Pet Therapy

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Linda Pearson, a Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association member, speaks to three National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) employees at NASIC Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Pearson introduced Bear, a 12-year-old therapy dog, and told the employees about his training requirements to be a certified pet therapy dog. The MVPTA makes regular stops at various locations around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Marianne E. Lane)

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Pet Therapy

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Linda Pearson, Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association member, shakes Bear's paw at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Bear is 12 years old and completed two years of training to become a certified pet therapy dog. The MVPTA makes regular stops at various locations around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Marianne E. Lane)

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Therapy dogs provide much needed break

Published Sept. 17, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Marianne E. Lane
National Air and Space Intelligence Center

WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Linda Pearson, a Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association member, speaks to three National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) employees at NASIC Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. Pearson introduced Bear, a 12-year-old therapy dog, and told the employees about his training requirements to be a certified pet therapy dog. The MVPTA makes regular stops at various locations around the base. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Marianne E. Lane)