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obsessed with dogs
I rarely write about Emmett’s therapy dog work. I should. It’s wonderful and touching and fulfilling. It’s also a little draining – for me, not him. That might be why I don’t write about it, I suppose. In addition to reading at the library and other public-education events, Emmett works with a group of children …
Every other Friday, Emmett and I participate in the pet therapy program at a mental health facility near our town. We primarily work with the children who live at the facility and fall between the ages of 6 and 13 or so. Occasionally we’ll spend time with the younger or older groups, but there’s a …
Emmett passed his therapy dog test last May, so we just passed our one-year anniversary of working as a pet partner team! Since then, Emmett and I have visited a range of facilities and participated in a number of events, from the county fair to elementary schools to a mental health hospital to the public …
