St. Alphonsus Catholic School gets a second therapy dog
St. Alphonsus Catholic School thinks there's enough room in their halls for two furry friends. St. Alphonsus Catholic School is home to students PreK-1 all the way up to sixth grade, but…
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Trent Lott Academy in Pascagoula welcomes therapy dog
Trent Lott Academy in Jackson County has a new friend prancing in the halls and it has four legs. A local elementary school in Pascagoula just got a…
Gulfport AMR dog attended National Championship football game
Last weekend, AMR Therapy Dog Tucker and AMR Deputy Chief Charles Wise ‘ruffereed’ puppies at the playoff championship game presented by Global Medical Response. Tucker and Chief Wise…
Therapy dog cheers up hospital staff at St. Louis University Hospital
Doctors on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis are under a tremendous amount of pressure, but a new four-legged staff member at St. Louis University Hospital is helping to ease some of that stress. Golden retriever "Bennett" is the…
Therapy dog helping kids in the classroom
There's a lot of excited tail-wagging going on surrounding the new kid in class at an Arkansas school. It’s all coming from the district's first therapy dog which goes to school every day. Ranger the Golden Doodle walks the halls…
Lindsey Goodwin With This Week’s Hometown Hero: A Furry, Friendly Helper
They say petting an animal can help relieve stress, so what happens when our four-legged friends are brought into the workplace? Well, studies say the effects seem to magnify — helping employees become calmer, happier, and healthier, especially in high…
Therapy Dog Graduation
A group of special dogs were recognized over the weekend as they prepare to provide support in South Mississippi. ‘Visiting Pet Teams of South Mississippi’ held a graduation ceremony for this year’s group of therapy dogs. The dogs undergo extensive…
Rescue Pup Becomes Therapy Dog
One cocker spaniel is trying to prove the negative stereotype of rescue dogs wrong after earning her recent title as therapy dog. News 25’s Laurene Callander introduces us to Mandy and shares her turnaround from being saved to serving the…