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Volunteer Dogs Needed: Boost Spirits as Therapy Animals

8/28/2025

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Cathy Gillespie from Garston encourages pet owners to volunteer their dogs as therapy animals.
Her cocker spaniel, Fergus, has served as a therapy dog for two years, visiting schools and hospitals in Liverpool.
Gillespie emphasizes Fergus's positive influence on people's spirits and points out a local shortage of therapy dogs.

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Cathy Gillespie from Garston encourages pet owners to volunteer their dogs as therapy animals.
Her cocker spaniel, Fergus, has served as a therapy dog for two years, visiting schools and hospitals in Liverpool.
Gillespie emphasizes Fergus's positive influence on people's spirits and points out a local shortage of therapy dogs.