Therapiedier
Adopting a dog is one of the best decisions you can make. You are giving an animal a new chance at a safe and loving life. Yet, a successful adoption does not begin the moment the dog comes home. It begins much earlier: with …
Adopting a rescue dog: don't just choose with your heart, but also with your headRead More
Working professionally with a therapiedier requires the handler to simultaneously pay attention to the client, the context, and the animal’s body language. Observe before interpreting. “The dog is stubborn” is a judgment. “The dog keeps its distance, looks away, and …
A qualitative animal-assisted intervention is evaluated not only on what it yields for the client, but also on what it demands of the animal.More than just being healthyAn animal can be physically healthy and still experience long-term stress. Welfare …
Animal welfare and professional responsibility within AAIRead More
Within the world of animal-assisted interventions, various terms such as AAA, AAE, AAT, AASP, and AAPP are often used. These abbreviations are used internationally, including by organizations such as Animal Assisted Services …
What do AAA, AAE, AAT, AASP, and AAPP mean in animal-assisted interventions?Read More
In some institutions—from nursing homes to hospitals and schools—therapy dogs or other therapiediers are still being turned away on the grounds of hygiene. “Too unpredictable, too dirty, too risky,” is the argument …
Therapy dogs and hygiene: dirtier than humans? On the contrary.Read More
Spring 2025 article in Neos ...
Care comes in many forms... Also with therapy animalsRead More
