By Anna Ellis • Published: 04 Oct 2022 • 15:20
Doggy therapists helping children in hospital. Image: msgrafixx/Shutterstock.com
Every Monday the dogs make visits to hospitals in Malaga, including the Axarquia hospital, with Macarena Martin and Candela Martínez, the two occupational therapists who take care of Gisela and Piruleta.
The technical director of the Malaga branch of the doggy therapist programme, Macarena Martin, said: “For the children, it is a great motivation to meet the dogs because it completely changes the idea of them coming to a hospital.”
“They relax a lot and it’s really therapeutic for them.”
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Originally from Derbyshire, Anna has lived in the middle of nowhere on the Costa Blanca for 19 years. She is passionate about her animal family including four dogs and four horses, musicals and cooking.
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