you're real good girl this purebred
Golden Retriever named bella is a
therapy dog at extendicare a senior care
facility in Mississauga Bella has become
more than a resident working dog she's
become the best friend to the men and
women who live here Bella again make me
forget put something hurts when she
comes I forget everything I am just
happy to see her Bella helps keep the
normalcy of a home life with the
residents here she's so gentle the
residents council covers the cost of
food regular visits to the vet and any
shots she may require unfortunately a
few years ago Bella needed more and
these residents needed help Bella became
ill with her chronic urinary tract
problems it became apparent that Bella's
bills were going to become too much for
us to handle so when I brought this up
to the vets they decided that we might
apply to the Farley foundation you need
more exercise the Farley foundation is a
charity that was established by the
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
to help some of Ontario's media's pet
owners an unexpected expense of any kind
can be very dramatic last year the
Foundation also expanded its eligibility
criteria to include pets belonging to
senior care facilities in an attempt to
reach out to more seniors in need how is
bella doing well other than her extreme
supplement of treats I think she's doing
much better she is a joy of a dog and
the residents here just love her and you
can see that she loves them too what
does Bella mean to you there isn't a
person in the place that Bella isn't a
friend of well she's just one big hunk
of love funny fun day should be just
possible to keep her we are very
thankful a big hunk of love we want to
take her home she was just the sweetest
so gentle and patient Holden's are they
really are ok so how does a pet owner in
need apply to the Farley foundation so
they'll go to the regular vet and the
vet feel that they're eligible for this
funding he'll he'll
go to the foundation and ask on their
behalf so that's how it goes okay the to
date generous assistance of the Ontario
vet clinics corporate and private donors
the Farley Foundation has assisted more
than 3,200 people and pets across
ontario by subsidizing the non-elective
vet care of the pets that mean the world
to their owners to learn more tonight
you can always visit global toronto calm
and of course click on making you
distance difference the list of who's
eligible will be up there and little
Bella you have a Bella to you I do will
turn seven in May she's so gorgeous yes
i have to say we know this people who
are pet owners who are surrounded by
pets their blood pressure is better
they're larger they live longer there's
more engagement in the community because
you walk outside and people start
talking to you because you got a dog
someone said to me at the park the other
day you should make max a therapy dog
cuz he's got all the right I don't and
you know she Bella didn't have special
training it's just an old so isn't it so
here you go you know what I say when Max
was joy in a fur coat
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