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Therapy dogs article

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1) add the characteristics that make a dog qualified as a therapy dogs


 * use the website therapy dog training and certification from american kennel club

In order for a dog to be a good candidate to become a therapy dog and receive an AKC certify title they should be calm and social with strangers. They should also be able to adjust to loud noises and fast movements.

There are certain training steps that are needed for a dog to become AKC certified. The first step is to socialize your dog, get them used to being around people and other animals. Then they go through test to become AKC certified. They are tested on behaviors such as no jumping and being able to walk on a loose leash. Once the dog becomes AKC certified they are signed up for training classes. The first class is called distraction proofing class and this basically helps the dog become more focused. The last class is the therapy training class itself, this is where the dog and the dogs owner are prepared for therapy visits.

Therapy dogs offer many benefits to people and patients. Therapy dogs help patients to participate in be physical activity. They also help encourage them to have cognitive, social, and communication goals.

Article selection

1 Article: therapy dogs


 * the article doesn't cover how a therapy dog is trained
 * doesn't cover what qualities make a good therapy dog
 * doesn't cover the types of disorders or disabilities that therapy dogs can help with

2nd article: Anxiety Disorders


 * article has a good amount of information
 * only talks about therapy and medicine for treatment
 * doesn't mention about therapy dogs as another form of treatment

3rd article: autism spectrum

Article Evaluation
 * uses proper facts well
 * describes what autism spectrum is and what causes it and what it includes
 * only talks about medical treatment such as medicine, also talks about therapy sessions as a treatment but nothing about therapy dogs helping


 * Everything in the article seems to be up to date
 * i like how they added a portion of the song "Hello" into the article while they were talking about the lyrics
 * I would have added a little bit more about the meaning of the song and what type of story is adele trying to get across in the lyrics
 * It was nice to see all of the chart performances but I wouldn't have spent to to much time on that . i think all what could have been done was adding the chart and them follow it with an explanation, or right after talking about the chart performances immediately add the chart so it flows into one another and not talk about the music video after the chart performances and then add the chart later. it comes off as unorganized and a little confusing when you are trying to read the article.
 * I didn't see or at least didn't feel any type of claim. I didn't feel any bas either which is good due to the fact that this article is mostly about facts than opinion.
 * a few links that i tried worked and brought me to the other article this information was pulled from.
 * in the talk section a lot of people asked about either the lyrics and recordings or the live performances and the charts