WASHINGTON - Lifting his thick paw to shake, former President George H.W. Bush's service dog took an oath to serve at Walter Reed National Medical Centre on Wednesday , embarking on a new job helping disabled American veterans and active-duty service members.
In his new role as a hospital"foreman" in a Walter Reed facility outside Washington, Sully's duties are to provide support, comfort and cheer to wounded veterans, their families and facility staff, thus reducing stress and increasing positive feelings, the medical centre said. The yellow Labrador is one of seven dogs working at the facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Collectively, they"average 2,500 contacts and over 200 working hours per month," according to the medical centre. He is about 2½ years old, according to America's Vetdogs, the organisation that trained him.
Cute dog!