rjaywallace wrote:
Am guessing the goal of the therapy is to not be alone 24/7, having a loving friend who always will accept you as you are come and spend some time and the happy anticipation of such regular visits. Dogs can be so warm and friendly (as opposed to cats who tend to be aloof and go their own way). Petting a dog regularly and often brings such great pleasure. /Ralph
Thank you for your very nice response, Ralph. I think that's exactly what the goal is. He shows love and poses for me which gives me an interesting subject to shoot. In defense of cats (because I've had more cats than dogs) - I had to give up my tempermental but lovable Peek-A-Boo when I moved into the retirement community and it took me quite awhile before I stopped shedding tears as I tried to sleep.