{"id":891,"date":"2017-04-05T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T16:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/?p=891"},"modified":"2017-04-11T14:37:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T14:37:31","slug":"to-the-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/04\/05\/to-the-max\/","title":{"rendered":"To the Max"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa\u2019s paramedics are quickly finding out that a dog can be more than a person\u2019s best friend. Max the therapy dog is one of the service\u2019s newest members and is working to keep his co-workers happy and mentally healthy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-891 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/04\/05\/to-the-max\/therapy-w17-4b-grp3-md2-side-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-121x121.jpg 121w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-1-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-894'>\n\t\t\t\tLast November, the Ottawa Paramedic Service made Max the first paramedic therapy dog in Canada. Every day, he works to help his coworkers deal with the stresses and trauma of a paramedic\u2019s job.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/index.php\/2017\/04\/05\/to-the-max\/therapy-w17-4b-grp3-md2-side-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-121x121.jpg 121w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/25hour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/THERAPY-W17-4B-GRP3-MD2-SIDE-2-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-895'>\n\t\t\t\tTracy Levesque, Max\u2019s trainer, says he has become \u201cpart of the family,\u201d and makes the Ottawa Paramedic Service\u2019s headquarters a happier place to be. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/729sdDyx0mI?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n_______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Credits<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Produced by<\/strong> Erica Giancola and Talia Di Domenico<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filmed by<\/strong> Peter Rukavina and Erica Giancola<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview done by<\/strong> Talia Di Domenico<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edited by <\/strong>Talia Di Domenico, Erica Giancola and Peter Rukavina<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music <\/strong><strong>courtesy of Incomptech<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special thanks to the Ottawa Paramedic Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the news&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/canada-faces-national-tragedy-among-paramedics-with-ptsd-1.2945846\">Background on paramedic PTSD <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2017\/03\/02\/york-paramedic-service-using-proactive-peer-support-to-stave-off-ptsd.html\">Other methods of support for paramedics in Ontario <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max is Canada&#8217;s first paramedic therapy dog. 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