When we got Esmeralda I could tell by per personality that she was special. We had her in puppy school right away. Esmeralda is phenomenal. She does exactly what I need her to do, when I need her to do it. My mother had Alzheimer's and, at the time, was walking with a walker. Esmeralda would come with me when I would visit (mom) in North Carolina. She was a very tame and docile animal, but there was something different when she was with my mother. Esme would walk behind my mother, not impeding her, just making sure that she got to where she was going. Then when my mother was in a wheelchair Esme would just sit right next to her. When we would move the wheelchair, Esme would again just walk behind. Then mom was bed ridden and Esme would get in the bed and she just knew exactly where to lie so that my mother could pet her.
So we enrolled Esme into pet therapy classes. Before we had Esme, my husband was hospitalized(at Mather). I was so impressed with the care that he received and that I received as a caretaker of a loved one. It was like we were the only two people here and every nurse and doctor was on our team. So I joined the Volunteer Department ( at Mather Hospital) and Esme became the pilot pup for the pet therapy program on the Telemetry Unit. She even has her own hospital badge and her own business cards, so everyone can have a little piece of Esme after she leaves.
_Ginnie and Esmeralda, Volunteer and therapy dog
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“The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.”
― Martin Luther
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