Izzy's first therapy doggie visit at the hospital!

[crb]

Cyndi, that is such a great thing you and Izzy are doing. Kudos to you two!!!

[MyFairLacy]

Wow! You must be so proud of Izzy. I know you two will make so many people smile. I bet everyone just thought she was too adorable!!

[alaskayorkie]

How exciting! You are your pup are doing such a good thing to share the love. Thanks for the pics. I guarantee Izzy cheered them up!

Now I've gotta go find the elusive blog ...

[KimberlySRN]

How wonderful! I have always wanted to do that.(Maybe when I am finished with school )

[chattiesmom]

Congratulations to you and Izzy. How exciting to be able to put all of your hard work to good use. I know that you brightened many lives today and shared smiles and gave people hope.

[YorkieChick1]

That is so great Cyndi!! You two would brighten anyone's day! That is a proud achievement!! I would love to do that with Brooke but she is obedience training disabled!! Good Luck on your upcoming visits!! You go girls!!

[YorkieChick1]

Originally Posted by chestermama

just be careful dogs can get mrsa from patients, that is why I did not do it with chester

What is mrsa?

[stedmansmommy]

Oh Cyndi, this is so awesome! I am so proud of the both of you - you are such a wonderful person for doing this and I can only imagine how GREAT it must make you feel AND I'm sure that little miss Izzy just loves all that love and attention that she gets from everyone! That is FABULOUS!!

You will have to keep us updated when you go back for more visits. I'm sure that after Izzy "gets to know" the patients more she will be more and more thrilled to go back and visit them each time

Congrats to you both girl, and P.S. - I loved the pics!!

[Rusty's Momma]

Thank you Izzy & Cyndi for taking time out of your life to LEARN to BE a therapy dog then take time out of your day to put that to use & bring smiles to peoples faces.
Angels!!!

[Beckyhebert]

Cyndi ...wow that is awesome ... we are so proud of you guys . How does one get started with that ? I think Jolie is a good candidate for that type of program .

[DENISE517]

Awww it so wonderful what you guys are doing. I always wanted to do that with Maddie. ITs amazing the progress they can make and the joy that Izzy will bring into their life. Great job!!!!

I'd like some info on it and how to do it. I'd like to get Bella in it when she is older. Its such a great program and makes your heart feel good!

[snoopy42]

What a great feeling it must be to put a smile on people's faces. Great job to the two of you!

[Sukoshi's Mom]

CONGRATS on finally getting your first "real" experience! I know it's been a long time coming, and I'm sure it puts a great feeling in your heart. That's awesome what you and Izzy are doing for those patients!!! I'm not surprised everyone wants to stop and pet her though...she's so stinkin' cute (even cuter in person)!!!!

[kezza]

Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Well finally we went to the hospital for our very first therapy visit. There is so much to tell I finally did our first blog so please read all about our first day here:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/blogs/izzy%2Bprincess/266-my-first-visit-therapy-doggie.html

I did take a couple of pics of us before we went. Unfortunately we can't take pics at the hospital unless they are taken with a Polaroid. Those are not my rules but the hospital and Delta Organization.

Oh our colors for the program are blue and we were going to get our shirt and bandana at the hospital so for our first visit I wore a blue dress and Izzy wore a blue bow. I know...not her girlie color but at least this bow had a huge crystal in it..so a little bling..lol. And even funnier when we got Izzy's bandana it's so HUGE that I'm going to have to cut it to fit her. (In case you all are wondering dogs in the program can't wear doggie clothes...only the bandana and in Izzy's case her bow). So at least with the bows I can change them for the season/holiday.

I can't tell everyone how wonderful it was to finally visit after such a long time training and studying for this. It's truly amazing how one feels while visiting these patients.

Our committment to the program is to visit at least 2x a month but I think we will be going at least 1x a week. The hard part will be getting to know the hospital layout...it's so big and confusing. Thank goodness our program director comes with me and for as many visits as I feel comfortable until we go solo. I'm thinking at least 3-5 times and then we can go visit on our own.

It's a lot of work and a committment but if anyone is thinking that they would like to do that with their Yorkie trust me it's all worth it!!

aaawwww! how could Izzy's pretty little face not lift anyones spirits?!

[ellie81]

I just read the blog, how exciting!!!!! congratulations to you both!!!! I think this that you and Izzy are doing is just awesome! I'm sure Izzy put a big smile in so many faces!!!!!