{"id":390,"date":"2018-02-14T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2018\/02\/happy-valentines-day-cmn-and-therapy-dogs\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:06:03","slug":"happy-valentines-day-cmn-and-therapy-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/2018\/02\/happy-valentines-day-cmn-and-therapy-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day, CMN and Therapy Dogs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dog4.jpg\" style=\"clear: right;float: right;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-left: 1em\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"235\" data-original-width=\"400\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/teamhoffmann.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/dog4.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Most of our blog readers know, <b><a href=\"http:\/\/teamhoffmann.net\/index.php\/your-referrals-help-the-kids\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Miracle Network and The Children&#8217;s Hospital of Wisconsin is Team Hoffmann&#8217;s charitable partner.<\/a><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">We all know volunteer therapy dogs visit the hospitals across the country every day, bringing smiles to the faces of all the kids.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">This Valentine&#8217;s Day, we want to bring awareness to the fundraising efforts going on right now that would allow each hospital to have a full-time resident dog.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The pilot project at <b><a href=\"https:\/\/childrensomaha.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org\/four-legged-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Children&#8217;s Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT<\/a><\/b> has been a huge success.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/childrensomaha.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2017\/03\/Sven1-300x224.jpg\" style=\"clear: left;float: left;margin-bottom: 1em;margin-right: 1em\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"224\" data-original-width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/childrensomaha.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2017\/03\/Sven1-300x224.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Meet Sven, a 1 year-old Golden Retriever&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Sven is the hospital&#8217;s first-ever resident facility dog. Sven, is a popular, four-legged employee trained to assist with specialized, therapies \u2013 and help make the hospital a less scary place to be&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Sven even eases a child&#8217;s fear and anxiety before have a CT Scan by demonstrating the process first&#8230; or just by being there to provide comfort during the test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/childrensomaha.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org\/four-legged-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/b> to read the entire story and learn more about how Sven&#8217;s presence changes the entire atmosphere for both patients and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of our blog readers know, Children&#8217;s Miracle Network and The Children&#8217;s Hospital of Wisconsin is Team Hoffmann&#8217;s charitable partner. 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