"Just having that body next to you sometimes is the comfort they need to do things, go out in public or to get back to school ...

As a young professional, Lauren Haynes has moved a number of times in the past decade for her job - from South Jersey to Philadelphia to California and, most recently, to Charlotte. "I've used all the ...

Dogs really do help people feel better and science now proves it. When time is spent with dogs the brain changes in ways that makes others feel calm and happy. Even just petting a dog makes the mind ...

Yes, there are medical service dogs specifically trained to help those with hearing loss. These hearing dogs are trained to “alert and lead,” helping to hear sounds and notify their person when ...

Regular visits by a therapy dog can aid the healing of people hospitalized for treatment of mental disorders, a new study says. Therapy dogs eased the loneliness and isolation of patients in a ...

Dogs always seem to be drawn to people with a regulated nervous system. They appreciate the calmness of a human who's regulated in their behaviors and actions, largely because they often adopt the ...

At a Ukrainian police canine facility about a 40-minute drive from Kyiv, dogs are being used to do something trauma survivors often struggle with: Persuade the nervous system that danger has ended.

Very often, when I listen to the stories people tell about their dog and others' dogs, I all too often feel they are also talking about themselves and other humans. I have no proof of this possible ...