{"id":43,"date":"2017-10-22T14:54:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bright-spot.org\/blog\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:47:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are visiting our site, you are here because you are a dog-lover and you believe in the magical connection between humans and canines. You may have a special dog you would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/certify\/certify-your-dog\/\">like to share with others<\/a>. Or, you might like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/facilities\/information-for-facilities\/\">start a therapy dog program<\/a> to brighten the lives of others. We welcome you to explore our Web site to learn more about Bright Spot Therapy Dogs, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>As you check out the various sections of our site, imagine for a moment what a bright spot it would be in a lonely person\u2019s day to have a visit from a certified therapy dog. The simple act of stroking a dog\u2019s head can lower blood pressure and stimulate conversation and physical activity. Imagine, too, how a child who is struggling to learn to read in a traditional classroom surrounded by other students can feel relaxed and unthreatened by the comforting presence of a canine reading buddy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bright-spot-visits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bright-spot-visits.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bright-spot-visits-200x83.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bright-spot-visits-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/bright-spot-visits-768x320.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bright Spot Therapy Dogs would like to thank our sponsor\u00a0<br \/>Caroline Moore of Animal Alliances for\u00a0her kind generosity.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-6.31.46-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2879\" style=\"width:261px;height:301px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-6.31.46-PM.png 822w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-6.31.46-PM-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-6.31.46-PM-768x886.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-6.31.46-PM-200x231.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are visiting our site, you are here because you are a dog-lover and you believe in the magical connection between humans and canines. You may have a special dog you would like to share with others. Or, you might like to start a&nbsp;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/\">&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8761,"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/8761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bright-spot.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}