While it's well known that spending time with dogs can ease stress, new research shows that watching a short video of a dog can have a similar comforting effect. Led by Dr. John-Tyler Binfet, ...

Dogs offer unconditional love, acceptance and loyalty, making canines not just popular pets but also the most common animal used in therapy. Therapy dogs can even be effective in virtual interactions, ...

New research from UBCO has determined that even a virtual therapy session with a dog can help reduce a person’s stress. This opens the door to expand the program and improve accessibility to pet ...

The less-than-satisfying answer to whether virtual or in-person therapy is best for you is it depends. Though research outcomes indicate that telepsychology (phone and video therapy) and in-person ...

When Carnegie Mellon University graduate student Brian He proposed developing a fully virtual pet, the idea was rejected for lacking innovation. Despite the setback, the Physical Presence Pet team ...

Jigsaw is a licensed therapy animal for Intermountain Therapy Animals. Universe Live reporter Emmeline Blythe met Jigsaw at ...