Favorite part of the day

My favorite part of the hospital visit today was waiting for the elevator.  I sat in the seats on the 5th floor, and Brownie hopped right up next to me for a chat.  I rubbed her ear and told her what a wonderful job she'd done.  She drank in every word.  She's a fabulous conversationalist.

We saw a patient on the cardiac unit who misted up when we walked in.  She's been in the hospital for almost 2 weeks and misses her own pack of three.  She stroked Brownie's head and kept telling Brownie she was a good girl. The patient asked me if I had to spend much time training Brownie.

Brownie isn't the best behaved dog I know.  She has passable manners for a therapy dog.  She's tempted to jump up on people she sees week after week, like nurses or techs.  She pulls on her leash when she's excited and any food laying on the floor is very tempting for her.  I'm pretty sure people think she's so well trained because she is so personable.  She likes people, and isn't ashamed to show it.  I suppose that makes people see her as well behaved.  She just has a wonderful personality.

I took some nice photos on New Years Day of the kids.  The first is Brownie, Paco and Logan on the porch.

The black and tans

Here's my favorite nekkie dog.

Ming