This is a series of caches at or nearby sites that my geodog, Redtail, visited as a certified therapy dog. Redtail is my golden retriever who loves to geocache with me. He’s got a nose for a cache and knows when to sit and stay while I sign the log. He is exceptionally sweet and kind. When he was a puppy Mr. Redtail2000 and I promised that we would get him certified as a therapy dog. Admittedly, he had to take Canine Good Citizenship twice because during the final exam he jumped on the instructor… but only because he loved her so much. Those goldens sure do love to be a puppy! Finally at the mature age of eight, he’s made the ranks as a therapy dog certified by the Southwest Canine Corps of Volunteers. Now I get to share with you some of the more poignant events that occurred during our visits. Please always be mindful and respectful of your surroundings when caching at these sites.
This particular Beehive facility is one of the sites that we visit when visiting hospice patients with Compassus formerly Solamor. There are many other residents that are not receiving hospice services here as well but our focus is on the hospice patients. We have also gotten to know several of these other residents and they often remember Redtail too. There are four different buildings that we visit so that makes it seem as if it were four separate visits. For this reason I have to pace them so that Redtail doesn’t get tired too quickly. One of our hospice patients always wakes up asking for pancakes but it’s not too long after that she’s then asking for red chile enchiladas. By the end of the visit she’ll say after I tell her that I’ll see her the next time, “Don’t let it be too long.” And then she loves to also add, “See you later alligator,” with a great big grin. This is in huge contrast to when I leave another hospice patient in tears because when I return she thinks that she might not be there. She often will tell me that she wants to go for a very long walk and never come back. Redtail just adores her and tries his very best to give her comfort.
Cache on…
Kudos to Sandpig & sywy for teaming on the FTF!