{This Moment} See Beautiful
Each Friday I do pet therapy at the Beaver Dam Middle School. Every other Friday I visit a cognitive disorder classroom at the same school. There are three very special girls that attend that class. They are in wheelchairs and can’t speak or do anything for themselves. When we started going there Gambler was a little aloof with one of the girls, even know she can’t speak per say she is very vocal with noises. Gambler would hang out with the other girls, get pets, sniff their chairs, kiss their hands, while he was doing this the one girl would become very vocal and Gamblers eyes would get big. He didn’t quite know what to think of that. I would then take Gambler over to her chair and the teachers would have her pet him, she continued to tell her story very loudly. We did short sessions so we didn’t scare Gambler. We continued to come back every other week and would work with Gambler and this girl.
Last Friday I and the teachers saw a break through with Gambler and with this girl. She was talking very loudly when Gambler was visiting the other gal, the teacher wheeled her up and Gambler headed right over to her he stood by her wheelchair and the teacher started helping the girl pet him. He stood there and wouldn’t move, the girl then all of a sudden stopped being vocal and you could see she was more relaxed and calmed down. Gambler then went back to the other girl got a couple pets and then went back to the one that is vocal. She was quite the rest of the visit and the teachers said “wow look what Gambler did, she hasn’t been this calm all morning”, “I think we need Gambler to stay here all day”! They noticed the difference and I for sure noticed the difference.
After that session Gambler got a big ole treat of Culvers ice cream!
Gambler loves the elevator ride we take to see the kids, sometimes a kid will join us then he gets all kinds of pets.
It makes me See Beautiful when Gambler makes a difference in kids life.
{This Moment} See Beautiful is a once a month Blog Hop, every 2nd Friday of the month. simply create a blog post that made your day, week, and/or month … inspiring you in Seeing Beauty. Blog Hop inspired by See Beautiful. We thank Sugar and Miss Lydia from See Beautiful.
Nice work Gambler and JoAnn. Dogs do so much for us, so much we don’t even realize.
That’s so awesome for the kids, you and G man. Nice work, team!
That is so special. I worked as an aide in the Special Ed department at a local high school and I think therapy dogs would have made a huge difference in these kids lives. Thank you for being awesome. ♥
How wonderful that you and Gambler are making a difference in children’s lives. Everyone can benefit from the calming influence of petting a beautiful dog.
that is beautiful to visit a school… and all kids can be so happy to have such a pawfect teacher like the g-man :o)))
That is beautiful indeed. Way to go, Gambler!
This post gave me goosebumps. Well done, Gambler. You and your mom rock!
Pet therapy visits put a smile on my face and in my heart. Bless you and your commitment to making a difference.
Good job Gman!