In the field of therapy, there are many therapies available for different types of individuals and situations. There is a type of therapy that usually involves people and animals, and that is animal-assisted therapy. It is a therapeutic approach that brings together animals and individuals with physical and/or emotional needs to perform therapy. Animal-assisted therapy tends to focus on individuals, whether children or elderly, so that they can connect with the animal and thus feel comfortable speaking with the therapist. Pet therapy works for all ages, whether sick or not (Lanchnit, 2011). Although this article primarily focuses on animal-assisted therapy with children using dogs. Animal-assisted therapy is often confused with the service dog; these are two completely different types of animal use, which are usually dogs. It is often misunderstood because animal-assisted therapy and service dogs are working animals with people with disabilities, although according to (Hart-Cohen, 2009), service dogs occur when a disabled person needs help to function in daily life, for example. like answering the door, crossing the street and the list goes on. While animal-assisted therapy animals are trained to provide comfort and affection companionship to those who need it in different situations such as courtrooms, nursing homes, schools, hospitals and other places (Hart-Cohen, 2009). The benefit of animal-assisted therapy is to be available in specific situations to provide comfort to individuals. To become an assisted animal, the animal must complete training, receive a certificate proving that the animal is qualified to be able to control its behavior and is able to work with a...... middle of paper .... .The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/09/nyregion/dog-helps-rape-victim-15-testify.html?_r=1Hart-Cohen, D.S. (2009, July/August). Dogs in the courtroom. Retrieved from http://www.americanbar.org/newsletter/publications/gp_solo_magazine_home/gp_solo_magazine_index/caninesincourtroom.html Heimlich, K. (2001). Pet therapy and the seriously disabled child: a quantitative study. Journal of Rehabilitation, 67(4), 48-54. Lachnit, L. (2011). Pet therapy gains respect and admiration. NewsNetNebraska. Retrieved from http://www.newsnetnebraska.org/nnn/pet-therapy-gaining-respect-admiration/Pet Projects: Animal-Assisted Therapy for Young Patients. (2008). ContemporaryPediatrics, 25(7), 88. Weston, F. (2010). Using animal-assisted therapy with children. British Journal of School Nursing, 5(7), 344-347.