34. Therapy Dogs Comfort Patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with Jane Kopelman

Dr. Ann Hohenhaus interviews Jane Kopelman who serves as consultant to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s ‘Caring Canines’ therapy dogs. Jane is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and a Certified Therapy Dog Team Evaluator for pet partners. Tune in as they discuss:

• How Jane's interest in therapy dogs began
• What makes a good therapy dog?
• How you get a therapy dog used to the hospital environment
• The importance of the therapy dog's handler
• Where else can therapy dogs work besides hospitals
• Why therapy dogs are so meaningful for people
• Can therapy dogs get stressed?
• How to participate in the Caring Canines program

Also on this month's show: 

• Viral trending animal story about the journey of a panda family from Washington D.C. to China
• Animal news, including Golden Retriever Stella's incredible survival in the Alaskan wilderness
• Pet Health Listener Q&A 

Do you have a pet question for Dr. Hohenhaus? Email [email protected] to have your question answered on Ask the Vet's Listener Q&A.

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