Operation H.E.E.L.
(Heal & Empower Every Life)
Wisconsin's only Nurse-led Animal-Assisted Intervention Program for children and young adults
that focuses on the body's ability to heal the mind and soothe the soul through the support of dogs.
We offer private, therapeutic sessions based on the prevention, maintenance, and recovery from dis-ease
with the support of our on-site therapy dogs or your personal dog.
Contact Us for a FREE 15-minute Consultation!
Mental health experts are closely monitoring the effects of social isolation, due to the current pandemic, on children's mental and physical health. Especially critical are children in early development and adolescence who are at greater risk of impaired social development.
Dogs help to maintain and enhance social and emotional skill building naturally
and by working with your family dog you are providing ongoing support for you or your family at home!
Mental health experts are closely monitoring the effects of social isolation, due to the current pandemic, on children's mental and physical health. Especially critical are children in early development and adolescence who are at greater risk of impaired social development.
Dogs help to maintain and enhance social and emotional skill building naturally
and by working with your family dog you are providing ongoing support for you or your family at home!
ALL dogs provide a level of support and motivation for humans.
Why not work with your personal dog?
Read through the Wisconsin State Journal interview with Dr. Sullivan, UW-Madison's Veterinary Professor
and director of the local volunteer Therapy Dog group, Pet Pals,
featuring the story about our on-site therapy dog, Ted!
Why not work with your personal dog?
Read through the Wisconsin State Journal interview with Dr. Sullivan, UW-Madison's Veterinary Professor
and director of the local volunteer Therapy Dog group, Pet Pals,
featuring the story about our on-site therapy dog, Ted!
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Using guiding principles and best practices in Animal-Assisted Interventions, Cindy works with your family dog, on and off leash, to create purposeful exercises that naturally lower a person's physical response to stress that may outwardly present as anxiety and/or depression, even pain. Raising the body's levels of "happy" hormones improves self-esteem and self-awareness, allowing the body to strengthen social and emotional skills, but also enhancing physical wellness goals. It is also a great way to enrich your family dog's life through their sense of purpose and service! |
Our on site therapy dogs will partner with any child or adult who may not have a family dog to work with!
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Operation H.E.E.L. began as a mission to support our military children. They chose to face extraordinary challenges both at home and at school with positivity and perseverance, knowing that their military family member serves or has served to secure our country's freedom.
It is through the resilience of military children that our mission be shared with all children as they overcome their own challenges. |
