I was just telling someone last night who was thinking about doing animal assisted therapy, how uplifting it was while I was in the hospital to see those visitation dogs come in the door!
I saw my husband every day during those 3 weeks, but could not wait to get home to my dogs!
My biggest reward was the first time Tank and I ran in an agility trial 5 months after surgery.
Laurie, I know of a couple of people doing PAT (pet assisted therapy) in hospitals, one has a Portuguese water dog, and the other has a German Shepherd. It is amazing what these doggies bring to a patient....love, kindness, and no judgements.