My mother will be moving into my sister’s house in Rhode Island this week. She had a stroke about 8 years ago and was in a nursing home in NY for the last year. My sister was able to “rescue” her from an uncaring relative’s oversight and moved her to a rehab facility near her home last month. Mom LOVES dogs and has not had one for several years now. In this facility (Scallop Shell near Saunderstown), a few people brought small dogs in to visit with the patients and Mom was the happiest we’d seen her in a LONG time! AFTER things get settled (about a month?) my sister would love to find a small, house-trained dog to keep my mother company. The dogs that came to visit were peek-a-poos, which are perfect. She would love to have it sit on her lap and pet it — she is in a wheelchair and doesn’t have use of her dominant hand. My sister currently has an older Springer Spaniel at her house. Is there a chance that you know of a dog that may be a good match for my Mom and sister? Again, it would not be for right now — Mom is still at rehab and won’t be moving into my sister’s until the end of this week. Just reaching out to see what possible options there may be….
My mother will be moving into my sister’s house in Rhode Island this week. She had a stroke about 8 years ago and was in a nursing home in NY for the last year. My sister was able to “rescue” her from an uncaring relative’s oversight and moved her to a rehab facility near her home last month. Mom LOVES dogs and has not had one for several years now. In this facility (Scallop Shell near Saunderstown), a few people brought small dogs in to visit with the patients and Mom was the happiest we’d seen her in a LONG time! AFTER things get settled (about a month?) my sister would love to find a small, house-trained dog to keep my mother company. The dogs that came to visit were peek-a-poos, which are perfect. She would love to have it sit on her lap and pet it — she is in a wheelchair and doesn’t have use of her dominant hand. My sister currently has an older Springer Spaniel at her house. Is there a chance that you know of a dog that may be a good match for my Mom and sister? Again, it would not be for right now — Mom is still at rehab and won’t be moving into my sister’s until the end of this week. Just reaching out to see what possible options there may be….