Helpful Articles

Here you’ll find articles focused on factual, humane education, and heartwarming stories of how Therapy Dog Teams make people’s lives better. We hope you will be encouraged to live your best WagBreeze Life with your furry companion.

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Photograph of Koda, a brindle pit bull dog, on a leash attached to a turquoise harness sitting on the grass with water in the background in Florida

Can the Way a Dog Looks Determine its Behavior?

People often hear the term “pit bull” or see a pit bull-type dog and immediately have an opinion of the dog’s character.

Reducing Leash Reactivity: The Engage-Disengage Game

Sound familiar? The four “F”s of fear: Many dogs struggle to stay relaxed when they see another dog, a person, or a specific environmental stimulus, and end up reacting with an intense stress response.

Therapy Dogs: Mental Health & Furry Snuggles

It’s no secret that dogs can bring you immense joy. They can provide snuggles on what would have been an empty couch while you binge-watch Netflix. They can be your running partner when you’re training for a marathon. They can be your best friend. But did you know they can help teach children to read?

Nina Ottosson and the Origin of Pet Puzzle Games

Nina Ottosson jokingly waved to the hundreds of people roving around the Global Pet Expo, like she was Miss Universe.

“In the beginning, people called me a crazy lady … if you ever think anyone would buy a puzzle for a dog,” she said in her heavy Swedish accent. “Nobody believed.”