Therapy Dog

Sometimes being a therapy dog is not about therapy directly. Sometimes it is offering her comforting presence as I sit through a conference. Last weekend and this weekend Sadie has been by my side for the annual EMDRIA conference for EMDR therapists. This year I…

Here is a throwback to when Sadie had just come home. She was such a small, cowlicked, floofy little girl.   She has always been such a sweet thing when she sleeps, so quiet and demure, unlike her waking hours!

When I am not sitting in this chair talking to clients, Sadie feels it is her responsibility to keep the seat warm for me.  And sometimes this is what clients wee when they walk into the office. I am guessing that this is why they…

       Since we are currently in LGBTQIA+ history month, Sadie has decided to educate herself on queer history and their fight for civil rights that continues to this day

Taking breaks is important, for both people and therapy dogs. Sadie takes breaks by curling up for naps, interspersed with bursts of playfulness with stuffed animals and rope toys. And she is good about setting down her toys and getting down to business when clients…

Sadie is a goof and she loves playing with what the other doggies have left of the frisbee. And somehow it always seems to wind up being worn as a necklace.