Therapy dogs have been seen to be a tremendous help in schools and hospitals, Cheddar News discusses how your dog can become one.

One Good Thing: Therapy Dogs In Training

And we know the world can be tough sometimes with a seemingly endless stream of negativity. So to take a break, we'd like to tell you about one good thing happening today. Today is good thing is about an organization helping more than 100,000 individuals a year through its therapy dog services. The good dog foundation trains and certifies dogs to become therapy dogs for schools, hospitals, nursing homes and even more meat. Oliver, the yellow lab who sits in on the students reading classes at an elementary school right here in Manhattan. When Oliver comes to visit, everything comes out their their enthusiasm, their love and just the pure joinus. It lights up, it lights up in all of our students faces and and that's why we welcome them. Let's meet Fonzie, a german shepherd who has been a therapy dog since 2017 where he visited prisoners in a parenting program and neurodivergent students. Now he can be found at the public library in the city where he's a non judgmental reading partner who provides emotional support and a positive experience for Children. It's not just kids reaping the benefits of therapy dogs. 15 year old burl is a regular at Mount Sinai Hospital, he's the foundation's oldest serving therapy dog who's been bringing tons of love to the staff for a decade. Now, cooper does the same thing for the cancer patients at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. Everybody just so enjoys our dogs coming in to to see us to say hi, you know, to calm the atmosphere down to make something that was terrifying before, Not so terrifying for five minutes. And those are just a few examples of the thousands of dogs changing human lives with each interaction. These photos show some of the foundation's most recent graduates who have completed the training courses and are officially certified therapy pups. If you're interested in learning more about the Good Dog Training program for your pets, or want to find out how to have a good Dog team, visit your facility. Head to the Good Dog Foundation dot org.