It is becoming common to see dogs assisting people with their mental health in Canadian communities. Over the past five years, our research lab has been studying the benefits of service dogs for ...

When the cast of a Canadian production of "Billy Elliot: The Musical" took their final bow after a recent show, the audience didn't make a single sound — not even a woof. A polite crowd of about a ...

Psychiatric service dogs (PSDs), also known as mental health service dogs, are specially trained to assist their human partners with the symptoms of disabling mental illness and neurodevelopmental ...

I was speaking to a Canadian veteran who was injured during a military mission in Afghanistan. Although he had recovered from the visible injuries, he was left with a condition that occasionally ...