Dog Therapy: The Power of Healing

There are moments Carol Schuster questions why she continues to make the three-hour drive roundtrip just to spend an hour at Maryville Academy each month. Then she remembers her former foster daughter, Anna, who often spoke of the dog therapy program she participated in during her time at Maryville’s Eisenberg campus, a residential care facility […]

by Lisa Zimbler

The Benefits of Canine Hydrotherapy

If your pooch is recuperating from surgery or struggling to lose weight, you may want to dog paddle your way to a canine hydrotherapy center. There are many benefits to canine hydrotherapy, or low-impact, warm water swimming but the main goal is to strengthen the muscles and joints of a dog, says Dr. Katherine Hillebrand, […]

by Jenny Muslin