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(36,824 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 09:52 AM Mar 2018

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Dogs waiting to enter the hospital rooms of sick children for animal therapy time. [View all]

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Dogs waiting to enter the hospital rooms of sick children for animal therapy time. [View all] demmiblue Mar 2018 OP

One of my favorite images Happyhippychick Mar 2018 #1

Aw, who's a good doggie? How sweet. Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #2

Something other than chaos and school shootings for a change. Thank you! ffr Mar 2018 #3

Dogs are the best people Botany Mar 2018 #4

Did you really have to.... Sophiegirl Mar 2018 #5

+1 flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #13

+2 Auggie Mar 2018 #18

Thats what I want to do if I ever get to retire TrogL Mar 2018 #6

They look so eager and happy to help! forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #7

Ready and eager to get to work! MineralMan Mar 2018 #8

I've never seen this done before. What a wonderful idea!!!! onecent Mar 2018 #9

The kids morale Scarsdale Mar 2018 #10

All dogs go to heaven GeoWilliam750 Mar 2018 #11

Oh my god PatSeg Mar 2018 #12

What a beautiful sight! StarryNite Mar 2018 #14

NOW I am having a good day! colorado_ufo Mar 2018 #15

Is there anything better than a doggie cuddle? Ohiogal Mar 2018 #16

Animal therapy works in nursing homes, too! Grammy23 Mar 2018 #17

Oh! There are huge side effects! lunatica Mar 2018 #37

Maybe I should have said nasty side effects! Grammy23 Mar 2018 #45

Yes. Animals, friendly, well behaved, and properly taken care of PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #53

there is nothing like CelticWinter Mar 2018 #19

Today, of all days hotrod0808 Mar 2018 #20

Therapy dogs . . . Sam McGee Mar 2018 #21

I love my border collie boy exboyfil Mar 2018 #22

Pssst - My Maltese does this JustAnotherGen Mar 2018 #23

Who's a good dog....Who's a good Upthevibe Mar 2018 #24

Uncle Ruckus?! Codeine Mar 2018 #25

snort JustAnotherGen Mar 2018 #49

my bulldog does this, too. at a hospice. mopinko Mar 2018 #26

We still haven't crossed paths Mo mucifer Mar 2018 #29

i know!!! mopinko Mar 2018 #30

Amen - I have to say JustAnotherGen Mar 2018 #50

well that's a story for the ages. mopinko Mar 2018 #52

My hospital had a therapy dog visiting oncology Staph Mar 2018 #27

Why not bring in some cats? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #28

Cats are not inherently disposed..... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #38

There are cats that are very predisposed to like humans and be affectionate to them. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #39

There are no bad dogs..... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #42

You are right about the bad dog owners. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #43

Contact your local SPCA crazycatlady Mar 2018 #47

I don't actually see feral cats where I am. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #54

therapy cats exist crazycatlady Mar 2018 #46

In the children's JustAnotherGen Mar 2018 #51

When I was sick my daughter came and got me and took me to her house. Her lab CTyankee Mar 2018 #31

What a wonderful idea Az_lefty Mar 2018 #32

I'm a cat person but give those dogs a kiss from me. demigoddess Mar 2018 #33

I ADORE these critters! Except for ICU/Isolation, they're all over our local hospital. raven mad Mar 2018 #34

Therapy parrots! Now that's something I'd support! PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #40

tweet tweet tweet tweet - pls excerpt for those of us who arent tweeters nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Mar 2018 #35

Love this!!! summer_in_TX Mar 2018 #36

Thank you for that story. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2018 #41

He was definitely a God-send. summer_in_TX Mar 2018 #48

Awwwwwww. Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2018 #55

Kick for cuteness! red dog 1 May 2018 #56