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A service dog in training brings comfort to ER doctors on the frontlines in US
CNN ^ | Mar 27, 2020 7:55:27 AM | Amanda Jackson

Posted on 03/27/2020 10:12:10 AM PDT by COBOL2Java


Heroes come in all shapes and sizes -- this one just happens to have four legs and a furry coat.

Wynn, a service dog in training, is bringing joy and comfort to the medical staff on the front lines of the coronovirus fight in Denver.

The one-year-old yellow Labrador serves up cuddles to health care workers who need a much needed mental break from the emergency room at Rose Medical Center.

Wynn is no stranger to the medical staff, as she's being trained by Susan Ryan, an emergency physician at the hospital.

Ryan shared an image of the two of them on Sunday. In it, the doctor is seen wearing a face shield and a mask while sitting on the floor of the hospital petting Wynn.

"I saw Wynn coming back in from being walked outside," Ryan told CNN. "I just slumped down on the floor and said 'can I just have a minute with her'?'"

(Excerpt) Read more at cnnphilippines.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs

1 posted on 03/27/2020 10:12:10 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
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To: COBOL2Java

Doesn’t CNN know that Islam hates dogs?

What are they thinking?


2 posted on 03/27/2020 10:23:18 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: COBOL2Java
https://youtu.be/msDcShv_r20
3 posted on 03/27/2020 10:41:28 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
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To: COBOL2Java

Dogs can become infected too.


4 posted on 03/27/2020 11:02:41 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: upchuck

Awww! Who’s a good dog?


5 posted on 03/27/2020 12:15:11 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Party that freed sIaves, passed Civil Rights is called racist by the party that started the KKK.)
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To: Albion Wilde

6 posted on 03/27/2020 3:17:17 PM PDT by upchuck (Democrats are always the problem, never the answer.)
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