Sophie’s Secret
Dec 28, 2020
4 minutes
BY RUTH DAVIDSON, CLINTON, ILLINOIS
ILLUSTRATION BY KAYLA REILLY
“SOPHIE WOULD MAKE a good therapy dog.”
The day my dog trainer said those words, I didn’t even know what a therapy dog was. I certainly had no idea what traits my little Havanese had that would make her a candidate. But why not, I thought, if I can help people in need of some cheering up?
Now here I was, escorting Sophie into the hospital for our first day on the job. In the year and a half I had spent getting her certified, I’d learned what to expect. I would bring Sophie into a patient’s room for a brief pick-me-up visit,
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