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	<title>Irked Magazine &#187; pet therapy</title>
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		<title>&#8220;Like peanut butter and jelly, Cowboy and Wills are the perfect pair&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9465/like-peanut-butter-and-jelly-cowboy-and-wills-are-the-perfect-pair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Books &#38; Book Reviews, QuIrked Kids, Irked Videos, Interviews

The book Cowboy &#38; Wills opens the day after critically-acclaimed author Monica Holloway’s adorable three year-old son Wills is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She takes him to a pet store; and from her first impulse purchase of a full aquarium, Holloway quickly graduates to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helen &amp; Opal get more good press for Halifax!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries

Quoting The Chronicle-Herald:

When Helen McFadyen got her first Seeing Eye dog a few years ago, she realized quickly there was a need in Halifax for places to exercise the animals. Her five-year-old black Lab, Opal, is extremely well trained and disciplined, but like other dogs she needs a chance to run free, play and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army studies use of dogs for PTSD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://irkedmagazine.com/?p=7257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Uncategorized
Quoting UPI.com:


KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Two U.S. researchers say dogs appear to be helpful to soldiers and former soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Craig Love, a research psychologist, and Joan Esnayra, founder of the Psychiatric Service Dog Society, discussed their work Thursday during a conference on military health research in Kansas City, The Kansas City Star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jasmine the cat over-grooms herself into an O.C.D. diagnosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Uncategorized


Obsessive-compulsive disorder
is a type of anxiety disorder.
People get it.
Cats get it too.
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		<title>Opal works like a dog; now she can play like one</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6981/opal-works-like-a-dog-now-she-can-play-like-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch
The Globe and Mail:
Opal is trained to work with the unflappable calm you expect from a Seeing Eye dog. Conditioned to ignore distractions, the black lab is usually the epitome of propriety as she guides Helen McFadyen around Halifax.

But while extensive training has taught Opal to suppress her instincts, she still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The WindReach Beneath My Wings: Spotlighting an Amazing (and ACCESSIBLE!) Farm in Southern Ontario</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6394/the-windreach-beneath-my-wings-spotlighting-an-amazing-and-accessible-farm-in-southern-ontario/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cerebral Ballsy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Cerebral Ballsy, Wheelchairman of the Board

WindReach Farm
312 Townline Road, Ashburn, Ontario, Canada  L0B 1A0
Tel: 905 655-5827
Nestled in the rolling countryside in southern Ontario, WindReach Farm is a 109-acre nature property designed to meet the needs of individuals with different abilities. Wheelchair accessible pathways, buildings and barns combine to make a wonderful experience. Offering five main programs (see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rowan Their Boat Ashore: Meet The Isaacsons</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, QuIrked Kids, Irked Videos

An astonishing spiritual journey&#8230;after the jump!

***

Quoting The Horse Boy Foundation:
In April 2004 director Rupert Isaacson’s son Rowan was diagnosed with autism. At first he seemed unreachable. However, whenever his dad took him into the woods behind their house his tantrums and stimming would relax. Contact with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP: Canada&#8217;s First Service Dogpark continues to make headlines&#8230;and so does Halifaxgate!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6408/follow-up-canadas-first-service-dogpark-continues-to-make-headlines-and-so-does-halifaxgate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch, Irked Videos

Interesting developments (and a bonus comic)&#8230;after the jump!


***
Quoting a recent email from regular Irked contributor Helen McFadyen:
This week alone, [my guide dog Opal] has appeared in television, radio and newspaper  interviews multiple times. First  captured at the Halifax service dog park by CBC radio, then  on TV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EXCITING NEWS: Accessible Off-Leash Service Dog Exercise Facility set to open in Halifax, Nova Scotia!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/6343/exciting-news-accessible-off-leash-service-dog-exercise-facility-set-to-open-in-halifax-nova-scotia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch

Helen McFadyen—who is chair of the Halifax Regional Municipality&#8217;s Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities, a board member of Guide Dog Users of Canada, a member of the blind caucus of equualaccess.org, past president of the Halifax Chapter of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, and a much-cherished Irked contributor—recently forwarded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Molly the Pony: Symbol of Hope</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/5712/molly-the-pony-symbol-of-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch, Irked Videos

Never has the world seen a pony quite like Molly&#8230;



***
About Molly the Pony:

Molly the Pony was rescued by Kaye and Glenn Harris after Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, several months later she was attacked by another Katrina rescue going through emotional trauma, a pit bull. Although her other numerous wounds healed, her leg [...]]]></description>
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