Dee Ganley and I evaluated a new NH CAP team, Mackenzie & Rue. Beautiful facility with very welcoming staff and residents. Carol Meyers is the Enrichment Director and would love to have more NH CAP teams visit. Please see the NH CAP page on Facebook for details. Nancy Large
Liz and I took Clover in to see her Grandpa Bob who is currently an inpatient. While we were there Clover visited with quite a few patients and staff. All were thrilled to have a therapy dog visit...something I guess they don't normally see. Anne Soule
Last evening was my last visit to the Clough Center. The center had 8 residents and yesterday one of the residents made his move to Sullivan County Home. Now there 7 left. Gene was the last resident that would enjoy May and Lucy. He had once helped with Service dogs for the first year, training … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
I have noticed in the past visits with students who are walking Lucy, she will walk better with some students than others. So the past weeks I have been watching more closely. Watching the way the student hold the leash, how the student talks to her and the body language. All seem very important, I … Continue reading Kearsarge Gateway Program
Had an interesting visit with a resident at The Clough Center. The resident is 102 years old women from Sunapee NH. When we approached her, she told me she was afraid of dogs and has for most of her life. She explained when she was a little girl she was bitten by a dog in … Continue reading Clough Center
Toto visited me while I was in the hospital. Then he stopped at the nurses station and they took him to visit a number of chronically ill patients. He was a big hit! Evelyn and Toto
Just as we entered in the hallway of the Clough Center, a nurse came up to us, asking if we would go into the sun porch and spend some time with a resident that was having a problem and felt the dogs would be perfect to re-direct her. The girls and I headed right in … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
Arrive at the High School at 7:45am, student is waiting for us at the door to let us in. Lucy and May do their regular sniffing around the room before we begin to play with the students. Today the room was somewhat busy with more staff and students moving about. It didn't seem to interfere … Continue reading Gateway
We are excited to say that our 3 year old choc. Lab. mixed "May" has passed her "Pet Partners" evaluation and supervised visit with C.A.P. and also received her AKC's "Canine Good Citizen" certification. Lucy, our 6 year old Choc. Lab and I have worked hard to teach May what it takes to be a … Continue reading Clough Center New London, NH
I had put aside this day to be at the Clough Center, the weather wasn't good, there were closings of schools and other businesses. I thought what a better time to be at the Clough Center, maybe friends of the residents that were planning on visitors, wouldn't be able to be there. Our first stop … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
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