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| Cora wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a wonderful Holiday Season. We stopped in at Mayo today to tell everyone that we'll be back on schedule next week. Her paw is almost healed completely. Cora was so excited to see all her friends that we've missed this past month. It will be a true blessing sharing Cora with those that are away from home and loved ones. One thing is clear, therapy dogs actually spread the holiday joy all year by heeling to heal. |
Cora the Therapy Dog I have been wondering for a while now just "who" the person was that initiated the concept of therapy dogs. Found this article to be quite informative from "Wikipedia" and wanted to share with all of our readers. "During World War II, under combat operations against Japanese forces on the island of New Guinea, Corporal William Wynne came into possession of a young adult Yorkshire Terrier abandoned on the battlefield. He named the female dog Smoky . Smoky accompanied Wynne on numerous combat missions, provided comfort and entertainment for troops, and even assisted the Signal Corps in running a telegraph cable through an underground pipe, completing in minutes what might have been a dangerous, three-day construction job which would have exposed men and equipment to enemy bombers. Smoky's service as a therapy dog began when Corporal Wynne was hospitalized for a jungle disease. As Wynne recovered, Wynne's Army pals br
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