a service dog – despite any badges in-dicating a “‘hands off”’ request. Conse-quently, it is imperative to train the dog to sidestep anyone who chooses to pet them. These dogs, however, are expected to perform a specific task to help their disabled handler and to behave properly in all public settings. As a dog owner who has a profound hearing loss, I am not required to pro-vide any medical documentation prior to boarding a plane, train, bus or taxi cab. Nonetheless, documentation is re-quired for my service dog, Ivey, prior to her boarding a plane. For instance, Air Canada requires the following canine documentation to be faxed to their medi-cal desk in Vancouver: birth certificate, vaccination records, registration number and one headshot photograph. Under the Canadian Air Transportation Regu-lations, trained service animals that are assisting passengers with disabilities are transported at no cost and placed in the passenger cabin at the customer’s feet or in an adjacent seat. This means that Ivey is able to accompany me without inter-ruption on business trips across Canada by air! Dr. Tanya Dobrzanski, a chiropractor at Turn 2 Chiropractic in Calgary, em-ploys dogs in her clinic for therapy pur-poses. According to Dr. Tanya, “There is nothing quite as healing as a dog that comes to greet you with unbridled joy and excitement, regardless of your race, creed, wealth, gender, or how your day has been going. When a dog sees a per-son, they see only love. They can make the worst days better with just a quick kiss and a kind glance. They can break through walls that we as humans may struggle with. It is for these reasons I bring my dogs Yogi and Taz into my office.” CHALLENGES WITH SERVICE/ THERAPY DOGS Millions of dog/human relationships fail each year – some from simple and pre-ventable mismatches. An owner’s unreal-istic expectations of their dog’s behaviour are common reasons for failed human/ Continued on Page 33 Supporting You. Supporting Your Patients’ Wellness. General Health & Wellness The Four Pillars of Health To enjoy optimum health, nutritional science recognizes that alongside a healthy and well-balanced diet, it is beneficial to supplement with the following essential nutrients*: ANTIOXIDANTS 1 VITAMINS AND MINERALS PROBIOTICS 2 OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS 3 Pharmax Four Pillars is the most convenient way to create a solid nutritional 4 and provide the required daily levels of essential nutrients in four foundation OMEGA-3 OMEGA-3 FATTY FATTY ACIDS ACIDS 30 30 SOFTGEL SOFTGEL CAPSULES CAPSULES ANTIOXIDANTS ANTIOXIDANTS 30 30 TABLETS TABLETS PROBIOTICS PROBIOTICS 30 30 VEGETABLE VEGETABLE CAPSULES CAPSULES THERAPY DOGS – A CANINE COMFORT A therapy dog is different from a service dog. Janelle Jones, a provisional psychol-ogist at Homewood Human Solutions, believes that having a dog in her prac-tice means having an additional means of therapy for clients who find holding, stroking or receiving affection from an animal to be a calming experience during the discussion of stressful or traumatic events. During deep breathing exercises for example, clients are encourasged to focus on the animal’s inhalation and ex-halation and to mimic the calm nature of the animal’s breathing. For clients suffer-ing from anxiety, Janelle‘s Weimaraner, Lola, accompanies them as they explore difficult or challenging experiences that may trigger their fears. Furthermore, emotional support ani-mals are primarily used for companion-ship and affection. The animals don’t, and are not trained to, perform any specific task. They are affectionate pets whose owners deal with stress or tension – owners find many symptoms improve while they are in the presence of their pets. VITAMINS & MINERALS VITAMINS & MINERALS 30 TABLETS 30 TABLETS OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS 30 SOFTGEL CAPSULES 30 SOFTGEL CAPSULES ANTIOXIDANTS ANTIOXIDANTS 30 TABLETS 30 TABLETS 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 VITAMINS VITAMINS & & MINERALS MINERALS 30 30 TABLETS TABLETS PROBIOTICS PROBIOTICS 30 VEGETABLE CAPSULES 30 VEGETABLE CAPSULES 1 2 3 4 easy-to-take capsules or tablets.* Complete Includes the 4 major foundations. Versatile Great for maintenance and therapeutic regimes. Convenient & patient-friendly 30 easy-to-use portable strips enhance compliance. Cost effective Key supplementation in one product. Clinically proven probiotics Proprietary non-pathogenic, human-sourced microflora bacterial strains that have strong epithelial adherence and naturally high tolerance to stomach acid. For more detailed information and chiropractic resources: Also available without iron,copper and nickel www.pharmaxdc.com | 1-800-263-5861 A component of the Total Health Support System * These statements have not been evaluated by Health Canada. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent any disease. Canadian ChiropraCtor | SEPTEMBER 2012 • 29 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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