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Al Brittain, The Dog Chief
Contributor(s): Michael Fallon
A blog on selection of service dog organizations and pitfalls in the service dog community by Mr. Al Brittain. Al categories of service dogs are covered (medical alert, psychiatric, guide, etc). As written on his blog home page:"I'm very involved in the assistance dog...
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Service Dogs in the Hospital: Helpful or Harmful? A Case report and Clinical Recommendations
Contributor(s): Michael Fallon
A case in which psychiatry was consulted to help manage disruption caused by a patient's service animal in an intensive care unit.
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Does Animal-Assisted Therapy Really Work? (What clinical trials reveal about the effectiveness of four-legged therapists), by Hal Herzog, Psychology Today, Nov 17 2014
Contributor(s): Michael Fallon
Dr. Hal Herzog, as part of his column, "Animals and Us" in Psychology Today, surveys the current literature on animal-assisted therapy and identifies a number of weaknesses in the existing literature, including a lack of a non-treatment control group, insufficient numbers of subjects,...
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Service Dog Blamed for Attack at Outdoor Show, Laura Lewis, The Brunswick Beacon September 15, 2015 (online version)
Contributor(s): Michael Fallon
A report of a pet attacked by a service dog at a public function. The service dog aggressor was there as part of an appearance by a service dog organization at a "show" organized by The Brunswick Beacon. Commenting on the incident, the owner of the service dog organization said,...
