http://www.fitasfido.com/2010/01/07/the-power-of-the-wheaten/ Follow Your Dog to Better Health! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:22:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.fitasfido.com/2010/01/07/the-power-of-the-wheaten/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:36:05 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?p=1742#comment-4495 Thanks for such a perfect story! My favorite quote is this: My wheaten and I have visited weekly in my hospital for 3 years. When the lady who schedules the visits told the nurses we'd be coming in, they said, "Oh -- we LOVE Wheatie! But I don't think we've ever met Dawn!" Thanks for such a perfect story! My favorite quote is this: My wheaten and I have visited weekly in my hospital for 3 years. When the lady who schedules the visits told the nurses we’d be coming in, they said, “Oh — we LOVE Wheatie! But I don’t think we’ve ever met Dawn!”

]]> http://www.fitasfido.com/2010/01/07/the-power-of-the-wheaten/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 Rev Danielle Di Bona Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:03:49 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?p=1742#comment-4494 My late, great Wheaten Terrier, Naomi Jean was a TDI dog who made over 200 visits to private homes, nursing homes and hospitals as she accompanied me on my rounds as a hospice chaplain. I cannot tell you how many times, as we arrived at one nursing home or another, I would hear, "Naomi's here, Naomi's here" from both staff and residents. I never heard "Rev. Danielle is here" and one day was told by a staff person, that I didn't need to come anymore...I could just send Naomi in a cab, and they would pay the fare. After her death I reflected upon her impact during all those visits and I realized that, for many of my patients, Naomi was the last thing they saw as they departed this world, and she attended a number of wakes and funerals where she brought so much comfort to the bereaved. My current Wheaten Terrier just passed his TDI/CGC test...although he's been visiting with me for almost a year. And, again, my patients, my co-workers and the facility/hospital staffs are all benefiting from having him in their lives. My late, great Wheaten Terrier, Naomi Jean was a TDI dog who made over 200 visits to private homes, nursing homes and hospitals as she accompanied me on my rounds as a hospice chaplain. I cannot tell you how many times, as we arrived at one nursing home or another, I would hear, “Naomi’s here, Naomi’s here” from both staff and residents. I never heard “Rev. Danielle is here” and one day was told by a staff person, that I didn’t need to come anymore…I could just send Naomi in a cab, and they would pay the fare. After her death I reflected upon her impact during all those visits and I realized that, for many of my patients, Naomi was the last thing they saw as they departed this world, and she attended a number of wakes and funerals where she brought so much comfort to the bereaved. My current Wheaten Terrier just passed his TDI/CGC test…although he’s been visiting with me for almost a year. And, again, my patients, my co-workers and the facility/hospital staffs are all benefiting from having him in their lives.

]]> http://www.fitasfido.com/2010/01/07/the-power-of-the-wheaten/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 Do We Really Need to Go High Tech For Our Health | Fit As Fido Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:46:31 +0000 http://www.fitasfido.com/?p=1742#comment-4491 [...] Getting healthy is easy — one just needs to reduce bad habits and do all those things we’ve known we should do since we were kids and our Moms taught us what to eat, when to sleep, how to make friends, and that we should get out of the house to play. The problem is being motivated to actually make those healthy changes. Which, of course, is where Fido can help! [...] [...] Getting healthy is easy — one just needs to reduce bad habits and do all those things we’ve known we should do since we were kids and our Moms taught us what to eat, when to sleep, how to make friends, and that we should get out of the house to play. The problem is being motivated to actually make those healthy changes. Which, of course, is where Fido can help! [...]

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