Alex Brown
A PAIR of dogs are helping Axarquia children to overcome difficulties in learning and emotional development.
Alicia Martín Cruz, who has a Masters in animal-assisted therapy, takes dogs Lima, 8 and India, 9, to provide therapy to children and adults alike.
Schools in Rincon de la Victoria, Colmenar,as well as Malaga City, have all benefitted from the pups.
In sessions lasting an hour, dogs reduce stress and lower the heart rate of participants, enabling them to relax and be more interested in learning.
Whether horses, dogs, pigs or goats are used, smart folks are discovering the benefits of animal therapy. Partly because of this healing affect, farmstay get-a-ways are growing in popularity. Not just for the immediate boost that comes from escaping the city and encouraging your loved ones to unplug, but also for the therapeutic affect farm animal interaction provides. This experience offers an unusual alternative to what everyone else is doing! Places like Morning Song Farm offer plenty to do in the middle of Southern California’s wine country playground, and lots of healthy organic fruit and vegetables to enjoy.