CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — An American Eskimo dog is doing all he can to help lift spirits at a local nursing home. For the last year and a half, about four to five times a week, Lori Burns brings her ...

One’s Hepworth House Care Home, in Stanley, are starting their weeks with extra smiles, thanks to a friendly and gentle therapy dog who visits every Monday morning.

The role of service and therapy animals continue to grow as people learn the powerful impact that contact and cooperation with other species can have on people. Dogs are helping kids who struggle with ...

Members of The Roanoke Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority recently presented a $1,000 gift to Saint Francis Service Dogs. The gift represents the proceeds from the sorority’s first “Doggy ...

Every Tuesday, Patrick O'Connor and his two dogs head to a local nursing home to provide a special kind of tail-wagging treatment for elderly folks that no human doctor or caretaker can give.

Helping Paws has been in the spotlight since a moment of tragedy in June. Late House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman fostered for the nonprofit for several years before she was killed. The nonprofit ...