Psychiatrists observed a therapy wheaten terrier who responded to his owner’s suicidal depression by falling into a vegetative state, and suggested that humane treatment of therapy dogs should consider the personal difficulties dogs face as a result of their owners’ mental illnesses.
Psychiatrists observed a therapy wheaten terrier who responded to his owner’s suicidal depression by falling into a vegetative state, and suggested that humane treatment of therapy dogs should consider the personal difficulties dogs face as a result of their owners’ mental illnesses.