{"id":26,"date":"2019-07-05T17:30:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2019-07-19T04:05:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T04:05:59","slug":"therapy-and-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shetlandsheepdog.org\/ssca\/about-shelties\/therapy-and-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelties as Therapy & Assistance Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a breed, Shelties seldom show aggression toward humans or other animals, and they tend to be tolerant of being handled by children. These are among the characteristics that make them such good therapy dogs. Shelties also perform in assistance roles – particularly as hearing dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about therapy and assistance, the links below may be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Therapy and Assistance Dog Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n