Texas Children’s Hospital – West Campus (in Katy) has welcomed a new four-legged team member named Angus! The two-year-old Labrador/Golden Retriever mix is the first assigned facility dog to hit the halls of West Campus and joins the hospital’s five other facility dogs as part of Texas Children’s Pawsitive Play Program, designed to enhance the emotional well-being of pediatric patients by reducing their anxiety, perception of pain and fear of hospitalization.
Angus is more than just a comfort animal – he’s been training his whole life for the opportunity to use his task-based training to perform specific tasks like assist with patients’ motivation and rehabilitation. See below for b-roll and still images of Angus with his handler, and Child Life Specialist, Meg Gustafson getting settled into the new job at West Campus.
STILL IMAGES: https://texaschildrens.canto.com/b/PP85Q
