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who were gravely ill. For many years, horses were the primary deliverer of these kinds of benefits (and they are still utilized in this capacity today). It wasn’t until the 1800s that nurse Florence Nightingale began to notice that small pets reduced anxiety and stress in both young and old patients. These observations led to research on what came to be known as the human-animal bond.

Sigmund Freud had a chow named Jofi that looked very much like this one. Jofi kept Freud’s patients at ease.

Therapy Dogs

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