[sushi_78]

Another thing to remember is that companies that do pet therapy usually have many animals that they rotate so that the animals are not overworked and are not out every day. A good company may have several animals of the same species so that if one is not able to work on a given day, they have a backup. Usually animals are taken out more than once or twice a week. If an animal is not coping well with the stress of the work, they can obtain new animals. Doing pet therapy as an individual with just one animal would put your hamster under a lot of pressure.

Also these companies are, I imagine, always prepared for the possibility that when you letting other people handle your animals, something may happen and the animals could get hurt or die. While I'm sure a good company cares about their animals, they do have to be pragmatic and prepare and budget for this possibility. When it is your personal pet you may find you have trouble with accepting this danger and allowing strangers to handle your hamster. It's almost like you need a certain level of detachment from the animal if that makes sense.