Therapy dog healing others virtually

Therapy dog healing others virtually

A therapy dog isn't letting coronavirus pause her mission to help others.

Laney, the golden retriever, and her owner, are taking their visits virtual.

"LANEY THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER"AND HER OWNER - ARE TAKINGTHEIR VISITS VIRTUAL.SCRIPSS REPORTER ALEXA LIACKOLOOKS AT THE FREE SESSIONSHELPING CHILDREN, VETERANS, ANDFAMILIES COPE WITH COVID-19.NATS: IMG2375: LANEY DOINGREGULAR THERAPYLANEY THE GOLDENRETRIEVER IS USED TO BEINGLOVED ON.NATS: LANEY DOINGREGULAR THERAPYTHIS THERAPY DOGGALICIA TORRES, LANEY'SOWNER3:20 PATIENTS NEED SOMESORT OF DISTRACTION IF THEY'REFEELING A LOT OF PAIN, SO LANEYIS A GREAT WAY TO DISTRACTTHEMSHE WAS GETTING READY TOVISIT SICK PATIENTS AROUND THEWORLD...1:38 BUT BECAUSE OFCOVID-19, WE HAD TO PUT A HOLDON THAT 1:45SO, LANEY'S OWNER,AIMEE, BROUGHT THE WORLD-INSIDETHEIR HOME.NATSLANEYVIRTUAL514: 00-03 "HILANEY!!"NATSLANEYVIRTUAL514::20 LANEY YOUHAVE A BIG TONGUE!!AIMEEGALICIA TORRES1:58 INSTEAD OFPUTTING A PAUSE ON THE 'PAWSFOR PATIENTS' PROGRAM, WEDECIDED TO OFFER IT VIRTUALLY2:05 9:57 THERE ARE PEOPLE WHONEED A SMILE IN THEIR DAY10:00IT'S NOT JUST PATIENTSLANEY VISITS.:29 LAUGHS...SHE'SA MUTT!

BARKSANYONE CAN MAKE AZOOM APPOINTMENT-FORFREE.:43-:48 SPEAK LANEY!!BARKS!

5:13 SOME KIDS JUST WANTTO SEE THE DOG...BUT LANEY, ASA THERAPY DOG, HER MAIN SKILLIS TO PROVIDE COMPASSION ANDEMPATHY AND BE IN TUNE TOPEOPLE'S NEEDS 5:26AND LANEYKNOWS JUST HOW TO SHOW OFF FORTHE CAMERA.NATS:JIMMYLANEY:02-04 KISSES, AWWLOOK AT THAT TONGUE!8:36 ASSOON AS SHE KNOWS THE LIGHTS GOON AND I HAVE A CAMERA, SHESTANDS BEHIND THE BACKDROP ANDSITS AND SMILES, SHE'S VERYSASSY AND POSES.8:44SOME VISITS ARE FILLED WITHDRESS-UP COSTUMES...BUT FORVETERANS LIKE JIMMYHARRIS...THE CALLS ARE APOWERFUL RELEASE.NATS:JIMMYLANEY:09- BARKS, AWWSWEET!!

SHES DOING TRICKS FORTREATS!JIMMY HARRIS, VETERAN,LANEY'S CLIENT, SERVED IN THEARMY NATIONAL GUARD IN EGYPTAND ROMANIA FOR A YEAR16:10SOME VETS YOU KNOW, THEY SEEHORRIBLE THINGS IN THEMILITARY, IN COMBAT, AND IT CANMESS WITH SOMEONE'S MIND, SO ITHINK THE CONNECTION WITHANANIMAL REALLY BRINGS A CALMNESSTO SOMEONE'S MIND.16:20THAT ESCAPE--SORELY NEEDEDBY SO MANY RIGHT NOW.AIMEEGALICIA TORRES6:23 SHE'S ABLETO HELP PEOPLE BUILD THOSECONNECTIONS UP THEY MIGHT HAVELOST TOUCH WITH BECAUSE OFCOVID-19 6:31BUT EVEN WHEN THISPANDEMIC ENDS...AIMEE SAYS SHEAND LANEY WILL CONTINUE THISNEW KIND OF HEALING-A HEALINGAIMEE HAS FELT FIRSTHAND.22:31 I LOST MY DOG A YEAR ANDA HALF AGO 22:34 AND I GOTLANEY LAST YEAR 22:37 22:38DOGS HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN ME HELPAND HAVE GIVEN ME HOPE DURINGDIFFICULT TIMES, AND I WANTEDTO BE ABLE TO BRING THAT TOPEOPLE 22:49 BECAUSE THEIRMISSION IS LIKE A GOOD CHEWTOY--TOO PRECIOUS TO EVER GIVEUP.23:10 IF WE CAN JUST BRINGHOPE TO PEOPLE THEN WE DID OURJOB 23:13I'M ALEXA LIACKO,REPORTING.CONVERSTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'REDOING AREN'T ALWAYS EASY TOHAVE.ESPECIALLY AS A FAMILY!

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