Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Therapy Dogs
Amazing article to read: “Caitlin is an exceptionally lovely child, but B.J., like all dogs, is indifferent to appearance. This is another reason why therapy animals can have such a powerful effect on patients whose conditions involve disfigurement or trauma. Such patients, who may feel a crippling self-consciousness around other people, feel nothing but delight in the company of a therapy dog, who will shower them with affection regardless of how they look.”
- Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford Hospital & Clinics - Therapy Dogs
Read full article http://www.lpch.org/NewsFeatures/2006/caitlinBurns.html
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