Jerry and I were coming back home with Champion Wolf Creek'sPhoenix of Merivern (after collecting him to be shipped) and decided to visit Jerry's 92 year old mother at the nursing home. She has been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's, but recently had to be put in a nursing home to after suffering from a broken hip We were talking to the nurses and they wanted to meet Phoenix and allowed us to BRING HIM IN!!! . We brought him to the room to see his mother Ruth, and she just lit up when she saw him come in.she did remember we raised German Shepherds, even tho she did knot know Phoenix he acted like he was her long lost pet.. Her created quite a stir with all the old folks(they all had to come pet and many hugged him) It was joyful to see what an impact he had on all the people there and the people who were visiting there loved ones, too....The Staff asked us to bring him back whenever we could...I want to know if the makes him a THERAPY DOG?????If not you could of fooled me..We will bring him back whenever we can... I have to Thank Mary Ann Imhoff and Pat Walker for allowing Jerry and I to be a part of a this great dogs career by having him stand at stud here when it is needed .He really is Pat's house dog..Phoenix is truly what the German Shepherd should be in every way. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================