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Currently , the organization has placed two dogs . Momo , a 2015 female yellow Labrador Retriever , was trained in Texas at Drachten Performance and donated through Healing Pause to the NYC Health + Hospitals / Coler on Roosevelt Island in 2020 . She lives fulltime in the hospital and works with three handlers to cover the various units , events , and situational therapy that she is trained to perform . Momo is characterized by her un-reactive , relaxing presence .
Located in Brookshire , Texas , 40 miles west of downtown Houston , The Brookwood Community is a non-profit residential facility and vocational program for adults with disabilities , and also home to the lovable Demi . Demi , a 2015 British type Labrador Retriever , brings joy and comfort to her people between retrieving balls all day long . Her duties at Brookwood including watching over activities , helping her handler perform office therapy , and providing help anywhere it may be needed on campus .
Connecting the right dog to the proper facility is not easy . Proper training is key , so Healing Pause puts one of the best in the field to the task . Maxim Basyro received his
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