Everyone loves their pets and thinks they are special. But of course, I think Thach is a little extra special. Because of this, I have always wanted to train Thach to be a therapy dog. This year, I decided I would finally make that dream come true, and Danny decided to join in on the fun. I asked that my Christmas money go to fund Thach being trained to be a therapy dog. I was familiar with Birmingham's Hand-in-Paw after interacting with them at Birmingham Children's Hospital. After researching the local organization that does similar work in Nashville, we have set up our initial review toward the end of February. We are so excited and are praying about the process! Thach is very well trained but I am hoping he decides to be on his best behavior with great listening ears that day! Once we can pass that hurdle, we will move onto a training process.
I wanted to share this exciting new adventure with you for your prayers and thoughts. While part of me is just excited to share my sweet dog with the world, I also go back in my mind to the memories of my patients interacting with therapy dogs at Children's. Sometimes we take so much for granted. I pray Thach will get to be that special friend to someone. Please keep us and hopefully Thach's future friends in your prayers as we begin this adventure!
Check out the organization's website. We will be meeting with Therapy ARC (animals reaching clients). Therapy ARC
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