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Therapy Dogs

Dogs can provide significant therapeutic benefits to hospital patients and elderly, physically or emotionally handicapped, or stressed individuals. Playing with, petting, or looking at a dog can release oxytocin, a mood-lifting chemical sometimes called "the cuddle hormone;" release dopamine, the hormone responsible for happiness; and decrease levels of cortisol, the hormone responsible for stress, in humans. Dogs are therefore said to be able to provide comfort to those who need it. but the benefits are obvious to hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, and nursing homes. Therapy dogs undoubtedly help raise the spirits and morale of those they visit.

Therapy dogs first came into systematic use in the 1970s when a nurse, Elaine Smith, observed that patients responded particularly well to visits from a man and his golden retriever. After making this observation, Smith pioneered the development and use of training programs for prospective therapy dogs. Since Smith's initial work with them, therapy dogs have been put into much wider use, and their benefits have been recognized and supported by many health professionals.

Dogs are used not only to aid and assist those living with physical or mental impairments, but to raise the spirits of those undergoing difficult procedures, making them more comfortable and providing them with a significantly less stressful experience. Therapy dogs have also been employed in rehabilitation programs, such as those for people struggling with substance abuse, not only to make rehabilitation a more enjoyable experience, but because therapy dogs tend to make patients more likely to open up about their personal lives and histories. Many universities bring therapy dogs to campus during hectic exam weeks to help relax students as well. Therapy dogs are also sometimes brought to disaster sites to help comfort and relax those affected.

Any breed or size dog can become a therapy dog as long as it has an appropriate temperament. Prospective therapy dogs must remain calm and well-behaved at all times, even when faced with loud noises, sudden motions, or anything else that tends to excite dogs. Therapy dogs must also be of a gentle and friendly disposition, and in particular be friendly or even affectionate toward strangers. The dog cannot have a history of aggression, and must be frequently socialized with people to ensure that it can remain calm around people and react appropriately to strangers.

To become a therapy dog,a dog must first undergo basic obedience training, or attend specially designed training programs or classes for prospective therapy dogs. Prospective therapy dogs must also be completely healthy, and therefore undergo health exams and receive certain vaccines before continuing with the process of registration. Dogs then undergo evaluations by a representative of the organization through which they intend to work to ensure that they are suitable. The results of evaluations and health screenings are then submitted to the organization along with other paperwork requesting certification, and approved dogs receive certificates officially declaring them therapy dogs.

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