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LSC-CyFair Academy for Lifelong Learning
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This document discusses the health benefits of pet therapy. It outlines how interacting with pets can lower blood pressure, cholesterol levels, feelings of loneliness and encourage activity. Being around pets releases oxytocin which creates feelings of warmth, nurturing and calm. Pets provide companionship and affection to the elderly and help divert their mind from troubles. People with disabilities gain improvements in mood and socialization from interactions with therapy dogs. A wide range of medical professionals are recognizing the therapeutic benefits of incorporating pets into treatment regimens for conditions like ADHD, obesity, and more.

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DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE PET THERAPY MAKES Companionship…
Canine Companions Pet Therapy Program Studies have proven that their overall well being can be improved when spending time with a four legged friend. Some of those benefits include: Lower Blood Pressure Lower Cholesterol Levels Decrease Feelings of Loneliness Encourage Activity through Range of Motion Affection and Unconditional Love Sense of Feeling Needed and Wanted Decrease Feelings of Isolation Discover the difference makes Memory Recall Sensory Stimulation Non-Verbal Communication Increase in Social Abilities a four legged friend
OUR THERAPY DOGS IN ACTION Connecting with Special Needs Children Whether young or old!
Benefits: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a workshop on the health benefits of pet companionship including a study that proved pets boost survival rates, promote regular exercise and lower blood pressures (an effect that family members, no matter how loving, can’t match). More surprising is the key role of chemistry in the relationship when a person interacts with a pet, the central nervous system releases several hormones that cause feelings of pleasure – and one hormone in particular, oxytocin, appears to play a major role in reinforcing the bond. Oxytocin creates a sense of warmth, nurturing and calm. Loneliness seems to be the most serious condition an elderly person can face. Dogs not only help the elderly overcome the pain of loneliness but dogs show companionship and affection. Dogs can make one laugh and divert the mind away from troubles; they aid in relaxation and relieve stress and anxiety. Who does this for you?
People with disabilities gain physical mobility and massive improvements in mood simply by being around dogs. Dogs do not see individuals with disabilities any different than those without, thus providing unconditional love and companionship. Socialization, friendship and support are other benefits our canines provide. Animal visits and animal assisted therapy have existed for many years within nursing homes and hospital settings based upon the belief that people benefit from interactions with pets. Be amazed!
A wide range of human health professionals and practitioners recognize what many people in the animal caregiving fields and everyday pet owners have known for years: that pets can be good for our health and well-being. Companion animals are being introduced into the therapeutic regimens of nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, behavioral health programs and others. Therapeutic riding improves the motor skills and coordination of the physically challenged. Pets help inmates in correctional facilities and juvenile offenders to learn empathy and compassion. Dogs can help reluctant readers read. Seniors have discovered that a pet can help them maintain independent living. Military veterans are using therapy dogs and horses to help them cope with ADHD. Canine exercise programs are helping people overcome obesity. In short, wherever people have special needs, someone with passion and an animal with the proper temperament can create an imaginative way to being pets and people together for mutual benefit. In what way could you benefit?
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS… Ernie Karl & Nathan Zeus & Cookie Dixie

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Pet therapy discover the difference

  • 1. DISCOVER THE DIFFERENCE PET THERAPY MAKES Companionship…
  • 2. Canine Companions Pet Therapy Program Studies have proven that their overall well being can be improved when spending time with a four legged friend. Some of those benefits include: Lower Blood Pressure Lower Cholesterol Levels Decrease Feelings of Loneliness Encourage Activity through Range of Motion Affection and Unconditional Love Sense of Feeling Needed and Wanted Decrease Feelings of Isolation Discover the difference makes Memory Recall Sensory Stimulation Non-Verbal Communication Increase in Social Abilities a four legged friend
  • 3. OUR THERAPY DOGS IN ACTION Connecting with Special Needs Children Whether young or old!
  • 4. Benefits: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched a workshop on the health benefits of pet companionship including a study that proved pets boost survival rates, promote regular exercise and lower blood pressures (an effect that family members, no matter how loving, can’t match). More surprising is the key role of chemistry in the relationship when a person interacts with a pet, the central nervous system releases several hormones that cause feelings of pleasure – and one hormone in particular, oxytocin, appears to play a major role in reinforcing the bond. Oxytocin creates a sense of warmth, nurturing and calm. Loneliness seems to be the most serious condition an elderly person can face. Dogs not only help the elderly overcome the pain of loneliness but dogs show companionship and affection. Dogs can make one laugh and divert the mind away from troubles; they aid in relaxation and relieve stress and anxiety. Who does this for you?
  • 5. People with disabilities gain physical mobility and massive improvements in mood simply by being around dogs. Dogs do not see individuals with disabilities any different than those without, thus providing unconditional love and companionship. Socialization, friendship and support are other benefits our canines provide. Animal visits and animal assisted therapy have existed for many years within nursing homes and hospital settings based upon the belief that people benefit from interactions with pets. Be amazed!
  • 6. A wide range of human health professionals and practitioners recognize what many people in the animal caregiving fields and everyday pet owners have known for years: that pets can be good for our health and well-being. Companion animals are being introduced into the therapeutic regimens of nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, behavioral health programs and others. Therapeutic riding improves the motor skills and coordination of the physically challenged. Pets help inmates in correctional facilities and juvenile offenders to learn empathy and compassion. Dogs can help reluctant readers read. Seniors have discovered that a pet can help them maintain independent living. Military veterans are using therapy dogs and horses to help them cope with ADHD. Canine exercise programs are helping people overcome obesity. In short, wherever people have special needs, someone with passion and an animal with the proper temperament can create an imaginative way to being pets and people together for mutual benefit. In what way could you benefit?
  • 7. SOME OF OUR FRIENDS… Ernie Karl & Nathan Zeus & Cookie Dixie