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As my new children’s book about my therapy dog, Rudy, is just out, I thought I’d focus my blog for the next few weeks on him. He’s nine, has been certified and working for the past eight years, and is amazing at his work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what happened today at our local hospital. We were in the ER and had visited a few patients. I saw a woman in one of the rooms, and couldn’t tell if she was asleep or awake. Sitting next to her was a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. I asked, “Would you like a visit from Rudy?” The daughter nearly leapt out of her chair, she was so excited. When we got close enough for her to pat Rudy, she burst into tears. I waited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she could talk, she said, “My dog’s name was Rudy and he died a few weeks ago.” Rudy looked up at her with his deep brown eyes and her hand kept stroking his back. I said something, but it was Rudy who told her with his simple presence, his boundless kindness, that she would be all right. Not now, not for a while, but eventually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That in a nutshell is the magic of therapy dogs. We visited with her mother and by the time we left the room, she wasn’t crying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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