Golden doodle supports cancer patients
BUTLER TWP — It often takes more than 10 minutes for Henrietta to make it from the parking lot to her office to start her work day.
She is stopped by people who want to pet her, rub her belly and sometimes give her treats.
Stacy Meyer, oncology patient navigator at Butler Health System Cancer Support Services, said Henrietta, or “Henny” for short, is the most amazing therapy dog in training.
“She is like a light switch,” Meyer said. “A therapy dog helps bring blood pressure down, it helps with anxiety. People’s whole mood changes when they see her.”
The BHS Foundation purchased Henny, a golden doodle, when she was just 8 months old. She turned 1 at the end of September, and Meyer, who is her handler, said she has been going through training to become a certified cancer support dog.
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