Our Pet Bond
ListenMany of us feel our pets are family, but what is that special bond? We’ll look into that remarkable inter-species relationship and talk to the author of Weekends with Daisy about a unique prison program that trains service dogs to assist people with disabilities.
Later, we’ll talk to Michele Pich, a pet loss and grief counselor from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital about ways therapy dogs can help us and how we express bereavement when we have to let go.
For more information about NEADS service dogs visit http://www.neads.org.
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