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PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dogs in the News
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Interacting with dogs may affect multiple areas of the brain, study finds
CNN, March 12, 2024
Therapy Dogs Offer Mental Health Support for U of S Students
CTV News Saskatoon, January, 2024, Video Interview
Emotional Support and Belly Rubs: Trail-Blazing In-School Therapy Dog Retires
Winnipeg Free Press, Jan 22, 2024
Therapy Dogs, Service Dogs & the PAWSitive Connections Lab
Global News Kingston, Nov 14, 2023
The Pawsitive Effect of Therapy Dogs in a Hospital Emergency Department
The Science Breaker, April 14, 2023
Officials hope police therapy dogs can help comfort people in crisis, create positive connections be
Wisconsin Public Radio, March 9, 2023
Therapy Dogs Online - How Carey and IWDA's Dell Maintained Therapy Programs During COVID
IWDA Newsletter, December 14, 2022
New Therapy Dog Handlers' Course
Global News TV Saskatoon, November 20, 2022
PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dogs in the News
New Course Helping Therapy Dog Handlers
Saskatchewan Weekend with Shauna Powers, November 5, 2022
USask Team, St. John Ambulance Partner on Skills Training for Therapy Dog Handlers
USask Media Release, November 3, 2022
Saskatoon Therapy Dog Who Changed Lives of Prisoners, Eased Fears at Vaccine Clinics, Dies
CBC News, December 24, 2021
Therapy Dog Anna-Belle Touched Many Lives from All Walks of Life
CBC Radio, Lisha Gerbinski Show, December 23, 2021
Anna-Belle, May 20, 2011 - December 18, 2021
Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Classified Obituary, December 23, 2021
Dogs Trained to Comfort Nervous People, Help Kids Get COVID-19 Vaccines
Global Radio, Kelly Cutrara Show, November 29, 2021
Some Clinics Using Therapy Dogs to Help Anxious People get COVID-19 Jabb
Canadian Press, November 28, 2021 (picked up by National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Global News, CTV News, Eminetra Canada, The Chronicle Journal)
Therapy Dogs Set to Assist with Vaccination Clinics on USask Campus
Therapy Dogs Reduce Anxiety for Vaccination Clinics
Canine Comfort at Saskatoon Vaccination Clinic
Dogs Lens their Paws at Saskatoon Vaccine Clinic
PAWS Your Stress Podcasts
In this episode of Be Well at USask, as part of a series focusing on mental health during Mental Health Week, Peter Hedley talks to Alexandria Pavelich and and Holly McKenzie about the USask PAWS Your Stress Therapy Dog Program. They discuss how mental health and well-being is supported through their program, the role that the Student Wellness Centre and other community partners have in supporting USask community wellness, and evidence-based facts regarding the benefit of human-animal interaction.
University of Saskatchewan Media Release, May 11, 2020 New USask podcast series focuses on mental health, wellness amid COVID-19.
Members of our Paws Your Stress Therapy Dog program team, Drs. Colleen Anne Dell and Holly McKenzie, got an opportunity to speak with Anna Stone from the Carleton University Therapy Dog Program. Both of our programs moved online at the start of the pandemic so there has been much to learn from one other. You can watch the podcast here!
Members of our team, Dr. Holly McKenzie and Ben Carey were recently featured on the ReBalance Kinetics podcast with Lana Welchman, to talk about the transition of our therapy dog program from in person to online. You can watch the podcast here!
Presentations
- Williamson, L., Dell, C., Carey, B., Pavelich, A., McKenzie, H., Gibson, M., & Cruz, M. 2021. Online Therapy Dog Programming: What’s in it for the Dog? International Society for Anthrozoology (ISAZ) Conference, Virtual Platform.
- Dell, C., Williamson, L., McKenzie, H., Carey, B., Cruz, M., Gibson, M., & Fletcher-Hildebrand, S. 2021. Online Therapy Dog Programming: Ethical Considerations. Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) Conference, Virtual Platform.
- Carey, B., Pavelich, A., Fletcher-Hildebrand, S., Wirchenkio, T., & Zaphod (2021). PAWS YOUR STRESS. Transitioning Therapy Dogs Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 10th Annual E-Mental Health Health Conference: Virtual Care in Times of Crisis and Beyond.
- Carey, B. (2021). Transitioning a Therapy Dog Program Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Virtual Solutions for Substance Use Care. *Keynote of Tomorrow Award.
- Dell, C. (2020). A Community Discussion: Facilitating Multi-Species Dementia Care in the Time of COVID-19. Multi-Species Dementia Network. United Kingdom.
- Dell, C. (2020). Therapy Dogs Online During COVID-19. Human Animal Interaction Section Webinar.
- Chalmers, D. and Dell, C.2020. “PAWSitive Support: The Development of aPrison-Based Canine Assisted Learning (CAL) Program”. 6th International Veterinary Social Work Summit. Knoxville, TN. Virtual.
- Dell, C. (2020). Therapy Dogs and Mental Wellness During COVID-19. NeuroSask SK Weekly Meeting.
Publications
Dell, C.A., Williamson, L., McKenzie, H., Carey, B., Cruz, M., Gibson, M., Pavelich, A. (2021). “A Commentary about Lessons Learned: Transitioning a Therapy Dog Program Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Animals. Special Edition - Social Isolation and the Roles That Animals Play in Supporting the Lives of Humans: Lessons for COVID-19. Guest Editor, Dr. Aubrey Fine.
Dell, C., Gibson, M., Carey, B., McKenzie, H., Peachey, S., Williamson, L., Chalmers, D. (2022). "How Therapy Dogs are Helping to Reduce Needle Fear". Canadian Nurse. Practice Article. French.
Recognition
Our team's lightning presentation on "Transitioning a Therapy Dog Program Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic" won the Keynote of Tomorrow Award from the Virtual Solutions for Substance Use Care conference! Team member and presenter Ben Carey now has the opportunity to continue to present our work at a future UBC conference!
Winners of Our Survey Draws
Congratulations to our survey #2 participant Lenore and her pup Benny! We are thankful to all who took part in our survey & to @thepillowshoppe for designing the pillow!
Congratulations to our survey #1 participant on winning this @thepillowshoppe velvet pillow featuring Therapy Dog Mia.