Communication
Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Jan 13, 2020 Imagine this: You’re walking your leashed dog on a trail and you see a leashed dog approaching. The owner tenses, pulls the
January 14, 2020
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Ordinary Dogs Transforming Lives
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Dogs Have Issues Too: Helping Dogs Cope with Stress.
Our psychiatric service dogs all begin as shelter dogs. In meeting and assessing these dogs, we are acutely aware of the need to help dogs cope with stress. Even the
January 14, 2020
The half-click
Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Dec 31, 2019 What do you do when you predict a successful repetition in a shaping session and then, just as you are
December 31, 2019
Thank you Matthew Hanzel!
Matthew is a wonderful young man who chose Healing Companions as his project for Awesome 2019. We really appreciate his taking the time to learn about us and his
December 9, 2019
Trust
Republished courtesy of Denise Fenzi | Nov 26, 2019 A friend of mine went to see an in person trainer – an excellent trainer; I know her well. That
November 27, 2019
Grant Awarded!
Healing Companions is grateful this for the many generous donations from charitable funds.
November 15, 2019
Typical or Atypical Dog Behavior – Denise Fenzi
by Denise Fenzi | Nov 15, 2019 Typical behavior is what I would expect of a given dog in a given circumstance. It has nothing to do with desirable
November 15, 2019
Denise Fenzi Podcast
Check out this podcast where Denise Fenzi talks to Suzanne Clothier about “Relationship Centered Training”. Suzanne and Denise talk about how she got her start in dogs, what led
November 15, 2019
Thank you!
Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Gregory for their continued generosity and support in honor of their daughter Elena. We are deeply touched and grateful. Thanks also to Red
November 11, 2019
Music Therapy for Dogs
We thought you might be interested in this new link on our resources page highlighting Music Therapy for Dogs. If you haven’t visited our resource pages for websites and
November 11, 2019
Good news! AmazonSmile is now available in the Amazon Shopping App
If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can now support Healing Companions Inc in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device! Simply follow these instructions to turn on
September 23, 2019
Charlotte and Rosie Getting Started and Could Use Your Help
By Rita Guinta, Volunteer Creative Writer ~ Healing Companions, Inc. Meet Charlotte and Rosie, her psychiatric service dog in training. They are a new team with Healing Companions who have
August 19, 2019
CALLING ALL SHOPPERS!
If I told you that you could help both people and dogs, at the same time, for FREE, would you do it? Of course, you would. All good-hearted people would
August 6, 2019
Meet Cyndi and Sage, Her Psychiatric Service Dog in Training
by Rita Guinta, Volunteer Creative Writer, Healing Companions, Inc. My name is Cyndi and I appreciate this opportunity to share my story about my psychiatric service dog in training
August 4, 2019
Charlotte and Rosie – Our Newest Placement
Charlotte and Rosie met and bonded immediately! We are so thrilled with how smoothly this adoption has and continues to go thanks to the support of so many folks. We
July 12, 2019
Crispness and Anxiety: Is there a relationship?
by Denise Fenzi* | Jun 24, 2019 I’m on a roll with this crispness topic! I have talked about the importance of being crisp in training. Crispness provides clarity to our dogs which
July 3, 2019
Free. New. Worth your while. Why not?
by Denise Fenzi* | June 22, 2019 It is common for individuals to struggle in the space between basic manners for a dog and understanding the underlying science and more
July 3, 2019
Thanks to Denise Fenzi for Sharing
We want to give a big THANKS to Denise Fenzi for allowing us to repost her blogs for our audience. She is also allowing us access to some of
July 3, 2019
Donation in Memory of Elena Gregory
Healing Companions, Inc would like to thank the Gregory’s for their very generous donation in memory of Elena. We are honored to be chosen for such an important tribute.
June 24, 2019
Fundraiser for Cyndi
Cyndi Foster would like you to support Service dog training by Healing Companions by making a donation and spreading the word. Cyndi’s story is typical of our client’s struggles with
June 12, 2019