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Subject: [Leica] Jeffery PAW 35 - Warning - Therapy Dogs
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri Oct 13 21:34:16 2006
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This is a job my dog could never do--she is way too big (30 kg), way too 
hyper and way to friendly. The rules on no jumping, no barking and no 
licking would instantly disqualify her.

Your image reminds me of one of my own PAWs from 2002, from London--they 
have a similar organization there, which uses both dogs and cats:
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2002/2002_17alt8.jpg
This lady was having a cup of coffee before descending to the 
Underground to go to work with her kitty.

Nathan

Jeffery Smith wrote:
> These two ladies may not look like working dogs, at least not the
> traditional sense. But both are working dogs, and without a salary. Emma 
> and
> Heidi are therapy dogs, which took about 2 years of training. They are 
> taken
> to hospitals and old folks homes to cheer up the patients. Their training?
> Not to bark, bite, jump, lick (Emma is not too good on that one) or
> otherwise intimidate or surprise the patient. They were in the office of 
> our
> resident radiation therapy professor, so I stuck them on a chair and 
> snapped
> their picture.
>
> http://www.400tx.com/2006-35.html
>
> Getting two pairs of bulging eyes in focus at f/1.5 is not easy. They look
> more patient here than they were...they wanted to get in my lap (like they
> were trained to do).
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
>
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