Pippin the Therapy Dog

22/12/2024

It’s been a busy Christmas so far!
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04/12/2024

🐾 Why oh why does Mummy insist on dressing me up - today a Birthday hat and tomorrow will be Christmas clothes for my weekly visit to Voluntary Services at Great Western Hospital 🐾

20/02/2024

It’s National Love Your Pet Day so here’s a photo of me with my Mummy (who absolutely hates having her photograph taken whereas I’m getting rather used to all the attention these days 🤣) ❤️ 🐾

14/02/2024

❤️ 🐾 Happy Valentine’s day 🐾 ❤️

23/01/2024

It was a busy day today at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust visiting lots of different departments and wards. I’m not too sure about visiting Delivery Suite and Hazel Ward though as these tiny new humans 👶🏻 can make a lot of noise for something so little! 😂 I was a good Pets As Therapy dog though and gave lots of welcomed cuddles to the proud new Mummy whilst watching over her beautiful new baby girl ❤️ 🐾

12/12/2023

We had a lovely visit to the Children’s Unit at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where the children fussed and pampered us like we rightly deserve!😂 They made sure we were nice & warm and kindly shared their toys with us! It’s a hard life being a Pets As Therapy dog 😉 ❤️ 🐶 🐾 🐾

12/12/2023

The staff at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust enjoyed their recent visits from Monty & I but our Mums really have to stop this incessant embarrassment of dressing us up - the previous week I was Mrs Claus, and now a Christmas Pudding! It’s tough being a Pets As Therapy dog 😂 🐶 🐾 🐾

10/12/2023

The Mums are always trying to embarrass Monty & I dressing us up - this time I’m apparently Mrs Claus 🤶 and Monty is a snowman ⛄️ When will they realise they are ruining our street cred! 🐾 🐾

With twelve legs between them, this quartet are a real smash with our patients! 🐶

Pippen and Monty are two of our Pets as Therapy doggies Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will most likely be seen dragging their poor owners, Debbie and Jo around the hospital after them! Upon first sight, despite appearing as a proper odd couple (Pippen and Monty that is) together the snuggles they give and the joy they bring to our patients of all ages is immeasurable.

Our Pets as Therapy service really took off following the last COVID lockdown and with 15 dogs and 6 ponies currently on board, regularly visiting over sixty wards and areas around the Trust, these pets and their Volunteer owners are a really great addition to our team!

If you’d like to help our Voluntary Services GWH with a donation this Christmas, click here: https://brighterfutures.enthuse.com/cf/voluntary-services

04/12/2023

It’s my 2nd birthday today 🎈 and Mummy bought me a toy cake 🎂 that she expects me to play with and not eat, now where’s the fun in that?!
Good job I’m off to Pets As Therapy work tomorrow to have some fun with my Voluntary Services GWH friends at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 🐾 ❤️ 🐾

02/12/2023

I’ve just gotten over the embarrassment of being a pumpkin 🎃 and now Mummy wants me to be a Christmas Pudding and a Reindeer for the next couple of weeks 🎄🤶 - I’m expecting extra fuss and treats for this! 🐾 🐾

24/10/2023

We had a very busy day today at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust visiting the Emergency Department, Ambulance bays, Children’s Emergency Unit, Urgent Treatment Centre, Radiology Departments, Orthapaedic & Fracture clinic, Breast Centre and finally Patient Advice & Liaison Service (PALS)!
It’s hard, but extremely rewarding, work being a Pets As Therapy doggie!
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10/10/2023

Monty & I had a busy day today at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 🏥 visiting lots of wards where we were so warmly welcomed by staff and patients alike! We were then spoilt with lots of treats at the end of our shift thanks to Voluntary Services GWH - oh it’s such hard work being a Pets As Therapy dog 😂
I don’t understand why people laugh though at my best friend Monty and I, and call us “Little & Large”, do you? 🤔 😂 🤪 🐾 🐾

10/10/2023

Meet some of my fellow therapy fur-friends who “work” with me at Voluntary Services GWH. If you see any of us then don’t be shy, come and say hello 🐾 🐾

05/10/2023

Hello, my name is Pippin and I am a very spoilt two year old Cavapoochon princess!👑 🐶
I am a Therapy dog with the charity Pets As Therapy and whilst Mummy & I volunteer elsewhere, our regular voluntary day is Tuesdays at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 🏥
I like to visit patients on the wards, in departments and even in A& E and on the ambulances! 🚑
I regularly visit staff to boost morale and I love bringing smiles to everyone’s faces.
If you see me then please do come and say hello to me and Mummy 👋🏼 🐾 🐶 🐾 ❤️