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The INDEPENDENT, August 21, 2003
D og a n d o w n e r tra in to h elp o th e rs
Jag has an uncanny ability
to identify people in pain who
need a hug; he helps people
heal. The amazing part is that
Jag is a four year-old male
Siberian Husky who is surpris­
ingly calm and seemingly self-
assured. He is a certified Ther­
apy and Crisis Response dog
who, with his handler Lisa Orth,
helps people in many ways.
After learning basic obedi­
ence, Lisa and Jag took a one-
day training course through the
Delta Society, and Jag became
a certified Therapy dog. Then
Jag and Lisa were able to go
into hospitals and nursing
unique services in times of cri­
sis.
Jag is trained to recognize
stress, trauma and shock, then
he goes to work by being a big,
cuddly, non-judgemental friend.
He gets very close to the per­
son he identifies as needing his
services and, without being
pushy, just makes himself avail­
able. Some people pet him,
some hug him, some cling to
him like a lifeline and some just
seem to calm down in his pres­
ence. Lisa gets satisfaction
from knowing that, with Jag,
she is helping give people
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homes so Jag could offer com­
fort and reassurance to people
in those settings.
Most of us have heard of an­
imals visiting nursing homes
like Jag does, but that wasn’t
the end of his service work.
Lisa recognized that Jag had
more potential and, after a four-
day training session, he earned
the right to be called a certified
Crisis Response dog. Now Lisa
and Jag respond as a team to
calls from the American Red
Cross or the Columbia County
Crisis Response Team to fires,
auto accidents and other inci­
dents where Jag offers his
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