Every dog needs a purpose in life. Dogs are not called man’s best friend for no reason. Sometimes the dog has a very unique purpose in life and other times, it takes a while to reveal that purpose. For example, it took Tequila three years to find her reason for being.
Timid Tequila Delights Patients
Having been taken along by her owner to a mental health hospital ward in Canberra, Australia, the usually timid dog approached all the patients with her ears back and body slightly lowered. She did that so as not to frighten anyone but clearly what she was doing made her happy as her tail was wagging crazily in a circle. Her owner was quite shocked as she said that Tequila is usually somewhat frightened of most people. But it was clear that she was a delight to all the people in the ward, turning scared faces into smiling ones.
Indeed, as soon as Tequila began “her rounds,” the mood in the ward totally changed. At one point she was found in one of the rooms of the patients. A little girl who had been crying – on setting eyes on Tequila – exclaimed gleefully, “puppy” and crouched down with a huge smile on her face to pat her. Tequila reveled in the attention.
Following this surprising turn of events, Tequila’s owner is wondering how she can get Tequila to formally become a therapy dog for various homes in the area.
All dogs have a purpose – sometimes it just takes the proper setting to discover what it is, like was the case with Tequila.