Pete On Call!
What a great write up on Pete and handler/owner Karen! Consider doing therapy with your dog. I’ll introduce you to Karen for the heads up on getting started. Thank you Karen for sharing Pete with others!
“Meet Pete! Pete is a Welsh Springer Spaniel and he has been a DOC Pet Partner with Karen P. since he was just over one year old. Pete started with bedside hospital visits, but since he’s now nine years old, those visits aren’t as easy as they were. He keeps a busy schedule, though, with group visits at Meriter’s Child and Adolescent Psych Hospital, Miramont Behavioral Health, Mendota Mental Health Institute, Columbia Correctional Institution (do you recognize him from the picture we posted last week?), Agrace Adult Day Center, the Fitchburg Library, and an occasional campus visit. In addition, he is one of our canine co-teachers for handler workshops, modeling perfect therapy dog behavior. In 2021, he became a Barn Hunt Champion (you’ll have to Google it!). He prefers mud puddles to clear water, loves getting his teeth brushed, and finds his little brother Ernie (also a Welshie) incredibly annoying. Thank you, Pete and Karen, for your outstanding commitment to Dogs On Call!”
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