The hudson hospital Dog Party
Therapy Dogs Invited to the Party
It seemed like a good idea at the time
by Robert Molenda
This is the story that everyone at Hudson Hospital remembers most about Finnegan and Therapy Dogs.
The event was held at lunchtime to introduce the Therapy Dogs to other handlers, families, staff, other visitors and guests including their children.
Finnegan had been a Therapy Dog at the hospital for about a year. He is a Labrador retriever, but has a really laid-back approach to anything remotely connected with being a typical Lab. A gentle soul, Finnegan was difficult to train, but turned out to be first in his Therapy Dog class because of his good attitude.
Finnegan and our party of friends arrived, and he had on his special collar and Therapy Dog bandana. There were about twenty other people and four other dogs in the room when we arrived. There were also children, other visitors and staff who would arrive in a short time. I had Finnegan on a leash at the time, but he is very good off-leash and this was a special occasion, so I took him off-leash to allow him to meet people while I started a conversation with some of the other visitors and attendees.
