Pet therapy: the beneficts to have a pet near you An addestred animal helps to increase the relations and also to relax muscles. It is said that sometimes a smile is the better medicine for who fight against a diseas or a sensation of exclusion or see in front of himself the mountain of life which will never be as before. A smile, sure, but also a waggling: in the scientific community is already known the positive role that pet therapy cans have in a disabbled. The interation with a trained animal can have various benefict. In the people with motoric problems, pets induce a natural relax of muscles. Whereas in the people whith sensorial diseases provide an important tactile comfort. In general, trained dogs for pet therapy have demostrated to know how relate with no prejudics and how adopt the best behaviour with the patient with they interact. The physic contact with the pet, throught caresses and hugs, cause in the person new and intense emotions. Also throught the game it is possible to creat a contact and a partecipation: throw a ball to dog, brush it, take it a lead, are all gestures which involve and permit the open of new view of comunication and interest. ---from "Il giornale di Vicenza"---