Nurses turn to pet therapy

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We all know pets are great for reducing the physical side effects of stress.

What furry creatures await you after a long and terrible shift?

This is my pup. She's 2. Border collie and lab. If you have an obsession with mopping (excited pee-er), digging things out of a dog's mouth, and just generally never having nice things again, she's the dog for you! I will give her this - when my shift swings, she sleeps when I sleep without any trouble.

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Those pictures are so adorable. Good photography too!

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I went there with the Frito Paws last week, so get in line for weird and creepy.

I will enthusiastically queue up!

Sending out a "Woot!Woot!" for my fellow Frito Paws people.

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They are! I'd pet and kiss those ears in a heartbeat.

All of my dogs have the best ears. They are floppy eared dogs and their ears lay flat to their heads. They have the coolest folds at the back of their ears that (I hypothesize) serve to keep their ears flat. I love to pet inside that folded area b/c it is soft as silk.

Don't even get me started on snouts! I love to kiss the the top of a nice, broad doggie snout. My Lab's got a perfect snout complete with the flabbiest Labby lips.

Then there is my love of "Frito paws" and other uniquely doggy smells but I'll stop now before I sound too weird and creepy :-)

But those frito paws, though!!! WHY?! Mine has that, too, and it's not a bad smell at all. I don't like the, "I just got inside," dog smell, but otherwise, love the frito paws.

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I'm so sorry to hear that. Somehow we lucked out and none of our three dogs are diggers. If they did, we'd be in some serious trouble. Even without digging they still manage to slip out of the house every time we open the door.

My pup digs these great big lines (picture the trails bugs bunny left) in a tireless effort to find moles. She's successful sometimes.

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Today is a sad day. My dog (I call her nurse Morgan because she is always there for me when I am sick) is with my mom for the next 4 weeks while I am in the process of moving.

I went to the doc today and found out I got tonsillitis, but no dog to cuddle up to. :'(

Dogs are the best.

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I'm so sorry to hear that. Somehow we lucked out and none of our three dogs are diggers. If they did, we'd be in some serious trouble. Even without digging they still manage to slip out of the house every time we open the door.

Thanks. I'll try to take a photo of the way they dig . . . . . .:no:

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One of my dog jumps over the 4' fence we have. He once went missing for a day but ever since then he jumps the fence & comes back.

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I entitle this one, "I'm going to die from neglect".

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

Not a nurse yet but here's my pup ☺️

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not a nurse yet but here's my pup ☺️

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.
squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

He's such a baby even though he's already two now! Separation anxiety has eased up finally though

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Specializes in Hospice.

Affectionately known as the Three Stooges:

Yoda, my cuddle bug:

Brittany, who had a lucrative career in kitty Media:

And Tiffany, also affectionately known as Lard Ass and Tiffy the Hutt:

Tiffy's a bit of a bad-ass, but when you catch her at the right moment, you get what we call "Bliss Face":

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