Foster puppies from Texas visit nursing home residents in Dunkirk, bringing smiles and memories. The residents love snuggling ...

John Guidry had a surprise visitor recently at his home in The Peristyle at Beau West. His guest didn’t say much, but the ...

Murray Minick, formerly of Altoona, gets acquainted with PawZone therapy dog, Norm, a 5-year-old Bernedoodle owned by Julie Lutz of Altoona. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski HOLLIDAYSBURG — Tails ...

The role of service and therapy animals continue to grow as people learn the powerful impact that contact and cooperation with other species can have on people. Dogs are helping kids who struggle with ...

LOWELL, Michigan — Crisp autumn mornings are here. But at Green Acres Senior Living in Lowell, it may as well be the dog days. That's thanks to Janet Twesten and her three four-legged best friends. "I ...

As the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library filled with the soft rustle of pages and sighs of midterm fatigue, a trio of 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.

Dogs are no longer required to have Therapy Dog certification to visit nursing homes and other pets are not only being allowed in but some are living on premises When bringing a dog into a hospital or ...

A team from central Indiana has returned home after helping a Michigan community heal from a tragic church attack.