Wynn the comfort dog

27 March 2020, 09:30 AM

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When hospital workers face the untold stress of an unprecedented health care challenge this furry friend is sharing puppy love to help ease their burden.

Wynn is a service dog in training that’s delivering mental health breathers at Rose Medical Center in Denver. Emergency room staffers cuddle with the yellow Labrador in one-minute meditation sessions, providing a moment of escape before running back to the fight against COVID-19.

"She has the ability to really calm people down," said Susan Ryan, Wynn's trainer and an emergency room physician at the hospital. "We’re working in a unique time and she helps us stay grounded."

https://www.goodmorningamerica...othe-health-69808804

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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb

Bazootiehead-in-training

27 March 2020, 09:42 AM

jodi

Do they disinfect her between cuddles?

27 March 2020, 09:54 AM

wtg

She's kept in an inner office. They clean the leash between visits and everyone has to wash their hands before sitting with her.