Golden Retriever Visits Overworked Firefighters In California To Comfort Them And Boost Their Morale
When wildfires tear through California, countless firefighters put everything on the line to try to contain them and minimize the destruction they leave in their wake.
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It’s exhausting, dangerous and fearsome work, but these brave women and men are fighting day and night to keep everyone else safe. To support them, 2-year-old Kerith has been offering her services as a certified crisis response therapy dog.
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The hardworking and compassionate golden retriever has been making therapy visits to two fire stations who are positioned in especially affected areas; the Woodward Fire base camp in Marin County and the Creek Fire base camp in Fresno County
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Kerith, whose friendly personality and love of humans marked her as a future service dog from an early age, loves making people happy and is thrilled to get to snuggle up to so many firefighters and make them smile.
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Possible benefits include reduced anxiety and lowered blood pressure and an overall improvement in general mood. Because of the nature of their jobs, first-responders, such as firefighters, are prone to PTSD, anxiety and depression.
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Kerith is providing a very important service. The firefighters are under extreme pressure right now, and studies have shown that service dogs can help people by improving both their mental and physical health.
