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Samson & Finnley the Therapy Dogs

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Samson & Finnley the Therapy Dogs

Hi! My Name is Samson and I am a 9 year old Goldendoodle. My family says I have a great personalit Making a Difference One Wag at a Time

06/06/2019

What a big day! Cancer Survivor Event and Lemmon Holton & the annual WMTD Picnic! So many pets. So many treats. So many friends! Mom did a pretty good job her first go round throwing the picnic. She’s got big plans for next year now that she knows the drill! I was a lil overwhelmed by all the excitement but it was still fun to be out and about doing what we do!

I’ve been pretty choosy about my friends ever since my best friend Samson died but tonight I met Mr. Biscuit! He reminded me tons of my Samson and I could tell we were kindred spirits right away 🥰.

Being a part of WMTD is just the bestest thing in the world. Lots of opportunities ahead of me to make a difference just like my main man Sam. He taught me well. I do you proud Samson ... promise! 💙

~Finnley

04/08/2019

Getting some hospital practice so I can hopefully pick up where Samson left off someday! Big paws to fill at the children’s hospital but Mary Free Bed sure is a nice place to start! Mom says I did real good! 💙

03/05/2019

These two sweet souls were reunited today. While my heart is shattered and shocked right now, I sit here imagining Samson running into the arms of his favorite boy and an internal smile sweeps over me.

Samson, you were an Angel straight from Heaven for us from the moment we met you. You were the something soft we needed in very hard times. I have been thinking and thinking all day about words that will sum up everything you have meant to me... The words do not fit. They are not enough. All I can say in this moment is that I miss you. I was not ready. This is not fair. You deserved more. You were the Ultimate Difference Maker and I'm sure David is telling you right now how proud he is of you. Stick with him now as you always did... greet me at heavens gate like you always did here on earth. With a smile and a tilt of your head. With unconditional love that melted away every fear, every sorrow, every sadness. I love you my best boy... I always will. 💙

09/28/2018

It’s been a while since I’ve posted! As you can se we had a fantastic summer! Lots of relaxation and fun but now it’s time to get back in the swing of difference making! Lots of big stuff goin on! Super proud of my little bro Finnley for graduating from class, completing all his shadow visits, and becoming a certified therapy dog with WMTD! Super proud if my mom too... she’s been elected to the Board of Directors at WMTD! I’m not sure what that means exactly but she seems happy about it 😋. And let’s not leav me out... I hate to toot my own horn but.... I get to ge a part of the brand new courthouse program! Making a difference with kids and vulnerable adults that need to testify about hard things that have happened to them. I’m super excited about being able to comfort humans going through stressful stuff like that. Mom says I have a gift for it💙. Well... looks like we’ll have to change the name of my page here! Don’t want to leave Finnley out! He’s gonna do great things too!

06/22/2018

Super proud of Mom and my “lil” bro Finnley! They passed classes with flying colors and Finn is just three shadow visits away from joining me in making a difference one wag at a time! I’m sure not ready to hand over the torch to the “lil” guy any time soon but I’m real happy to have him join the ranks! Love you Finnley! Let’s go make a difference 💙

04/14/2018

Super Proud of my “little” brother! At only 1 year old, he passed his pre screen test with West Michigan Therapy Dogs with flying colors! Not just passed... but passed at almost MY level! Looks like this fella is well on his way to being a Difference Maker! I’d say I’ve been the good influence Mom was hoping I would be 😉. Nicely Done Finnley! Keep up the good work! Love you Bro!💙

03/02/2018

What A Week! 3 visits in 4 days! Got to love on a whole bunch of my favorite kinds of humans... kids & retirees 😍. I don’t know why, but those two groups of people... be still my human loving heart... the pure joy I feel spilling out of them when I walk in the room. The tenderness and happiness in their touch. There’s something In their eyes that seems to “get” me and everything else fades away. I guess somewhere along the way... all the “life” you humans get busy with in between... the years can take its toll, be distracting, become lots of noise, I get it I suppose. I just wish all humans could be like kids and my retirement home friends... present...feeling the “soft” moments... at least for a lil while. 💙. Now please excuse me while I just lay here and take a little nap! I’m pooped 😴.

02/28/2018

This is my new friend Pavlov! He’s taller than me! And Way Bigger! I don’t think I’ve ever met a taller dog than me?! 🤪Not only do I get to make new human friends... I get new four legged friends too in this deal! ... and the ice cream... have I mentioned the ice cream???..... mmmmm ..... ice cream. Anywho... another good night at the hospital 💙

02/02/2018

Yesterday was super special! I got to do a special visit with a very special patient! Just me! And Mom of course... I mean I need a driver right? So my new friend has been in the hospital for a real long time. We first met last week on our regular visit. She enjoyed the visits with us four legged fur balls so much that her mom asked if we could keep coming maybe a little more often so we can cheer her up so... I was like... DUH! Of course! More attention? More time with Mom? More rides? More... ice cream? Well that’s a no brainer! Her mom was on the spot and got some pics of us cruising around the floor. It’s always fun to take humans for a walk 😉. It’s a double edged sword this hospital gig. In a way I hope I never see my new friend again because that would mean she’s all better and out living her wonderful life! But then... I like my new friend... and I would like to see her again. We laid so nice by each other in her bed for like a real long time. I don’t do that with just anyone. Just ones who need me. So I guess as long as she needs me... I’ll be there for her as often as I can. And someday, when she’s all better and doesn’t need me anymore... I'll know she’ll always be in my heart and I think I’ll be in hers too 💙. That’s Difference Making at its finest😊

01/05/2018

First Visit of the New Year this morning! Got to go to a brand new place! Mom tells me it's called Assisted living. I don't care what they call it... EVERY dog on the planet should get to go to one! That place was Chuck FULL of nice people who love to pet dogs!!! It...was...awesome! Heard the word beautiful a lot again. I don't get it but, meh... they say it with a smile and they pet me so it's all good. One thing did strike me as VERY curious. A whole bunch of these nice people were in one room doing something called bingo when out of no where I hear this sharp chirping from a corner of the room. They had birds. INSIDE! WHAAAAAAT? Now that's just crazy ya'll! I could NOT get over it. They kept talking to me!! I tried ever so hard to understand what they were saying but that is one language I don't think I'll ever understand.🤔 I tried so hard my head almost twisted right off! The room erupted in laughter. I can only assume assisted living people are fluent in bird. Obviously they understood what the birds were saying and it must have been funny? They couldn't possibly have been laughing at me cuz all I was doing is sitting there trying to listen. This picture is one of Mom's favorites and it's a pretty good example of how I tend to look when I'm trying to listen. Anywho... we had a real nice time. Can't wait to go back. In the mean time if anyone speaks bird... I'll take any advice you may have on how to understand their jokes. 😋

12/22/2017

Today was a real good day. Wanna know how I know???... Mom.

I’ve seen Mom cry a lot over the years. For us dogs...tears of your humans are tough and we feel the pain that’s behind them. Today was different. Today was tears of joy. Just Joy.

Ya see... we had to take our final step today to get cleared for the Children’s Hospital. Our “level three” test. Mom was real worried we wouldn’t pass. It’s all a long story but Mom has had her heart set on this since the get go and we’ve had our share of bumps in the road to get here but .... here we were. In the parking lot, ready to test. We got there real early and just sat there for a while. I wondered what the hold up was but I’m pretty sure she was praying. She mentioned my buddy David a few times and I knew this was the real deal. We had to do our very best. I listened real good and we PASSED! Mom used the word “miracle”... whatever that means.

Mom kept telling me what a good boy I was and when we finally got back to the car she cried...and cried... and hugged me... and said good boy... a lot...and cried.

Happy tears...now, that takes some getting used to, cuz quite frankly... it’s a mixed signal but being the expert canine that I am... I can roll with it 😉.

Mom’s happy. I’m happy. And we get to make kids at the children’s hospital happy. Life is pretty good for Mom and me right now. We feel like we’re on our way to making a difference.

One more cool thing... Mom summed up today as... “The Best Christmas Gift Ever”.... I like being a part of that for sure 💙

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