I wrote my thesis in college on the use of Pets as an Occupational Therapy Treatment Modality and always wanted to have a therapy dog. It just wasn’t right for my first two dogs but finally, when I adopted Emmi, I had a dog who I knew had the temperament to be a therapy dog and who would enjoy it. It was a long road to get there as Emmi was very active and didn’t know how to calm herself and had missed out on training as a young pup but we worked hard and in 2021, we became a certified Therapy Dog Team with F.E.T.C.H.

Emmi is really good at being a therapy dog and loves it. She seems to know exactly what each person needs whether it just be a quick pet or for her to lean on them or to just look at them and listen. She enjoys working with everyone: elderly and disabled adults, children, college students, travelers. She has several people who wait for her monthly visit at one of our local care facilities and has loved spending time with students at LCC and U of O but I think her favorite visits are the Airport. She seems to just know who needs her and will seek them out. She really puts her all into her work and will sleep all afternoon after a therapy shift.