Healing Companions Blog

With the ongoing impact of COVID-19, donations will greatly help Healing Companions in providing Oberlin community members with psychiatric service dogs!  There is a new and extremely simple way to

  As we all know, COVID-19 has drastically changed our lives and has also limited Healing Companions in providing psychiatric service dogs to help those with mental illness. Throughout the

  Learn more about the theory behind some training techniques for dogs that are dealing with fears.  Check out the Integrated Canine Fear Toolbox  with some “new” evidence based tools.

  Jane Miller, our Executive Director is the author of the first book written about the transformative healing power that dogs can bring to the lives of those struggling with

  This is the most basic heeling game that I work with my own dogs, and I work it a lot. For life. Every move is followed by its opposite.

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    Steps Potential Handlers will need to take to be qualified with Healing Companions First, do you qualify for a psychiatric service dog? You must fit the criteria under

  [by Navily Zhen] Stress reduction and relaxation techniques are important for dogs and people alike. When under stress, your body releases a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol has many important

  [by Navily Zhen] As COVID-19 has kept us stuck at home, our dogs are seeing us more than ever. Interactions with our dogs have significantly increased due to our

Donate to Healing Companions to Transform the Lives of Both Dogs and Humans [by Navily Zhen] Why donate to Healing Companions? Healing Companions puts an immense effort into providing those

  [by Navily Zhen] Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs) are trained specifically to assist people with mental illnesses to live more independent, productive lives. Are they actually helpful? Research shows that

Are you aware of the harm your dog’s plastic poop bags may cause? [by Navily Zhen] By now we can understand the dangerous effects that plastic has made on our

  [by Navily Zhen] 67 million pounds of pesticides are used each year on lawns. These lawn pesticides are linked to cancer, birth defects, and reproductive effects among other consequences.

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  We are deeply grateful to Doobert for taking the time to interview us and spread the word about Healing Companions.  It was such a pleasure to talk with them

  Thanks to our talented videographer Thalia Cintron who captured this powerful and poignant story. Healing Companions is proud to say we have many of these stories. Psychiatric Service dogs

  Check out Red Rover for resources to ensure the health and safety of your pets during the novel Coronavirus pandemic. This site is current and updating resources regularly.