{"id":1458,"date":"2024-04-03T15:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/boise-greenbelt\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:57:35","slug":"national-therapy-animal-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/boise-greenbelt\/national-therapy-animal-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Therapy Animal Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Inspiring Action and Celebrating Volunteers<\/strong><br \/>\nAs April 30 approaches, we\u2019re gearing up to join Pet Partners in celebrating National Therapy Animal Day. This is our opportunity to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the therapy dog volunteers nationwide who bring joy and comfort to countless individuals in schools, hospitals, senior centers, and beyond. To mark this occasion and ignite interest in this<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1459 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-prod.dogtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/344\/2024\/04\/TherapyDogs_Social_1080x1080_4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"therapy dog with student\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nmeaningful calling among our Daycare owners, team members and parents, we\u2019re thrilled to share a video featuring one of our very own therapy dog teams \u2013 Matt Urbancic, owner of Dogtopia of North Austin, and his therapy dog Boomer. Watching their heartwarming journey not only inspires but also underscores why this initiative is a powerful embodiment of our Noble Cause within local communities.<\/p>\n<p>This month, spread the word about the benefits of therapy animals through social media channels! 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