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Quiet Moment of Healing: How One Therapy Dog Helped a Nurse Grieve

Hand in Paw handler with golden retriever therapy dog. Text reads: Sometimes healing doesn’t require words — just a quiet moment with a Therapy Dog who understands.

Sometimes healing doesn’t require words — just a quiet moment with a Therapy Dog who understands. At a recent nursing conference hosted by UAB, Hand in Paw joined attendees during […]

Meet the Therapy Dog Whose Special Day Is Changing Lives

Illustrated therapy dog Boo with the title “Boo’s Special Day” and Hand in Paw branding.

A Brief Guide to Becoming a Therapy Team

Handler and dog demonstrate therapy team skills during Hand in Paw training.

Hand in Paw Welcomes New Program Partner Baptist Health

Hand in Paw therapy dog visits Baptist Health staff as a new program partner.

Sit, Stay, Read! Inspires Young Minds and Wagging Tails

Therapy dog visits with children during an animal-assisted education session.

Heroes Unite: Picasso Pets 2025 Raises Over $370,000!

Hand in Paw volunteers and therapy dogs pose together at a community event.

Picasso Pets 2025: Your Know-Before-You-Go Guide

Picasso Pets: Paws of Valor event banner featuring a superhero dog, August 23, 2025, at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

Back-to-School Stress? Animal-Assisted Therapy Can Help!

Child reads beside a therapy dog and volunteer during an animal-assisted education visit.

Wags for Wellness Visits Spark Joy at McLeod Software

Hand in Paw Therapy Teams and their dogs visit McLeod Software for Wags for Wellness.

What is Picasso Pets? Inside the Gala Where Pets Become Artists

Promotional graphic for the 24th Annual Picasso Pets: Paws of Valor, August 23, 2025, at Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.

Discover the heartwarming story behind Picasso Pets, Hand in Paw’s one-of-a-kind gala where pets become artists, and compassion takes center stage.