[For My Coby]

Tonight we went to see my fading mom at the nursing home. We took Coby with us. She has a little poodle at home that is her heart, but her little Shelly gets so nervous when they take her for a visit that it makes my mom nervous.

Coby hadn't gone before, so we weren't sure what to expect. Plus, he's been cooped up all winter, so we were afraid he'd lost a bit of the socialization we'd worked so hard on late last summer. AND he'd been cooped up all day. We were nervous, because Mom can't take a lot of "activity" around her.

COBY WAS AN ANGEL!! Our little wild man carefully climbed up her chest to give her oh-so-gentle kisses over and over. He sat and layed quietly on the bed beside her. He was sooooo good. After a while, he got a little antsy, so my hubby took him out to walk the halls and find other elderly people to visit. (Elderly people LOVE AND ADORE when pets come. They just cry to touch and kiss the dogs.) My hubby said Coby was so good with all of them. He was gentle and kissed their hands and faces.

So Coby got to play "therapy dog" today!! It was so good for him and everyone. He even gave the very exhausted nurses some smiles.

So I wondered, have any of you taken your babies to the hospital or nursing home to "minister" to those that need some puppy-love? I've heard some of you say you were interested in getting acredited/designated/etc as therapy dogs. I always thought it was cool, but tonight I saw how special therapy dogs would be for people.