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Attention hog!

Barked: Fri Dec 8, '06 6:15pm PST


	Got a story you want to share? Write it here.

Mimi

Needs a One-Dog- Home

Barked: Mon Dec 18, '06 9:17pm PST


	I've requested stories about former racing greyhounds in another venue. I'd be happy to pass them onto you.

Don't Litter,- Spay and Neuter

Barked: Fri Jan 12, '07 4:48pm PST


	Well my mom got me as a part of therapy for her in a really down time. I guess that's a bit of a story BOL. Actually she said I worked wonders and she feels so much better now and she wants to share that with the world. That's why I am going to trian to be a therapy dog!

Attention hog!

Barked: Sun Jan 28, '07 3:53pm PST


	Mommy's godson is in the hospital right now, and a therapy team from Dove Lewis came today to see him! It was perfect timing, because he was getting bored in the middle of the day, and it cheered him right up.

My Angel

Barked: Wed Jan 31, '07 8:57pm PST


	Not exactly a story, but a funny observation... I started AAT at a new hospital recently. The program there is very new, so there are only about 5-6 dogs. I was volunteering there one week when I looked around at all the other dogs and realized something-- Ginger was the only dog in the room with a tail! She is actually now the only dog registered for the program at this hospital with a tail too (there was one other dog who was a 14 year old mix but sadly she passed away ) The other dogs who volunteer are a Pembroke Corgi, a Springer Spaniel, and two Dobermans-- none have a full tail. I thought this was really funny! I mentioned it to our group leader and she is going to take photos of all the dogs/volunteers (from behind hehe) and send it to the animal-assisted therapy organization for their newsletter... We're calling it "Tails/Tales of __name)__ Hospital" although I think a better title would be "Tails (or not!) of ______ Hospital" BOL.. I'm gonna suggest we line all the dogs up in down/stays and take a photo from above, that way you will really be able to see their tails (or lack thereof...)

Show me a lap!

Barked: Thu Feb 1, '07 3:02pm PST


	Most of my stories are short - such as this past weekend when I was put on a bed, on a blanket, in the crook of this woman's arm. She'd been more responsive in the past, but was mostly just lying there with her eyes open. Her hospice person was there too, holding her hand and talking to her. Her hospice person moved the woman's arm so she was petting me... so I reached up, ever so gently, and patted her on the face. Don't know if she really knew what was going on, though. At a fundraising event at Barnes and Noble (we'll wrap your gifts, you donate money), I was being carried around, and some children came over and just adored me. They were holding my head and kissing my head (my human kept a hold of me), and squeezing my paws to see if I have claws. They were patting me and feeling me all over the place! I wasn't completely comfortable and eventually squirmed a bit, but I put up with it, since that's my job. Usually I work with the elderly, but I'm fine with children too!

Attention hog!

Barked: Thu Jun 26, '08 10:00pm PST

Social/Therapy - Dog

Barked: Fri Jun 19, '09 8:29am PST


	Abby has write one for her train school newsletter. -Abby



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