Science tells us that dog ownership is linked to myriad health benefits. Dogs can help lower anxiety and loneliness, increase cognitive function and promote better heart health for their human companions.
But some dogs have the power to perform miracles. Just ask the ladies at Mutts on a Mission, a Goodyear-based nonprofit whose therapy dogs bring comfort and joy to those who need it most.
The dogs and their human companions visit hospitals, dementia wards and infusion rooms. They visit elementary school children struggling to read, and they visit children in institutions, sent away for behavioral issues.
