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Post by Bonobo on Apr 24, 2011 6:59:25 GMT 1
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Post by uncltim on Apr 24, 2011 13:27:33 GMT 1
A mild mannered and well trained dog is of great value to children and any family.
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 30, 2011 20:52:20 GMT 1
A mild mannered and well trained dog is of great value to children and any family. Unless someone doesn`t tolerate the odour. |
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Post by uncltim on Apr 30, 2011 23:20:55 GMT 1
Dogs do need to be bathed a few times a year. Especially if they roam outside often or are working animals. I can usually walk into a home and detect the ammonia smell from a cat litterbox, but I don't know that I've ever smelled a dog. Maybe if the dog pisses on the carpet, but otherwise I can't say that I've really ever smelled dog. Do you have an allergy to them?
I had a co-worker who was severely diabetic who had a dog specially trained to detect ketones in his odor and alert him to check his blood sugar level even before he felt any symptoms. One of the most amazing things I ever saw. Service animals in the States are considered in high regard.
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Post by Bonobo on May 1, 2011 6:40:26 GMT 1
Dogs do need to be bathed a few times a year. Especially if they roam outside often or are working animals. I can usually walk into a home and detect the ammonia smell from a cat litterbox, but I don't know that I've ever smelled a dog. Maybe if the dog pisses on the carpet, but otherwise I can't say that I've really ever smelled dog. Do you have an allergy to them? I don`t have allergy, the smell of dog seems repulsive to me, when dogs come to me, I stroke them but never hug, contrary to cats which smell lovely. This is indeed a very unusual case. |
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Post by glee ♥ on May 10, 2011 21:04:02 GMT 1
I think it's a great idea to work with animals. I heard about horse-therapy. I read a book about it.
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Post by Bonobo on May 10, 2011 21:11:48 GMT 1
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Post by glee ♥ on May 11, 2011 20:01:40 GMT 1
My mum is working with sick people. She is looking after them, it's her job. So I have always had a contact with such people.
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Post by Bonobo on Apr 2, 2020 14:30:53 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Feb 12, 2024 13:13:36 GMT 1
Psychiatric treatment with alpacas? Yes, it's possible. At the Children and Youth Treatment Center in Zabór, Lubusz, three alpacas: Max, Biszkopt and Rosman are to help treat children and teenagers with depression and anxiety.
An alpaca house and a special enclosure were built in the largest children's psychiatric hospital in Poland in Zabór, Lubusz Province.
Contact with an animal helps in the treatment of depression and anxiety - says Andrzej Żywień, director of the facility. An animal that is soft, fluffy and looks extremely harmless increases your self-esteem . When taking an alpaca for a walk, a child has the impression that he or she has control over someone bigger than himself, has agency and takes responsibility for the animal.
The specialist adds that alpacas themselves are not very trusting animals and need time to, for example, let themselves be touched. This is also intended to help patients who will need to find a way to connect.
The animals are still acclimatizing. The first classes may take place next week at the earliest . It is very important for us to develop opportunities. You can take such an alpaca for a walk, feed it, pet it, hug it. In the future, we also want to introduce occupational therapy for which we will be able to use the fur of these animals - explains Andrzej Żywień.
The Children and Youth Treatment Center in Zabór is the largest psychiatric center for children in Poland. From 65 to even 80 patients are cared for here. They struggle with various problems. These are often depression, anxiety and eating disorders. There are still a lot of problems , adds the director of the facility.
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