education program with dogs and other animals showed increased attendance, increased knowledge and skill objectives, and decreased antisocial and violent be- havior compared to those who were not in an animal-assisted program.
Who rescued who? So I guess I’m really not sure why dogs
(and other pet animals) are willing to give so much of themselves to us. In wild dog packs, each member supports the other unconditionally. In dog-human packs, it seems like dogs continue to fulfill this amazing role of supporting each and every member of their family, unconditionally. I did find one study that found that shel- ter animals who were visited frequently by humans showed a decrease in several markers of stress, so it is possible that dogs are experiencing many of the same ben- efits from being with us that we are from being with them. What I do know is dogs seem to find
it extremely easy to share all of themselves with us. They are there for us regardless of our life situation, our financial situation, our mood, day or night. They live in the present moment and do their best to help us do the same.
When Dr. Tom Moorcroft, DO is not prac- ticing Osteopathic medicine at Origins Of Health in Glastonbury, he and his family enjoy spending time with their canine friends Re- ese, Rascal and Payne and their feline friends Napolean and Daleela. See ad on page 34.
26 September 2010
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