Canistherapy – is healing by dogs, but it’s almost unobtainable in Lutsk. Today Roxy is one of few dog-therapists that ‘work’ with people with special needs. Her owner’s name is Tetyana Samutina and she is a specialist in grooming. She took the dog from animal shelter some years ago and since then she has been practicing different methods of grooming as a volunteer. The lady is very happy that soon more people will have an opportunity to recover with the help of a dog.

Lutsk municipal enterprise Laska together with its Belarus colleagues have won European grant of about 152 000 euros, 95 000 of which will be spent on specialists trainings and Canistherapy platforms placement in the territory of Laska shelter.

In general, the grant have got together 7 regions of Ukraine and Belarus. Representative of the neighboring country are concerned that the project will surely help at least part of people with special needs to get better.