Exploring the benefits of full-time hospital facility dogs working with nurse handlers in a children’s hospital (IMAGE)

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Exploring the benefits of full-time hospital facility dogs working with nurse handlers in a children’s hospital

Caption

Photo of Bailey, Yogi's predecessor and the first facility dog in Japan. Accompanying a patient for a bone marrow puncture with a nurse and child life specialist in the treatment room at Shizuoka Children's Hospital.

Credit

Specified Nonprofit Organization Shine On Kids, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Credit must be given to the creator.

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CC BY

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