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Facility Dogs
A facility dog is a dog that is highly trained to provide certain services & exhibit certain behaviors to suit the needs of staff & clientele within a facility.
Some areas where a facility dog may be beneficial are:
- Victim’s services
- Schools
- Retirement facilities
- Physical therapy departments
- Occupational therapy departments
- Child, youth & advocacy centers
- Speech therapy departments
- Other facilities that enhance the well-being of others
A Facility Dog can assist by:
- Enhancing therapies
- Promoting participation
- Providing deep pressure therapy
- Providing tactile stimulation
- Item retrieval
- Serving as a motivator
- Providing support
- Anxiety reducer
- Providing companionship
- Assisting in relationship building
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