" Moo - ve over firedog therapy , here comes cow therapy . "
You ’ve heard of therapy dogs — but what abouta therapy cow ? Dolly Star is an endearing calf who is using her gentle , loving nature to bring joy to people living in aided life memory attention facilities .
Dolly ’s human Karin Boyle tell Daily Paws that the seraphic little cow ’s great power is her incredible love for people , especially senior .
Boyle adopted Dolly the sura after Boyle ’s father was make a motion into a memory care facility and Boyle picture the need for adifferent approaching to animal therapy . Boyle tells DailyPaws that her father had been a dairy farm farmer for 65 years , and she wanted to find something special to work him puff and to spark felicitous memory . She struggled to find a resource for him , since his lifespan — and memory — had such thick roots in agriculture .
" I just think , what can I do for my dad to bring back a little minute of what we were used to into the aided living facility , " Boyle tell .
After seeing the positive shock Dolly had on her father , Boyle decided to start taking the sura to visit other assisted living resident , in areas where many people live ( and/or work ) on farms . She hopes to expand and lend Dolly to more aided living facility and hospitals .
" It ’s really inspiring to go to these readiness and get to see the stories about how a moo-cow in their life impacted them , and now they ’re having all these memories because they see this little cow that came for a visit , " Boyle read .
When they ’re not providinganimal therapytogether , Boyle and Dolly live together like most favorite - parent combo — but , unlike many pet , Bos taurus require a lot of nutrient and day-by-day yard cleaning , says Doyle . But , the extra maintenance and time Dolly needs is worth it , she adds .
" Dolly and I are beneficial together because she ’s the lacking part of what it is that I need to be all over , " Boyle says . " She is my novel delegation in animation . We are out to spread forgivingness and assist those with retentiveness care and infirmary need . "
