064 How a Canine Hospital Staff Member Helps Children & What To Do First, After Adopting or Fostering a New Pet.

Fostering of pets is on the rise. All over the country, animal shelters have been putting out calls for community foster homes and people are responding. Adoptions are up as well. If you are thinking of fostering or adopting or have recently done so, I’ll discuss a few of the first things to consider to make sure your new dog or cat’s transition into your home. I’ll start with the most important thing to know about what will be needed for dog owners and the two key things to do in your home for cat owners. Then, NutriSource Pet Foods, donated the funds, so that the M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, could obtain a full time canine facility dog. His name is Rocket, he’s been on the job since November, 2019 and his human partner and handler, Anna Dressel, a Certified, Child Life Specialist at the hospital is my guest on the show today.   You’ve got to hear the amazing stories of how this unique golden retriever demonstrates the ability to know, who really needs his special type of comfort. Additional Resources for the show. You can see a video of Rocket, at work as well as other photos of Anna and Rocket, on the blog page for episode 64 at www.raisingyourpaws.com. More information from the M Health Masonic Hospital: M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s hospital website page about Rocket. Visit https://www.mhealth.org/childrens to learn more about the hospital. For more information about Rocket, at NutriSourcepetfoods.com.   See the video of the Golden Retriever that brings groceries to a quarantined neighbor at blog article, episode 64 at www.raisingyourpaws.com.