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Comfort, Connection, and Canine Therapy with Milla Joy
Experience comfort, connection, and canine therapy with Milla Joy, a therapy dog bringing joy, relief, and healing to students and youth.
ICofA Community
Mar 33 min read


Activity Mat in Animal-Assisted Services with Dogs or Cats
An activity mat is a valuable tool in Animal-Assisted Services (AAS) and can contribute to the well-being of both the animal and the...
ICofA Community
Feb 72 min read


Chin target with dogs in Animal-Assisted Services
Chin target with dogs – A Useful Exercise in Animal-Assisted Interventions Chin target is a simple, useful, and effective exercise that...
ICofA Community
Jan 153 min read


PADA Camp 2024
PADA is a personality assessment developed by Dyrebar Omsorg and ICofA, in collaboration with researchers in Hungary, including Ádám...
ICofA Community
Jun 25, 20245 min read


Dogs can smell stress in people
In a pilot study, researchers have investigated the dog's ability to smell stress in the breath of individuals with PTSD - post-traumatic...
ICofA Community
Apr 12, 20242 min read


The therapy dog Alma helped young Nora through debilitating illness
The therapy dog Alma helped young Nora through debilitating illness Irén Sagvolden and therapy dog Alma helped Nora through a difficult...
ICofA Community
Mar 21, 20247 min read


Camilla and Ragnar offer equine therapy.
Camilla Carcary (52) and Ragnar Kjærnes (54) offer equine therapy. Carcary's Therapy Horse Clinic is located in Norway, close to Oslo. It...
ICofA Community
Feb 15, 20243 min read


Shani's journey to become a therapy cat
by Tahira Tarquini Having a cat as your colleague…what a strange idea. How did someone even think of that? That would have been my...
ICofA Community
Feb 5, 20244 min read


Personality in dogs and suitability assessment
Dogs, like us, are born with genes that provide the foundation for how they interact with the world around them. How they react to loud...
ICofA Community
Jan 22, 20244 min read


Do As I Do is an important tool used with therapy dogs
Why use Do As I Do when working with school dogs and therapy dogs? Do As I Do (DAID) is a method for teaching dogs various behaviors,...
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
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