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Dogs as Therapists: The Case of Actor Mickey Rourke

 Mickey Rourke, winner of the 2009 Golden Globe award for best actor for his role in "The Wrestler", was saved from  suicidal depression by his dog Beau Jack. Read More

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My dog saves my sanity everyday. No matter how cruel people can seem, my dog is always waiting by the door when I come home ready to give me unconditional love. I am blessed to have many wonderful people in my life, but I never underestimate the love of my Picasso. He's 54lbs of pure joy.

Thank God for Dogs

I watched the Golden Globes and thought Mickey had the most heart warming acceptance speech. God Bless Mickey and his dogs, his therapist, his priest, his agent, and all his friends and fans. The best is yet to come.

The Healing Power of Dogs

I can attest to the ability of dogs to help bring about psychological healing. I went through a very severe depressive episode a while back. For almost a month, I laid on my bed everyday with a gun in my mouth. My whole world boiled down to a single egocentric point of view. It was me and my pain and nothing else. But while laying on the bed, my dog would jump up on the bed and lay there with me. He did not lick my face or nudge me or really acknowledge me in any way he just laid there with me. After a while of being in my self induced stupor, I would realize that my dog was there with me and began to feel about him and not about me. To this day, I use my dogs as motivation to think outside the me box when I slip back into depression.

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There are many people who love dogs. But there aren't a whole lot of us who have been in Mickey's position of having no one but their dogs for long periods of time. I'm one of those people and I will always love Mickey Rourke and would fight a circle saw for him.

My Mr. Black died unexpectedly December 1st and I am still grieving for him. I went to my doctor on a Friday for a week's worth of xanex to help me get through the first week. On Monday she called me back in for an additional medication. It was a tiny new black and tan dachshund, like my Mr. Black. She helps me heal. I named her Xany cause she's the best xanex EVAR. And I'm still grieving for Mr. Black. She makes it better. But God knows I sure do miss that dog. The link here is to a slide show of Mr. Black, the most beautiful satiny shining dog that ever lived.

Mickey Rourke, you are my brother. I don't care what you do, good, bad, famous, infamous, you are my brother forever.

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Hi,
I wanted to say how wonderful to come across this site! Dogs rule! They save my life everyday. They are my medical companion animals. My former psychiatrist wrote letters for me saying I had to have them live with me for my emotional and mental stability. What this gives me is a bit of freedom in rental housing. My landlords cannot make me move because of them as a result of this letter. A landlord cannot legally turn me away from a rental, but of course they do anyway.
My dogs are so good that my landlords say they are glad I have them and I would never want to rent from someone who doesn't like dogs. I'm always a bit cautious around people who do not have dogs anyway. Still, the letter helps. And it is sooo true. I am not ashamed to admit that I'm not sure I'd still be on this earth if it wasn't for the love my dogs give me each and every moment they live and that includes my sweet Free girl who lives in my heart now.

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Stanley Coren, Ph.D., F.R.S.C., is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.

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