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Children's Hospital Gets A Dog to Comfort Their Patients
8 days ago | By iHeart Dogs
We all know there's hardly a better treatment for a cold than a snuggly pooch who's picking up on you feeling down. So we're hoping that dogs like Brea, a 2-year-old Yellow Labrador, bouncing down the halls of Johns Hopkins All Children's Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Fla., become a common occurrence at other hospitals.
Brea and Leah. Image Credit: Flickr/Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Puppy Love for the Sick
Brea is the hospital's first facility dog. Leah Frohnerath, a child life specialist at the hospital, is Brea's handler. Brea was trained by Canine Companions for...
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