Therapy dog team
April 23, 2020
Tina Zimmerman and her Belgian Malinois, Navarre, greet residents as Zimmerman and four other members of the Sharawag Therapy Dog Team appeared Wednesday, April 22, 2020, outside the senior living facility, 1402 Leslie Drive. Eden Bernstein works with her border collie mix, Lucy, as Bernstein and four other Sharawag Therapy Dog Team members made an appearance Wednesday, April 22, 2020, outside the Welbrook at Bloomington senior living facility, 1402 Leslie Drive. Laura Williams and her English cream golden retriever, Beau, relax Wednesday, April 22, 2020, outside Welbrook at Bloomington, 1402 Leslie Drive. Williams and four other members of the Sharawag Therapy Dog Team visited the senior living facility to entertain its residents, something the group of about 30 members tries to do once a month. Residents inside Welbrook at Bloomington look on as Tina Zimmerman and her Belgian Malinois, Navarre, hold up a sign that said “Happy Spring” as Zimmerman and four other members of the Sharawag Therapy Dog Team appeared Wednesday, April 22, 2020, outside the senior living facility, 1402 Leslie Drive.
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