Hello. My name is Kozzy. I am a pure white Samoyed. It is in my nature to be calm, quiet and loving which is why my mom and dad thought I would be the perfect candidate to become a Pet Therapy dog. Little did I know when I took the certification course through TDI what a wonderful adventure I was about to begin.
Mom works for Nurses & Company Home Health, Hospice and Private Service (Whew that’s a mouthful) and she pulled some strings and got me hired there. I really like going to work with mom and hanging out in the office visiting the staff and bringing smiles to their faces but that’s not what I was hired to do. You see I am a certified pet therapy dog so my job begins when we leave the office. I visit people who are not feeling well and need a pick me up. It is my job to make people happy. Sometimes when I first meet a new “client” they may be shy and not want to pet me but before I leave you better believe I’ve made a new friend. I love my job and would probably do it for free (but don’t tell mom cause I love getting paid in bones too).
Kozzy,
ReplyDeleteWhere do you meet all of these people that you are hired to see?
Newt great question...
ReplyDeleteMost of the people I visit are Hospice patients on service with Nurses & Company's Hospice. Others I have met while out in the community visiting long term care facilities, at senior fairs etc. (In fact you can meet me at the Healthy Living Senior Fair next Tuesday at the St. Charles Convention Center.) Where ever I meet them it's always a blast to get to know them better.