[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by yorkiemini

Cali sends a High Five to Jillie! Congrats! Loved the too much licking thing LOL. Cali is a therapy dog and giving little kisses is her forte.

We visit the very frail, terminal patients at the local Kosiar Hospital -- this kids are so tiny and ill and are a little afraid of the big therapy dogs, but a 4.2 pounds Cali is just right for them and they love her - she loves them back, big time!

Cali is also a Service Dog - Hearing Dog -- and the kids love to see her do her "cues" when they right a bell or if an alarm goes off. Guess they think those are tricks rather than her "job".

Thanks for the continued nice comments, everyone!

Yorkiemini, wow, Cali is one busy -- and talented -- pooch. Do you find she has a limit on the length of time she visits during her therapy work? I typically limit 9-pound Eddie's visits to an hour and have no doubt he could double that comfortably in a non-stressful environment. But 4-pound Jillie, I'm not so sure. She doesn't show signs of stress often, but she was subdued after our test. Of course, the test is designed to put stress on them, and actual visits aren't usually stressful. I'm just hoping she enjoys the visits.

Teresa Ford, Zacky sounds like he was a very special dog. I think their true legacy is not what they know but how many smiles they bring. I have no doubt Zacky produced a lot of them in his day.