Therapy Goes to the Dogs ; Group Trains Pets to Fill Support Roles in Hospitals, Nursing Homes

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DAYTON -- Gus steps into the Good Samaritan Hospital lobby on Philadelphia Drive wearing his volunteer photo ID badge and a bright blue vest.

Immediately, he is approached by people who come over to rub his thick, furry coat and ask owner/escort Sandra Tomlinson questions about her 41/2ear-old, cream-colored, 145-pound Great Pyrenees.

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Therapy Goes to the Dogs ; Group Trains Pets to Fill Support Roles in Hospitals, Nursing Homes

But Gus is on his way to perform his unique specialty -- pet therapy.

Gus, a 2003 graduate of the Miami Valley Pet Therapy Association has been visiting the patients at Good Samaritan Hospital through it...

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