Therapy dogs are common visitors to college campuses during periods of high stress such as midterms or final exams, but now more colleges and universities are including comfort animals and therapy ...

A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science has revealed that therapy dogs can be a huge boon to nursing students. Nursing school is full of highly demanding examinations and requires ...

Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn’t made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to ...

On Tuesday night in Wolcott, Connecticut a dog was found running around the streets by a good citizen who contacted the local dog pound. The dog had no microchip and tags, but she did show signs of ...

Because the trait for orange-colored fur is caused by a genetic mutation on the X chromosome, it's significantly more common ...

There have been numerous studies conducted about how spending time with dogs can help the health and well-being of senior citizens, and an article posted this morning, August 29, from the Detroit Free ...

Scout was living at the Antrim County Animal Shelter in Bellaire, Mich., until he repeatedly escaped to a nearby nursing home. Residents there were such a fan that they adopted Scout. Now the story of ...

In most rescue animal adoptions, the adopter picks their pet. In this case, the canine in question chose a new home all on his own. Scout was staying at the Antrim County Animal Shelter in Bellaire, ...

Sal Markowitz, 96, right, and Sandra Greer, 82, left, visits with Marley, a Great Dane, while therapeutic activities director Catherine Farrell looks on at The Hebrew Home at Riverdale in New York, ...

Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn't made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to ...