We had a great program to learn about the Alliance of Therapy Dogs 
 
Abby and Rod presented the services they can provide to individuals or nursing homes by visiting with a dog owner and their dog to comfort them.  In this case, they were talking about dogs but they also have small horses and some other animals.   Unfortunately, cats are not part of this program and even some other animals will not pass through their qualification process (animal and owner).
 
More information can be found at:  www.therapydogs.com