful to people: not just for companionship or protection, but in assisting people with unique needs and challenges. In that time, assistance dogs, service dogs, and even therapy dogs have been able to make a big difference in the lives of thousands of individuals worldwide. Differences Between...