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Wheatie enjoys his time working with the Doggie Donation Corps, begging for donations for the Pawz For WOunded Vets program

Begging For Donations For Canine Support Teams

Wouldn’t YOUR dog look great in a Pawz For Wounded Vets patriotic bandanna? Make your tax deductible donation to the Pawz For Wounded Vets program. If you’d rather write a check, send me a message and I’ll give you the [...]


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Wheatie Pops In To Washington’s Tavern

Wheatie’s log entry: Before heading home, we popped into Washington’s Tavern and imagined ourselves enjoying a cool dish of water as we shared stories with fellow travelers along Braddock’s new road that would become a model for the nation’s first [...]


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Toby Recalls His Visit to Fort Necessity

Toby’s diary on Saturday: After spending Saturday evening at Wooflands and getting a fine resort breakfast (our doggie kibble served in Nemacolin dishes), we were ready for some more exploring and a taste of early American history. So on the [...]


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Toby’s Visit to La Roche College — Therapy Dogs Taking a Bite Out of Finals Stress

Last night, Toby and several therapy dog friends made their monthly visit to see his college buddies at La Roche college. Before we left, someone asked me, “Why would a therapy dog visit a college?” Sure, you can read all [...]


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Wheatie Enjoys Nemacolin’s Grounds

Wheatie’s Nemacolin log entry: Saturday morning, we took the humans for a nice hike around the grounds where we visited the antique car museum. Several visiting students entered the museum while we were there, ignoring the photos for the real [...]


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Wheatie & Toby Loving the Spa Life

Toby’s Nemacolin diary: Naturally, I was tail-wagging excited to get a taste of resort living. Nemacolin has a doggie spa and kennel called Wooflands, which is where Wheatie and I took their meals and slept, spending most of the daytime [...]


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Wheatie the Research Hound

Last weekend, Wheatie joined me at the 8Th Annual UPMC Anesthesia and Pain Conference at Nemacolin where I lectured about migraine and fibromyalgia and we also shared data from Wheatie’s study, showing the benefits of adding a therapy dog to [...]

 

Books by Dr. Marcus


Fit as Fido
A Doctor's Guide to Dog Therapy and Healing: The Power of Wagging Tails
Therapy Dogs in Cancer Care: A Valuable Complementary Treatment
Your Cancer and Your Dog (Due for release July 2013, Diamedica Publishing)