Their tall stature makes them easily accessible to the bedridden and residents in wheelchairs. During a visit a group of greys will work together as professionals in a calm and quiet, well-mannered team cheerfully searching out the next resident to visit and to provide love to. Their reward is a gentle touch or a scratch behind the ear or even a biscuit once in a while. As representatives of Greyhound Friends we provide a service to hospitals and other residential healthcare facilities. We must follow the rules and regulations set forth by each individual establishment that we visit.
Patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
Our therapy dogs must be current on all immunizations and records must be provided to each location to be visited. They also must be clean and well-groomed and free of all internal and external parasites. Characteristics of good therapy dogs are willingness to approach people, well-behaved around people and other dogs, calm, tolerant and friendly, not fearful in close quarters and around wheelchairs and other medical devices, and able to cope with sudden movements and loud voices and noises. We have several residential healthcare facilities in Greensboro and surrounding areas that we visit on a monthly basis. In Winston-Salem you can arrange to visit a particular home on a weekly basis.