Show 1028: How Animals Can Help Us Heal

How can animals break through the barriers created by traumatic events and help people heal? We’ll learn about horses that interact with people with dementia, and dogs that visit patients in hospitals. We’ll also find out how service dogs can improve life for people with disabilities.

This Week’s Guests:

Holly Dabelko-Schoeny, MSW, PhD, is an associate professor and the John A. Hartford Faculty Scholar in the College of Social Work at the Ohio State University. Her study was published in Anthrozoos in 2014.

Charles Miller, DVM, is a veterinarian in Durham, NC.