Paws To Heal

Donna and Sadie

Donna and Buster

Sadie

Sadie Hawkins, an AKC Golden Retriever brings smiles to patients and staff of Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside, Ca.

Sadie's training and credentials include puppy, basic, intermediate, and advanced obedience classes, "click-a-trick" training, Canine Good Citizen training and certificate, and she is a registered therapy dog through the Delta Society as well as a Reading Education Assistance Dog with Intermountain Therapy Animals.

Sadie at home with
mom at 5 weeks

Sadie passes advanced
obedience training

Sadie's Hospital Badge

Update

On June 26, 2006, Sadie gave birth to 9 puppies (five males, four females). Their names, in order of birth, are: Mia, Duke, Elsa, Baxter, Hunter, Sadona, Tanner, Cobby, and Dakota. All are now in very good homes.

Nursing (one-day old)

Mia at 10 Weeks
(After playing with a rainbird sprinkler)

Buster

Buster is a loving one-year old AKC Golden Retriever. He was recently Delta and READ certified and is prepared to do therapy with Donna at Kaiser Hospital and various other planned locations.