Dr. Ardra Cole is a Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [email protected] In 2015, the Urban Animal Foundation awarded Ardra the Innovation Award for her work in creating ElderDog Canada – elderdog.ca – a national charity dedicated to ageing people and ageing dogs.

ElderDog was inspired by Ardra’s research in the area of Caregiving and seniors and her experience with her late dog, Tattoo, in animal-assisted Therapy with seniors in long-term care. She was also inspired by an old and ill chocolate Lab named Mr. Brown, whom she adopted after a Family members sudden and unexpected death.

Ardra and I will both be presenting at the International Federation of Aging Conference in Toronto this August. We plan to meet face to face, and I hope to give you a follow up on the progress of her Program. https://www.ifa-fiv.org/
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