Animal Welfare United States Project #22058

Meet Aspen! Certified Therapy Dog.

by Fair Haven, Inc

Project Report | Sep 25, 2018
I am here for you!

By Kelly Vates | Executive Director

Aspen getting a check up

Hello Everyone!

Thank you for your continued support of our project! Aspen is Fairy Haven's Certified therapy dog and is trained to provide affection and a sense of comfort to individuals in hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, stressful situations and here at our Rape Crisis Center.

Aspen has been working at Fair Haven for over 3 years now and she is pretty good at her job! She loves the clients and the staff. She is here for support and affection during any difficult situation.

What are the benefits of animal therapy? They include: reduction in anxiety, grief and isolation. Reduction in blood pressure, depression, and risk of heart attack or stroke. Improved willingness to be involved in a therapeutic program or group activity. Increase in developing trust, empathy and teamwork.

Additional to her training, Aspen sees her Veterinarian regularily! To keep her certification in good standing, Aspen must be healthy, up to date on all vacinations and receiving preventive/maitenance medicines for heartworm & flee & tick. These are essential for her health and the health of those she works with.

To keep Aspen healthy, we partner with Hebron Animal Hospital. Their caring staff are just wonderful. Aspen reluctanly accepts the blood work and shots in exchange for the treats! At her visit last week, Aspen weighed in at 93.6 lbs! She is a whole lot to love!

Thank you again for your support of this very special project! We feel so honored to have Aspen as part of the team and sharing love and support to victims of sexual assault. We could not do this without you!

Sharing love and support

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