My name is Stephanie. I love to hike with my dogs. I take my dogs everywhere. I have a dad that works as a fireman. I like to read. I do charity work. I volunteer at the hospital where my mom works.
I love to hunt. I take my dog deer hunting. I love animals. I think hunting helps control the deer population. I like to read.
I am planning a day where volunteers and employees can bring their pets to the hospital and visiting the critical care unit. I read that cuddling animals can help people in pain feel more comfortable.  that's amazing. animals are such a comfort. would you mostly focus on dogs? or other animals too Probably dogs, dogs are more trainable than cats yeah, that's true. the right cats can be so therapeutic though because of their purring. I always joke that my cat named henry would be a great therapy cat because he's so snuggly. what types of training would the dogs need, do you think? specialized commands? I think just basic sit and stay commands. You may be right about cats. I think I would include cats too. it's nice to have options. would you consider expanding your program to nursing homes or assisted living facilities? I volunteer at the local hospital so I am not familiar with the other places. So I do not how it would work at those places that makes sense. I was just thinking about how the elderly would benefit from something like this too. They definitely would, I think I would look into it. I don't know how people could ever live wihtout animals. when i'm old I hope I can still have pets wherever i am. I love my dog. Dogs are great. They are always happy and always want to please you. that's so true. they're good companions. do you enjoy having pets?