Fit as Fido

Looking For Therapy Dog Stories

07.10.2010 // Fit As Fido // Dawn A. Marcus, M.D. // 1 Comment

Everyone with a dog learns to understand the amazing healing power of dogs. You all know how my two terriers are hospital therapy dogs. Through my dogs, I have witnessed the amazing ability of dogs to comfort the sick and give strength to their caregivers. I think all of us lucky enough to be on the end of a therapy dog’s leash have had days where we left visits engulfed in emotion and teary-eyed from the incredible visits we’d been blessed to be part of.

So I’m now asking you to share your stories with me! I’m beginning a new book focusing on the healing power of dogs and dog therapy. I will be including interviews and photographs describing how people’s own dogs and formal therapy dogs have helped them through health problems. I’m looking for stories from patients, caregivers, and therapy dog handlers.

Do you have a therapy dog story you’d like to share?

Have you had an illness and been helped through it by a furry friend or a therapy dog?
Have you had a family member of friend who has found facing the challenges of illness were eased by having a dog in the picture?
Does your dog seem to understand when you’ll be sick even before you do?
Do you take care of the sick and look forward to visits from therapy dogs, knowing that they’ll cheer you as well as your patients?

Email me at dawn@dawnmarcusmd.com or click on the “Email Dr. Marcus” link at the Fit As Fido homepage and leave me a message. Please put the words “Dog Therapy” in your message’s subject line. I’m looking forward to speaking with you and hearing about you and the amazing dogs in your life.