EVERYONE LOVES BAXTER, a 19-1/2 year old therapy dog who is no longer able to walk. Watch this video from YouTube and find out why…and how he goes about bringing love and comfort to patients and their families at the San Diego Hospice even though he can not walk.
BAXTER is a 19-1/2 year old certified therapy dog who brings comfort and love to hospice patients and their families even though he himself can no longer walk. He rides in a little red wagon pulled by his owner, Melissa Joseph.
Melissa and Baxter volunteer at the San Diego Hospice, in San Diego, California. He was spotted by hospice trainers as a special dog while with his owners, who were training to become hospice volunteers. Baxter became a certified therapy dog at the trainers urging. During the last six years, Baxter has helped hundreds of patients ease out of their lives with dignity and peace. His uncanny intuition and almost human responsiveness demonstrates the unique and inextricable bond between human and dog.
Melissa has written a book called Moments with Baxter. It is a collection of touching, true stories about the poignant connection between Baxter, and the hospice patients and their families to whom he brings comfort and love.
You can read Baxter’s story on the About Us page on the Moments with Baxter website and find out about:
Therapy Dogs on the Therapy Dogs page on the MWB website
Geriatric Dogs on the Geriatric Dogs page also on the MWB website.
And, you can read more about Hospice at Hospice Foundation of America
You can help support charitable causes that support hospice and therapy dog training by buying a copy of Moments With Baxter. Please see the Products Page on the MWB website.
And, remember…Feed Your Good Dog, so your good dog always wins!
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