Reid’s Dog Therapy Program
Celebrating 30 Years of Dog Therapy at Reid Health!
What is Pet Therapy?
Pet therapy helps to reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Along with the obvious emotional benefits of adoring pets, studies have shown that the presence of animals has a positive effect on human physiology. Pet therapy can decrease a patient's blood pressure and heart rate. But most of all the furry friends make all of us feel loved and at ease.
Reid's Therapy Dogs
Weekly visits to patients at Reid are provided by trained dog therapy volunteer teams. All visits require patient consent. Our therapy dogs provide unconditional love and acceptance. With the facilitation of their human handlers, our therapy dogs create a unique bond with patients and visitors that have a very real healing dimension.
Meet our Therapy Dogs
Alabama
Brimley
Charlie
Clemmie
Darla
Ellie
Griffy
Gus
Hanna
Harper
Journee
Kimber
Kobalt
Kona
Lily
Maggie
Marley
Nala
Toula
Retired Therapy Dogs
Thank you for your service
Cappy - 5 years of service
Lucas - 3 years of service
Molly - 6 years of service
Arlo - 5 years of service
In Memoriam
They have helped to ease pain and raise the spirits of many over the years; dearly missed, but not forgotten.
Alvin - 8 years of service
Bailey - 5 years of service
Bridgett - 5 years of service
Cheyenne - 4 years of service
Dupont - 10.5 years of service
Harley - 5 years of service
Jenna - 10 years of service
Salmon - 11 years of service
Most years served
Salmon holds the record for years of service and hours of service for Reid Health service Dogs. Salmon was a service dog for 11 years and 3 months, accumulating over 400 hours. Salmon comes from a family of service dogs. His mom, Jenna and littermate Dupont both have over 10 years of service at Reid. Salmon was a Certified Disaster Stress Relief Dog. He responded to natural and man-made disaster events throughout the U.S. His calming temperament made him a natural comfort & companion dog. We are so thankful for Salmons years of service.
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