Can you share some funny therapy dog stories?

Sure. One success story is about a therapy dog named Max. He visited a children's hospital regularly. The sick kids there were often sad and scared. But when Max came around, their faces lit up. Max would let the kids pet him, and his calm presence helped the kids relax and forget about their pain for a while.

Sure. There was a patient who was afraid of spiders. In therapy, the therapist brought in a fake spider at first. The patient jumped but then started to laugh when the therapist made the spider do a little 'dance'. It helped the patient gradually face their fear in a less intimidating way.

There was a patient who was recovering from a hand injury. During an occupational therapy session involving drawing to improve hand - eye coordination, she drew a very comical self - portrait with a huge hand and a tiny body. She said it was how she felt her hand was compared to the rest of her at that moment. It was a great ice - breaker in the session.

Well, there was this funny incident. A massage therapist was using a new type of massage oil that had a really strong minty smell. The client thought there was some kind of minty creature in the room and was looking around all panicked. And then there was a case where a therapist accidentally made a little too much noise while moving the massage table, and the client thought it was part of a new 'noisy' massage technique and just went with it.

Sure. One time, a patient was doing balance exercises on a wobbly board. As he was trying to keep his balance, his shoes slipped off and he ended up sitting on the board looking like he was riding a tiny surfboard. It was hilarious and even he couldn't stop laughing.

Sure. One story could be about a patient who was afraid of public speaking. In CBT, the therapist asked him to imagine the audience all in their underwear. Every time he thought of speaking in public, he pictured this and it made him laugh instead of being scared. Eventually, he became more confident.

One story is about a therapy dog, Lucy. She was at a rehab center. There was a patient who was very reluctant to do their physical therapy exercises. Lucy just sat in front of the patient during the session. When the patient stopped for a break, Lucy took the small dumbbell the patient was using and started 'lifting' it with her mouth. It was so hilarious that the patient got motivated to keep going with the exercises.

Well, I know a story about a little terrier. This dog loved to play fetch but he had a really strange way of doing it. Instead of bringing the ball back all the way, he would stop a few feet from his owner, drop the ball, and then roll on it. It was as if he was trying to claim the ball as his own in a very funny way. And every time his owner tried to get the ball, he would growl playfully.

Sure. Once there was a little dog that loved to play hide - and - seek. It would always hide in the most obvious places like under a see - through glass table. Every time its owner pretended not to see it at first, and the dog would get so excited when finally 'found'.

Sure. Once I was walking my dog, a little pug. He saw a squirrel and was so excited that he started running in circles around a tree, but his leash got wrapped around the trunk multiple times. He ended up looking like a furry green Christmas ornament. It was hilarious.