Golden Retriever named bella is a
Golden Retriever named bella is a

therapy dog at extendicare a senior care
therapy dog at extendicare a senior care

facility in Mississauga Bella has become
facility in Mississauga Bella has become

more than a resident working dog she's
more than a resident working dog she's

become the best friend to the men and
become the best friend to the men and

women who live here Bella again make me
women who live here Bella again make me

forget put something hurts when she
forget put something hurts when she

comes I forget everything I am just
comes I forget everything I am just

happy to see her Bella helps keep the
happy to see her Bella helps keep the

normalcy of a home life with the
normalcy of a home life with the

residents here she's so gentle the
residents here she's so gentle the

residents council covers the cost of
residents council covers the cost of

food regular visits to the vet and any
food regular visits to the vet and any

shots she may require unfortunately a
shots she may require unfortunately a

few years ago Bella needed more and
few years ago Bella needed more and

these residents needed help Bella became
these residents needed help Bella became

ill with her chronic urinary tract
ill with her chronic urinary tract

problems it became apparent that Bella's
problems it became apparent that Bella's

bills were going to become too much for
bills were going to become too much for

us to handle so when I brought this up
us to handle so when I brought this up

to the vets they decided that we might
to the vets they decided that we might

apply to the Farley foundation you need
apply to the Farley foundation you need

more exercise the Farley foundation is a
more exercise the Farley foundation is a

charity that was established by the
charity that was established by the

Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
Ontario Veterinary Medical Association

to help some of Ontario's media's pet
to help some of Ontario's media's pet

owners an unexpected expense of any kind
owners an unexpected expense of any kind

can be very dramatic last year the
can be very dramatic last year the

Foundation also expanded its eligibility
Foundation also expanded its eligibility

criteria to include pets belonging to
criteria to include pets belonging to

senior care facilities in an attempt to
senior care facilities in an attempt to

reach out to more seniors in need how is
reach out to more seniors in need how is

bella doing well other than her extreme
bella doing well other than her extreme

supplement of treats I think she's doing
supplement of treats I think she's doing

much better she is a joy of a dog and
much better she is a joy of a dog and

the residents here just love her and you
the residents here just love her and you

can see that she loves them too what
can see that she loves them too what

does Bella mean to you there isn't a
does Bella mean to you there isn't a

person in the place that Bella isn't a
person in the place that Bella isn't a

friend of well she's just one big hunk
friend of well she's just one big hunk

of love funny fun day should be just
of love funny fun day should be just

possible to keep her we are very
possible to keep her we are very

thankful a big hunk of love we want to
thankful a big hunk of love we want to

take her home she was just the sweetest
take her home she was just the sweetest

so gentle and patient Holden's are they
so gentle and patient Holden's are they

really are ok so how does a pet owner in
really are ok so how does a pet owner in

need apply to the Farley foundation so
need apply to the Farley foundation so

they'll go to the regular vet and the
they'll go to the regular vet and the

vet feel that they're eligible for this
vet feel that they're eligible for this

funding he'll he'll
funding he'll he'll

go to the foundation and ask on their
go to the foundation and ask on their

behalf so that's how it goes okay the to
behalf so that's how it goes okay the to

date generous assistance of the Ontario
date generous assistance of the Ontario

vet clinics corporate and private donors
vet clinics corporate and private donors

the Farley Foundation has assisted more
the Farley Foundation has assisted more

than 3,200 people and pets across
than 3,200 people and pets across

ontario by subsidizing the non-elective
ontario by subsidizing the non-elective

vet care of the pets that mean the world
vet care of the pets that mean the world

to their owners to learn more tonight
to their owners to learn more tonight

you can always visit global toronto calm
you can always visit global toronto calm

and of course click on making you
and of course click on making you

distance difference the list of who's
distance difference the list of who's

eligible will be up there and little
eligible will be up there and little

Bella you have a Bella to you I do will
Bella you have a Bella to you I do will

turn seven in May she's so gorgeous yes
turn seven in May she's so gorgeous yes

i have to say we know this people who
i have to say we know this people who

are pet owners who are surrounded by
are pet owners who are surrounded by

pets their blood pressure is better
pets their blood pressure is better

they're larger they live longer there's
they're larger they live longer there's

more engagement in the community because
more engagement in the community because

you walk outside and people start
you walk outside and people start

talking to you because you got a dog
talking to you because you got a dog

someone said to me at the park the other
someone said to me at the park the other

day you should make max a therapy dog
day you should make max a therapy dog

cuz he's got all the right I don't and
cuz he's got all the right I don't and

you know she Bella didn't have special
you know she Bella didn't have special

training it's just an old so isn't it so
training it's just an old so isn't it so

here you go you know what I say when Max
here you go you know what I say when Max

was joy in a fur coat
was joy in a fur coat

you
you