Therapy Dogs

Dogs, in my opinion, make very wonderful pets. Allowing a dog into a workplace makes sense in some ways, but I would definetly not support it. People who support the idea claim they would feel more relaxed, have less stress, and be more

Although it would be nice for dog owners to bring their pet to work with them sounds like a good idea some employees might be alergic to the dogs. In addition to being alergic some employees could have had past experiences with a dog, like being bitten or chased by one and may be anxious around dogs. Furthurmore, dogs are usually very unsanitary and could spread bacteria or diseases throughout the workplace just by licking.

Another reason that this program is a bad idea is because some dogs make lots of noise, they might bark at your coworker or whine at you while you’re working because they need lots of care. Dogs would need exercise, water, food, and attention, caring for their needs at

Therapy dogs are mainly used for people that need affection or comforting. Would you want to pay $125 for a dog because your school won’t let it in? Well think of it this way, not only are some schools not letting dogs

Bringing your dog to work is wonderful. It makes you feel so relax and who doesn't like to feel relaxed. Researchers have found that when pet owners bring their dog to work, they feel less stressed out and feel less anxiety. Feeling more relaxed at work provides a better work enviorment. And having a better work enviorment increases the amount of work being done. Also, having your dog at work makes you more productive than not having your pet at work. When you have your dog at work you feel more at

I believe letting your employees bring their dogs to work is a great way to boost their motivation and work ethic.

So service dogs need training. One of the problems with people who need a service dog is that it is hard to know where to start. Their doctor tells them that they need one and gives them a letter stating so, but then they are on their own. Most people look to service dog organizations. These organizations train the dogs to their own set standard and will try to match them up with the right dog for their needs. This all of course comes at a cost to the disabled person. (who already has many extra costs in life.) The costs can range from five hindered to twenty thousand. One the disabled person has decided that

All service animals must go through a period of training to ensure that they are ready for the task of continuously being in a public setting with large crowds of people. These dogs are well respected and often help handlers with more than just their disorder. As commented by Esnayra, “An employer does not have to tolerate a dog that is not appropriately trained.” Esnayra also firmly states her beliefs through the article on how service animals must be cared for properly and not treated as much as a pet as they should someone who works for you.

While there are some therapy dogs currently being used for their comforting purpose, the main concern is the increasing amount of bogus service dogs and untrained emotional support dogs as their actions directly affect the genuine, trained animals and their owners who depend on them to go about their daily lives. Although there are

Although many dogs work for human, it is not ethical to treat every kind of animals as property. The animals are first independent living things, then they are workers for human. Just like human, none of the employers would treat their employees as property, because every one of us is equal. Working for someone does not mean that we are worse than anyone else. One of our misunderstanding to animals is that we always think we are better than animals mentally, but in fact, animals can feel, sense, and think more than human. Gus, a therapy dog that is mentioned in the reading Therapy Dogs, can sense the voice of loneliness of the patient and immediately knows the patient needs his company, which human

In a recent study conducted by Rebecca Johnson, Ph.D., RN, of the University of Missouri-Columbia Center for the Study of Animal Wellness showed that when humans pet a dog, within minutes there is a huge amount of beneficial hormones known to be associated with health and feelings of well-being.(Becker par. 2) These hormones are called beta endorphin, prolactin, dopamine, oxytocin, and beta phenylethylamine (Becker par. 2). The hormones that are released from the interaction between the animal and the human allow the patients to feel more blissful and trusting. Along with being emotionally benefited from working with animals in assisted therapy; people can benefit physically. For example, people who have physical

Some people have been known to have a fake “service dog” or “therapy dog” due to the idea that some people believe “oh my dog would be a perfect therapy dog he loves people” but they never do the training or the testing required to do this work. Many times the people want to do the work and not the dogs. This idea of “oh my dog would be perfect” can lead to a lot of problem from severity of bites to the lowness of stress and anxiety. A true therapy dog has to be a special balance of stability, lovability, tolerance, able to handle stress, and prepared to cope with the feeling that dogs and people can feel in these facilities ("Ethical Considerations in Animal”). While this problem is not an uncommon one it can be a very serious one, and can be remediated by proper education of the facilities and have stronger

Having administrative support will make your journey through this process a lot easier. Doing research and having a dog therapy advocate come in to discuss the benefits of such program

Questions arise concerning the treatment of therapy dogs when visiting patients and whether animal-assisted therapy really works at all; however, those who disagree aren’t looking at the big picture. Animal-assisted therapy is both an ethical and effective therapy method due to its success in treating those with chronic diseases, disorders, and managing stress and anxiety. The varieties of cases regarding the success of therapy dog treatments far surmount the amount of cases saying otherwise. Animal-assisted therapy stems from the human-animal connection, one of the most unique and powerful bonds man has ever experienced. It is that connection that allows animal assisted therapy to be a critical part of everyone’s daily

My charity organisation is Guide Dogs of America. Guide Dogs of America is a charity organisation that helps the visually impaired or blind people. They are committed to help the blind “see” with guide dogs. They have helped a lot of people by providing the blind or visually impaired with a dog.