Pet Therapy is an unbelievable thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2JXs0XN7WY
I picked this video because it gives a lot of information about pet therapy like how the pet qualifies for this job, what they do to help the patients and how much the patients improve after working through the pet therapy. I think it is so amazing how dogs can help blind people or with other disabilities walk around. That is so great.
My family is a part of an organization that raises Labradors with the purpose of serving as guide dogs for people with disabilities. It is amazing how much dogs can help humans emotionally and physically. What is also crazy, is how strenuous the training is that the dogs have to go through to be a guide dog (this is different than simply being a therapy dog). Many dogs do not pass the test that allows them to serve as guide dogs for minor flaws in personality or health. The owner who will then receive the dog is selected in a very detailed process, ensuring that each dog goes to an owner who will benefit the most from what that particular dog has to offer. This whole process of using pets to aid humans in times of need is incredible.
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