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TEXT="#080000" background="164060603.jpg"> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript" src="http://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>  <g:plusone size="medium"></g:plusone>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Garamond" ><B> <div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=127768663969924&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://goldendoodles.com/Special_Stories/hospital_therapydogs.htm" send="true" layout="button_count" width="90" show_faces="false" font=""></fb:like>  </B></FONT> <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Check this out!" data-count="horizontal">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>  </div> <div> <B>Sophie & Kerri</B></div> <div> <B>Hospital Therapy Dogs</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> I was an RN in an Intensive care Unit for 30 years retiring in May , 2008 . I find that my niche is hospitals doing Therapy Dog visits . I have taken my dogs to libraries occasionally where they have programs where kids read to dogs . We also recently visited 3 3rd grade classrooms after the children had finished reading a story about a Therapy Dog . </div> <bR> <div> These are the business cards of my Doodles. The kids ( & adults too ) love it when I give them a card when we do a Therapy Dog visit .  A photographer friend of mine photographed the dogs then designed these cards for me . I love them . </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="639" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="17d4b7400.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="17d6b7400.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="17d5d6400.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="410"><div> front & back of Kerri's business card</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="218"><div> Sophie's business card</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> Kerri has done a few hospital visits but I usually take Sophie there . She is perfect for that as she is so gentle & she wont jump on anyone . She'll readily carefully hop in bed with a child when asked to . She gently crept up & stretched out beside a dying child & nestled into him as he hugged her to him . His Mom told me that's the 1st he'd smiled in a long time . He died a week later . That profoundly moving experience made me realize how important those visits can be sometimes . </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="17eb40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> My photographer friend <B>Sandy Haas</B> photographed the dogs then designed the cards for me . </div> <div> I love them . Her web address is <A HREF="http://www.haasweddings.com/" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.haasweddings.com/"><U><B><U>www.haasweddings.com</U></B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17eed5400.jpg" border=0 width="213" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Sophie as a pup</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17ec40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Sophie fully grown </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17ed36f00.jpg" border=0 width="310" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> sunlight reflecting off snowflakes</div> <bR> <bR> <div> I have been training Kerri in agility . They have a program called Agility Angels where autistic kids run these dogs through agility courses . They have had some amazing breakthroughs with some of these kids . I am not actively pursuing having Kerri participate in this program @ this time but may consider it in the future .</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Cindy</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="17d705f00.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Kerri at 8 wks. old</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17d340f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Kerri always gets every last crumb when the bag is empty . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17d240f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Loves to sleep with her toys . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17d140f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> She is young here & had been groomed recently but shows her markings a bit . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17d0f00c0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I always liked this picture of Kerri . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="17cf40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> 1st day home . </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17ce40f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> These 2 play tug of war constantly . They are too funny . Her markings aren't as striking when her fur's longer . </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>