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Cheryl and Banner

I've been doing therapy work with my Shelties for years and never understood why they were so tired after a visit. It wasn't as if they had done any heavy physical labor. Two years ago, I was hospitalized with a very serious infection. Depressed and in pain, my doctor, also a good friend of mine, brought Banner, my youngest Sheltie in to visit me. The moment she put him into my arms he relaxed into my embrace and just laid there. I felt all the pain, anxiety and depression just move from me into his little body. The effect was amazing. They had to put a chair next to me so he could fall asleep without falling off my lap but he was out. Therapy dogs don't just let themselves be pet or do cute tricks, they take on the worst of what is afflicting the person recieving the therapy. Thanks to regular visits from Banner, my hospital stay was only 3 weeks long. How much longer would it have been if I didn't have those regular visits from my furry little emotional sponge. I always wonder what I did to deserve such a wonderful dog. I love you Banner!