'Dougie' the therapy dog visits Belmont police - Newcastle Herald - October 2, 2024 - video Dailymotion

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00:00I handle the dogs as part of the Guide Dogs Therapy Dog Program and I bring them into

00:12the local police stations with the permission of the commanders, we walk around and people

00:17get to swivel away on their chairs from their computers, they get to pet the dogs and the

00:21people feel happy.

00:22The dogs love it as well, they get treats and it makes me feel happy as well.

00:28The police love it, they'll see us walk in and they'll go, hi doggies here and you can

00:35see them get happy and they're happy just to pet the dogs for a while and if I haven't

00:41been to a police station for a couple of weeks they'll go, we haven't seen you for a while

00:45and also it's really nice when the police will say to me, once they've petted the dog

00:51they'll say, oh that's just made my day.

00:58The Guide Dogs Therapy Dog Program