ELBEE OMG I hope she’s not talking about herself.
All of my friends with dogs are fabulous dog moms. They care so much about their pups that they’d cancel a dentist appointment if their dog had an emergency.
ELBEE But probably not a hair appointment.
My friend Donna, is one of them. Her Bichons, Tommy and Finley, are part of the UCLA People Animal Connection with the Doods. Gus and Tommy, buddies for years, have had the chance to do lots of great work together.
We’ve taken them in on Yom Kippur, probably a religious no no, but we decided that the good they were doing outweighed breaking the rules. They have brought lots of love and joy to the pediatric unit on Christmas. They have lifted the spirits of the emergency room staff.
On the lighter side, they represented their fellow therapy dogs on the news. They also had a chance to hang out with Dodger manager Dave Roberts.
ELBEE The way things went in the San Diego series, he could have used a 
therapy dog or two.
Thirteen now, Tommy is having some health issues and Donna has stepped up in the most caring way. To treat his diabetes, she has been giving him insulin shots. Not being a nurse and never having done that before, she had to learn how to give him his injections. She has also been cooking his meals.
Since Tommy still loves doing visits, Donna had to find a way to preserve his strength while he was making his “rounds.” To keep him from getting exhausted she bought a double stroller to push him around the hospital. There was even a seat for Finley, who wasn’t sure at first but then realized how nice it was to have a place to rest.
As a bonus, people love seeing the adorable 
twosome in the stroller. Last week we met in the lobby after the dogs finished their regular visits and they were instantly surrounded by smiles. It was Stanley’s morning and I think Tommy and Finley may have hired him as security.
ELBEE He has a little crush on Finley.
When I shared with Donna how much I admired what she doing, she put it beautifully when she said, “We have working dogs who are so special and we adore them.”
