A Dog’s Job: The Right Nose for Diabetes

This early warning system is hairy and has a cold snout: Diabetes detection dogs, also called hypo dogs, hardly give way from their owner and hit alarm with the paw if a hypoglycaemia is threatening to come up – often long before the owner notes the first signs himself. A Dog’s Job: The Right Nose for Diabetes - read more

Physiotherapy with Pink Assistants: “The Pig Is not the Therapist, but Me.“

Pigs in a nursing home – what are they doing there? They are assisting their owner Daan Vermeulen. He is a physiotherapist from the town Borken in Germany. When visiting nursing homes with dementia patients and children with disabilities his tame house pigs Felix (4) and Rudi (5) accompany him. Four years ago he discovered by chance that they can keep his patients on their toes.  Physiotherapy with Pink Assistants: “The Pig Is not the Therapist, but Me.“ - read more

Leading the Blind: Hoof Meets Paw

A pony in the passenger compartment of the airplane or in the cabin on the cruise ship: Once again, nothing seems to be impossible in the USA. There, not only guide dogs, but also little ponies accompany visually impaired people through their life. However, whether the hoofed animals could really substitute the assistants on paws is much discussed in Germany. Leading the Blind: Hoof Meets Paw - read more

Leading the Blind: Hoof Meets Paw

A pony in the passenger compartment of the airplane or in the cabin on the cruise ship: Once again, nothing seems to be impossible in the USA. There, not only guide dogs, but also little ponies accompany visually impaired people through their life. However, whether the hoofed animals could really substitute the assistants on paws is much discussed in Germany. Leading the Blind: Hoof Meets Paw - read more

Autism: Trained Service Dogs Can Help Children

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[22/10/2010] Dogs have a special role in the lives of children with special needs. According to a new study, specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and enhance the socialisation skills of children with Autism Syndrome Disorders (ASDs).  Autism: Trained Service Dogs Can Help Children - read more

Three-Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research

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[02/07/2010] Scientists in Germany are examining how 3-legged dogs move to help design and develop robots that can adapt to unexpected conditions. Three-Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research - read more

Three-Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research

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[02/07/2010] Scientists in Germany are examining how 3-legged dogs move to help design and develop robots that can adapt to unexpected conditions. Three-Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research - read more

Variety of Furry Helpers

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[08/01/2010] When disability or illness makes it difficult to open a door, pick up keys or call for help, a service dog might ease these frustrations of daily living.  Variety of Furry Helpers - read more

Variety of Furry Helpers

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[08/01/2010] When disability or illness makes it difficult to open a door, pick up keys or call for help, a service dog might ease these frustrations of daily living.  Variety of Furry Helpers - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

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[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication

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[04/12/2009] Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. Recovering with Dogs Requires Less Pain Medication - read more

Developmental Disabilities: Exercise Healthy Option

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[05/01/2009] Group exercise programs, treadmill training and horseback riding can be healthy choices for children with developmental disabilities, a new review of studies concludes.  Developmental Disabilities: Exercise Healthy Option - read more

Dolphin 'Therapy' a Dangerous Fad?

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[19/12/2007] People suffering from chronic mental or physical disabilities should not resort to a dolphin "healing" experience, warn two researchers from Emory University.  Dolphin 'Therapy' a Dangerous Fad? - read more

Creature Discomforts - Change the Way You See Disability

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[28/11/2007] A new campaign to challenge and change attitudes towards disability was launched by Leonard Cheshire Disability.  Creature Discomforts - Change the Way You See Disability - read more

Therapeutic Vaulting

Therapeutic vaulting is alongside hippotherapy and riding for disabled people one of the three partitions of therapeutic riding. Therapeutic Vaulting - read more

Up- and Downhill with Handbike and Dog

The 40-year old Alexander Epp from South Germany does not really like comfortable hotel rooms. Several times a year he packs his baggage and disappears with hand bike and his favourite travel companion, a dog, into the mountains – without help and without a tent. REHACARE.de talked to him about his intentions to do so. Up- and Downhill with Handbike and Dog - read more

Up- and Downhill with Handbike and Dog

The 40-year old Alexander Epp from South Germany does not really like comfortable hotel rooms. Several times a year he packs his baggage and disappears with hand bike and his favourite travel companion, a dog, into the mountains – without help and without a tent. REHACARE.de talked to him about his intentions to do so. Up- and Downhill with Handbike and Dog - read more

Horse Riding Weekend for Deaf Children

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[12/01/2007] The National Deaf Children's Society is organising a weekend dedicated to horse riding for deaf children at the International School of Riding, Warwick from Friday 16 till Saturday 17 February.  Horse Riding Weekend for Deaf Children - read more

$200,000 to Blind Woman Turned down for Job

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[20/01/2006] A telemarketing company has agreed to pay $200,000 to a blind woman whose job application it refused to consider because she came to the interview with a guide dog.  $200,000 to Blind Woman Turned down for Job - read more

Are Pets Good for You?

[28/11/2005] Owning a pet is linked to health and wellbeing, particularly for older people and patients recovering from major illness.  Are Pets Good for You? - read more

Are Pets Good for You?

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[28/11/2005] Owning a pet is linked to health and wellbeing, particularly for older people and patients recovering from major illness.  Are Pets Good for You? - read more

Swimming with Dolphins - An Effective Therapy against Depression

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[28/11/2005] Researchers in this week's Britisch Medical Journal support the theory of biophilia, which shows how human health and wellbeing are dependent on our relationships with the natural environment.  Swimming with Dolphins - An Effective Therapy against Depression - read more

Swimming with Dolphins- An Effective Therapy against Depression

[28/11/2005] Researchers in this week's Britisch Medical Journal support the theory of biophilia, which shows how human health and wellbeing are dependent on our relationships with the natural environment.  Swimming with Dolphins- An Effective Therapy against Depression - read more

Puppy Socialisers Urgently Needed

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[14/02/2005] Local charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, in the UK is in urgent and desperate need of members of the public to volunteer to take puppies and young dogs into their homes for up to six months as part of the dogs' early training. Puppy Socialisers Urgently Needed - read more

Puppy Socialisers Urgently Needed

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[14/02/2005] Local charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, in the UK is in urgent and desperate need of members of the public to volunteer to take puppies and young dogs into their homes for up to six months as part of the dogs' early training. Puppy Socialisers Urgently Needed - read more

What a Dog's Life

The dolphin and the horse are joined by a third one: a dog. But it is not just any dog - it is a landseer - large, strong, wispy, black and white. Like the others, this animal is also supposed to help handicapped children to achieve more vitality and self confidence. What a Dog's Life - read more