VISITING HOURS

The Goo-Goo Dolls have a great song in the movie City of Angels. This point has nothing to do with my story today but I included it because I like to say Goo Goo Dolls. In the movie, the main angel (played by Nicolas Cage) falls in love with a doctor. He shares a great line when he visits the human doctor he loves in the hospital. She’s tells him to leave the hospital patient floor because visiting hours are over. He responds in a perplexed style (I’m paraphrasing) “Why do humans have visiting hours? Don’t they need visitors to feel loved and get better?”

It’s a good point. Why do humans need vacations to play, special occasions to celebrate, or visiting hours to visit? Dogs will visit with you anytime for no reason. Which is a perfect time to say this: dogs make great healing visitors.

If you know someone stuck in the hospital, in hospice or living in a nursing home, consider bringing them a therapy dog. They are amazing. Proof is in the video below.



So, here’s my lesson of the day… Visit each other for no reason. If you do need a reason, make it therapy (for you and the other human).

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Wishbone who asked: How do I make my humans understand that not all dogs were designed to be outside all the time without protection from the sun? Perhaps you could suggest a sunscreen and they would get the hint.


Dear Parents of Wishbone:
It’s important to protect your dog and your children from too much sun exposure. Most owners shave their dogs in the summer and this area is vulnerable to the sun. Note: Checkout the sunscreen below and the article below for more details.

GOOD DOG SUNSCREEN ARTICLE
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289694,00.html