Ask the Vet
Your favorite radio show about pets is now a podcast! In partnership with Sirius XM, the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center presents ‘Ask the Vet,’ a podcast all about the pets we love and how to care for them. Dr. Ann Hohenhaus answers questions for pet parents, chats with leading animal experts, and talks about the most concerning issues for our furry friends.
Ask the Vet
34. Therapy Dogs Comfort Patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with Jane Kopelman
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The Animal Medical Center
Dr. Ann Hohenhaus interviews Jane Kopelman who serves as consultant to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s ‘Caring Canines’ therapy dogs. Jane is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and a Certified Therapy Dog Team Evaluator for pet partners. Tune in as they discuss:
- How Jane's interest in therapy dogs began
- What makes a good therapy dog?
- How you get a therapy dog used to the hospital environment
- The importance of the therapy dog's handler
- Where else can therapy dogs work besides hospitals
- Why therapy dogs are so meaningful for people
- Can therapy dogs get stressed?
- How to participate in the Caring Canines program
Also on this month's show:
- Viral trending animal story about the journey of a panda family from Washington D.C. to China
- Animal news, including Golden Retriever Stella's incredible survival in the Alaskan wilderness
- Pet Health Listener Q&A
Do you have a pet question for Dr. Hohenhaus? Email askthevet@amcny.org to have your question answered on Ask the Vet's Listener Q&A.
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