There’s a unique yoga trend in Rochester – goat yoga. Yoga instructor, Sarinna Fisher of Urban Yoga MN, thought of combining goats and yoga. While Tim Taylor, the provider of the goats, thinks that the idea is quite silly, he says that people enjoy the presence of these animals.

While yoga participants are doing their thing, 12 baby goats roam around and eat. This is some form of animal therapy, as the presence of these animals can be therapeutic.

Article source: abc 6 News

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Biscotti, Renoir, and Mia are therapy pups that do their rounds at Adventist Health Simi Valley hospital during Mondays and Thursdays. Marie Rayburn, their owner and handler, visits each room and asks the patients if they would like a visit from the 3 therapy pups.

Rayburn had her pups certified by Therapy Dogs International – it’s a nonprofit organization that regulates, tests, and registers therapy dogs. Shirley Niell, the hospital’s communications manager, appreciates the presence of Rayburn’s therapy pups because she knows that patients can stay for a longer time. With the 3 furry friends around, time passes by quickly.

Rayburn says that she prepares Biscotti, Renoir, and Mia by bathing them and brushing their teeth. She also dresses them in seasonal outfits to attract patients. When the 3 pups are doing their duty, people are not allowed to feed them – only praise them.

Article source: Simi Valley Acorn

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Shawn Flowers talks about animal training after Koko, a western lowland gorilla, died. He mentions Operant Conditioning, a learning process coined by BF Skinner, where actions that are reinforced by rewards and punishments are strengthened and weakened. Rewards and punishments are effective means of helping you meet your goals for the animal.

When it comes to dogs, house training is the first thing to do. Never reprimand your dog when he goes inside your house, but lead him outside and reward him. To promote good behavior especially when guests are around, make sure to teach your dogs to sit, come, and stay.

The aspect of service dogs is another one that requires rigorous training. Service dogs aid disabled people (such as blind people) to avoid obstacles when walking. There are also service dogs that detect the onset of a seizure or sudden changes in blood sugar.

Article source: The Columbus Telegram

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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Home Instead Senior Care is considering the idea of training two kittens to become therapy animals in the future. These lovely kitties are Lex and Stella. They’ve been adopted by Home Instead to help create a positive environment for the clients and new staff.

Franchise owner Shanna Howard says that the work environment at Home Instead is a team-focused one, and decided among themselves to adopt Lex and Stella after researching the calming benefits of animals. Why two kittens? Studies show that a pair is better and makes each kitten happier.

The staff attests to the joy that Lex and Stella brings. In fact, they give new staff hires more reasons to talk to one another. The kittens walk around and just make everyone feel more comfortable. For now, Lex and Stella are office pets.

Source: the-dispatch.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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To Valerie Curran, animals are precious. She works with the global animal rescue group, No Dogs Left Behind, and was able to raise $20,000 and save dogs from China.

Curran mentions China’s Yulin festival where 10,000 dogs are being killed. She learned that China has a very different perspective about animals and that the people there feel that the more suffering that’s inflicted, the tastier the meat.

Successful in her endeavor, Curran was able to save 25 dogs from the shelter. She wants more dogs to be saved as they help us with therapy, the military, and do search and rescue.

Article source: cbs17.com

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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