Their sensitive noses can detect an impending seizure, sniff out signs of Covid and even expose cancer. Now, scientists have ...
A Canadian pilot study shows that dogs can be taught to recognize the scent of psychotrauma on the breath, opening the ...
Dear Doctors: My brother was just diagnosed with PTSD. I would like to know more about that. A guy in his veterans’ support group who got a therapy dog says it’s helping him feel better.
Dogs could soon sniff out an oncoming post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) flashback after a pair of pooches were trained to smell stress on survivors’ breath. A pilot study has shown that our ...
Adam Roberts reflects on the highs and occasional lows of training Labrador retrievers for the Puppies Behind Bars program.
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A dog owner wants "everyone to know" that dogs wearing yellow harnesses, leashes or ribbons need space from people and other pets. 20 March is the awareness day for #DogsInYellow, which alerts ...
José Romero, a 42-year-old Army veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, never thought that a dog could change his life. “When I left the Army, I was in pretty bad shape. I was having ...
For some people, a service dog is the best match. This is a dog trained to recognize the needs of its handler and perform specific tasks to address those needs.
DEAR DOCTORS: My brother was just diagnosed with PTSD. I would like to know more about that. A guy in his veterans' support group who got a therapy dog says it's helping him feel better.