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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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