Today we decided we had such a good morning at the Gateway program that we head for the CLough Center to visit with the residents there. We first were greeted by a number of staff folks. They wanted a "dog fix!", they seemed to circle around Lucy, May and me so they wouldn't miss out … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
Walking Lucy today was interesting. A student was holding her leash and walking down the hall doing very well. I told him he could give Lucy a treat and tell her she's a good girl. As he began to hand the treat to Lucy, he drop it and it rolled across the hall floor. Lucy … Continue reading Keasarge High School the Gateway Program
Have not been posting but we (myself, Al and Roccia) have been going monthly to Summercrest for a 90 minute session...Joan does hand and neck massage on the residents while Al visits with Roccia...they usually put us in a private room and we bring background music and neck warmers to relax the residents...it has been … Continue reading Summercrest, Newport NH
Reese and I finally made it back to the center after a long hiatus. I went in the morning which was a great time because the residents were all dressed up for a special Thanksgiving lunch. Her presence cheered them even more. Reese loved visiting and the residents enjoyed her soft kisses. Beth and Reese
Had some good visits this week at the Clough Center. I met some family and friends of some of the residents which was nice. It gave me some faces to go with, who the residents were talking to me about. Also I found resident's family and friends are so pleased to know that having a … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
The students in Gateway hadn't seen us for a couple of weeks because of the Thanksgiving break. They were really ready to have some fun with us. Lucy always plays up to the person who give out the most treats! Her job today was to help show the students to walk Lucy without having to … Continue reading Kearsarge High School – The Gateway Program
Very successful session. The patients seem to enjoy interacting with Mai, my Airedale, and many reminisced about dogs they had had. Carola and Mai
Always a great time! Some of the students take turns in jobs to get ready for time with Lucy. Someone get out the water bowl and fills it with water, a blanket if she wants to have a rest, picks out a stuff animal to hide for Lucy to find and what color ball we … Continue reading Kearsarge High School Gateway Program
This fall I decided that Lucy and I would do our visits at the Clough Center differently. Instead of trying to see every resident, that we would try to spend more time with different residents that might need more time to talk and have a visitor on that day. Today was one of those days. … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
What a great start we have had at Kearsarge High School! Everyone is on board and we are on our way for a great year. The last few weeks have been spending time for the adults that work with the students to watch how Lucy interacts with the students and how they will need to … Continue reading Kearsarge High School
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