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| Being surrounded by a loving family during treatment for any disease is a vital part of both physical and emotional healing. Today Cora helped in that process with our new friends from Mexico. Language is no barrier, as her wagging tail and soulful eyes need no translation. Being a Caring Canine at Mayo, Cora is there to help ease fears and comfort both patients and their families. Being on the other end of the leash, gives me a first hand look at the difference even a brief encounter with a therapy dog can make. Cora shares unconditionally her spirit and heart. |
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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