Re: [PyrNet-L] CHAT: Albert's good for what ails 'em!

[Charlotte & Jack Perry <pyreau@erols.com>]

Janice,
Loved hearing about your dogs and the friend in the hospital.  I think
Pyrs are the perfect therapy dog and have always wanted to train mine
for therapy work.  This summer, the National Capital and Penn Dutch Pyr
clubs are going to have therapy dog training classes.  I'm really
looking forward to traing some of our Pyrs.
Charlotte

MagEBroD@aol.com wrote:
> 
>    This started out being a very rough day. I am a nursing assistant and
> caregiver for my elderly neighbour lady that I have been friends with for 10
> years.   Besides caring for her I also bathe her dog and trim it's nails and
> care for it after my paid time is up. We are very close & she says that my
> visits are the high point of her life now and all she looks forward to.   :)
> 
>    She is in the hospital and I went to visit her.  My hubby George and 12
> yr. old son Mark walked the two dogs around by her window so she could see
> them.  The hospital has yet to OK Pet Therapy Visits, although I am working
> with one of the people in charge to try to get the head of the hospital to OK
> them. (By the way Albert visits the retirement home here.)
>     Anyway she asked her Dr. if she could get dressed and go outside to visit
> them!!  This from a woman who used to - up to a month or so ago - be
> absolutely phobic about being scared to death of big dogs!!  She has only had
> little Taco Bell type dogs!!  She had been attacked by a big dog when a young
> girl of 13.  For over 70 years she has had this phobia and been terrified of
> big dogs. I used to only be able to get her to see Albert from the van or her
> window.  The Dr. OK'ed it and we got her dressed and she went outside to
> visit them!!  Insisted on getting kisses from them both, too!!  I wish I'd
> have had my video camera then!!  Real tear-jerker!!  The hospital head will
> hear about this - that's for sure!!  Albert's definitely good for what ails
> 'em!!  And Mattie, too!!  My little ol' lady perked up a lot and was standing
> taller and had some spring in her step afterwards!!  We shared some Junior
> Mints (she's a fellow chocoholic!!) and we walked all over the hospital
> looking at all the wonderful artwork they have there of animals. They have
> really gorgeous artwork at our hospital!!  We both felt much better
> afterwards!! I hugged and kissed her goodbye......... until Friday morning
> when I'll return at 8:30am.  (Yikes! Gotta get some sleep!)
>    And of course both pooches got ice cream cones afterwards!!
> 
> :)  &  :)```   (me grinning & Albert grinning & drooling!)
> 
> See Albert's photo at:
> http://www.sonic.net/~cdlcruz/pyr-l/pyrlpix3.htm#Albert
> 
> Janice Vocke
> MagEBroD@aol.com
> Shelton, WA.
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