Dementia assistance dogs

[DogsAndTheMob]

Dementia dog study aims to prove effectiveness of assistance dogs

 

Once again, I'm wowed by the ways in which dogs can help people. They are so versatile.

Edited October 19, 2017 by DogsAndTheMob

[asal]

This is way we need to get back acceptance of pets in a household, they have been assistance providers for thousands of years.

so many places do not allow pets anymore. 

more's the pity.

Edited October 20, 2017 by asal

[persephone]

46 minutes ago, asal said:

This is way we need to get back acceptance of pets in a household, they have been assistance providers for thousands of years.

so many places do not allow pets anymore. 

more's the pity.

YES!!!
there was a very good reason why the swaggies/alcoholics/ knobby-knee'd kids /widows,  of years gone by usually had dogs .Those dogs were a part of life ..they provided different things to their owners, depending . 

Back when The Boss & I were quite young, we had a yellow lab . She used to always 'tell on us' , if we went somewhere/did something  wrong/not safe - she'd race off & tell Mum .........  *sigh* 

Edited October 20, 2017 by persephone

[DogsAndTheMob]

2 hours ago, persephone said:

YES!!!
there was a very good reason why the swaggies/alcoholics/ knobby-knee'd kids /widows,  of years gone by usually had dogs .Those dogs were a part of life ..they provided different things to their owners, depending . 

When I was in Sydney a year or so ago, I saw volunteers for a wonderful project supporting homeless people and their pets. 

 

Conversely, I have heard negative stories about retirement villages and false advertising of pet-friendly policies, although I'm not sure how true these stories are; it would be interesting to get feedback from other DOLers.