[nagdu] Dogs and hospitals

[Larry D. Keeler]

When I left Holly in the waiting room there was family to hold on to her. 
When noone else was coming I left her home.
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From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
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> And I totally understand this, when my mom was in ICU, right after 
> surgery, they asked me not to bring my dog in when I visited her, for the 
> first 24 hours.  I totally understood that.  But asking a handler and 
> their dog to leave a doctor's office, in the waiting room, amazing to me!!
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Larry D. Keeler
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:44 PM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs and hospitals
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> A few times I have simply left Holly at home.  Once, my wife had a really 
> bad infection.  She had a large open wound and had to stay in the burn 
> unit for a couple of weeks.  I could bring Holly in the waiting room and 
> did when someone else from the family was there.  It didn't make any sense 
> to run to the vet to get clearance and prove she had a bath in the last 2 
> hours so she just stayed home.  At those times, she turns into a cane!
> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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