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Doggie Donation Corps Update

The Doggie Donation Corps works hard to say “thank you” to service men and women by helping to fund the training of service dogs for wounded Veterans. You can join the Doggie Donation Corps by making a donation to the [...]


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Kudos to Mon Valley Hospital Extending Care to 4-Legged Friends

Mon Valley Hospital gets a lot of help from their 4-legged volunteers. You can read all about some of the amazing work these seemingly ordinary dogs (and one special cat) have performed for patients and staff at Mon Valley in [...]


ResidencePets5_retired teacher Marge Farr

Therapy Dogs Weave Their Magic

In The Power of Wagging Tails, therapy dog coordinator Ann Cadman shares how therapy dogs have a sixth sense to sniff out where and how they are most needed: – “Ann often tells new therapy dog handlers, ‘Therapy dogs are [...]


Birdie "flunked out" as a goose chaser, but is a therapy dog star in Ther Power of Wagging Tails

Do YOU Have What It Takes To Be A Therapy Dog?

There are so many wonderful facets to therapy dog work. One of my favorite is that therapy dog work isn’t restricted to certain dog breeds, pedigrees, or ages. In fact, some therapy dog programs, like helping children struggling with reading, [...]


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Get Your Doggie Stamps

I absolutely love writing and receiving letters. Letter writing was a daily activity for my mom when I was growing up and our extended family lived out of town and long-distance phone calls were pricey. As I’ve gotten older, the [...]

 

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