Video: Hospice Therapy Dog Consoling Blind, Old Woman Goes Viral

By R. Siva Kumar - 12 Sep '15 14:14PM

This large-hearted golden retriever has become a global hero. JJ, an Oregon therapy dog and certified member of Project Canine, consoled a blind elderly woman under hospice care, which quickly became the Facebook rage, according to K5 News.

The video shows JJ bumping the woman's hand and even giving her affectionate doggy kisses.

JJ "wrote" on her Facebook post : "I often do bed visits, though never without The Bossy One. This is a lady who has very few people to visit her. She cannot see and often does not wake up, but she did like having her hand on my fur. She was very calm during my visit."

"We were listening to Yeats, by the way. I was very insistent to have her touch me, more so than usual. We fell asleep later with her hand splayed on my head, both of us snoring (but no proof of that!)"

"I sure can be silly at times, but I also know when to be quiet and present. Her caregivers were very appreciative when they saw this video."

JJ quickly got 7,000 Facebook followers in 48 hours. After her small post, she got another 60,000, according to hngn.