0402: Children’s Mercy’s Facility Dog Program

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Facility Dog Program Coordinators and primary handlers Melanie Weinrich and Bailey Wetzel tell us how dogs at Children s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City Missouri help patients families and staff Children s Mercy s Online Facility Dog ProgramPet Pals ProgramFacebook com ChildrensMercyTwitter com ChildrensMercyYouTube com childrensmercykcInstagram com ChildrensMercyLinkedIn com company Children apos s-Mercy-HospitalCanine Assistants Inc in Milton Georgia educates people and dogs so they may enrich the lives of one another They place service dogs with people who have mobility difficulties Type 1 Diabetes epilepsy seizure disorders and other special needs as well as placing Community Service Dogs who provide therapy services to children and adults primarily in Children s Hospitals They also provide a Disabilities Awareness Education Program and K-9 Kids Reading Program for school-age children as well as Animal Assisted Therapy services Order your all the hearts all the flowers all the dogs shirt in our Bonfire store by Valentine apos s Day to support Rosie Fund Rosie Fund social media Facebook com rosiefundInstagram com rosiefundYouTube com rosiefundMusic for this episode is provided by alternative string duo The Wires Visit them at TheWires info Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online even if you apos ve never played before from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife com Join The Wires as they explore new music on their show Sound Currents