Reuniting pets with patients

[Catherine]

I could picture the look that got Misty a free sausage. Some of us can't resist the look.

Many dogs are good around patients and hospices, but it does take a special dog to be a therapy dog. It is not just the training. It is like the guide dogs for blind people. They want to be the eyes for that person. They understand their responsibility and they are happy to take it on. Not all dogs in training make it. There are wonderful dogs that flunk out. They just can't do it. The ones that pass choose to dedicate their lives to helping one person or many people depending on what they are trained for.

It is different when they bring your own pet to the hospital.  I think that can help at a much deeper level if you have that kind of bond with the pet.