Dog-Owner Teams Help Patients In Health Care Settings

Sadie is a 9½-year-old golden retriever-Labrador mix and a certified therapy dog in the United States. Her owner named Catherine Rutter says that before she got Sadie, she has already heard about therapy dogs and thought how great it would be to share them with others. 

Aside from being a certified therapy dog, Sadie also happens to be one of the engaged dogs at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

These dogs help serve patients with conditions such as cancer, dementia, epilepsy, and more. Some of their visits with patients aren't therapy-based. The dogs can simply be there to raise the spirits of staff members and patients. 

Coordinator of Wake Forest Baptist’s Animal-Assisted Therapy program Suzanne Thompson says,“ Even though a prospective therapy dog has been certified and meets our other criteria, I evaluate them to see if they’re a good fit here."

Article source: greensboro.com

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