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Outside Fun at Mayo!

 What a beautiful day at Mayo Hospital.  Cora and I arrived to find several inpatients sitting outside on the patio grabbing some of the sun's rays.  Even with all the distractions of traffic, people and birds chirping, Cora entertained the crowds.  She instinctively picks out people one by one, offering her side to pet or doing her "bottoms up"for her favorite visitors.  Today we visited with a man who was hooked up to several machines, but he smiled and told stories of his 2 dogs at home.  He trained dogs and recognized Cora's talents as very special.  I'm so thankful to be able to share Cora with so many people.  Her work as a therapy dog brings as much joy to me as it does to so many others.  I'm blessed to be on the other end of the leash!

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