Without a wrestling ring we do have to be sure to keep Corona on a leash at all times but she’s able to get her cousin, Ian, laughing all the same.

While at the Moncton Air Show we had a small showof our own while waiting for more aerial acrobatics to take place. To Ian’s surprise he was the main attraction and Corona was his sidekick - or maybe the other way around.

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Dogs are man’s best friend. Always loyal and ever loving, this trait has made canines an integral and common part of what is fast becoming a common mode of therapy in many health care facilities. Not just dogs but animals in general have long been recognized as having a positive effect on the healing process. Dogs, especially, have a calming effect.

These dogs help people cope with emotional issues, offer physical contact, invoke pleasant memories and they divert a person’s focus from the problems of the day. That’s why they’ve been used to great success as helpers for those people who are in therapy. Dogs are specially trained for their jobs of helping to take care of the sick, the elderly or the infirm.

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